Fishing Discussion

General Fishing Chat

Rotten Bait and Crabs

Long story short I turned off my bait freezer to elimate the source of my power tripping and forgot to turn it back on. That was Sunday and I only realised today when I walked into the garage and smelt evil.

I've got a kg bunch of Shorecatch tuna heads that I bought for a crabbing trip that I'd hate to go to waste so if I can stomach using them will they still be ok to use or will they in fact be more effective?


Heading down to Walpole next week: Any Crabbing reports?

 Looking forward to a few days fishing down at Walpole- love the rivermouth and estuary fishing down there. Got plenty of squid for bait,so I'm hoping the whiting are on the bite!

But has anyone come back from there recently,and have any latest updates with drop nets for crabs?  Thanks.

 Cheers.


OPEN Australia Day (Friday 26th)

Just a heads up, we're OPEN Australia Day (Friday 26th) from 9am - 5pm

So, if you're needing reels, rods, terminal tackle, bait, mask/snorkel/fins or anything fishing pop in.



Boat Limit

Hey All

 

is someone able to help me out, i am getting extremlty confused on the fisheries web site about boat limit's they dont say much

so say i am out fishing with 2 licences i can take home the boat limit.

what is the boat limit for demersals?

i know you can only take a max of 2 dhu fish but it doesnt say much about the others

 

THanks  


Revision to Shared Bag Limits

 from the minister this morning...

 

 

Sharing recreational bag limits on boats - it just makes sense
Thursday, 25 January 2018
 
  • Regulations will be drafted to allow fishers on boats to pool their catches
  • To share bag limits, fishers will need to be actively involved in the fishing
  • A common sense approach that removes complexity and confusion 

Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly has approved the drafting of regulations to allow recreational fishers to share bag limits when fishing from boats.

 

This coming change to Western Australia's fishing rules represents a common sense approach that recognises existing recreational fishing practices and is aimed at simplifying the rules.

 

Importantly, this change will enable fishers to legally share catch from rock lobster pots.

 

Under the existing legislation for example, a licensed recreational rock lobster fisher can only retain eight rock lobsters from the pot with their gear ID attached. No further lobster can be retained from that pot. The new arrangements will allow more than one bag limit of rock lobster to be retained from a single pot provided there are other licence holders onboard.

 

Other examples of sharing bag limits include fishing for blue swimmer crabs or line fishing for scalefish such as whiting and herring - where the combined catch is placed in a single icebox.

 

The formal process required to change the rules will need to take place. It is anticipated the new regulations will be gazetted by mid-2018. In the meantime, compliance officers will be taking the proposed change into account when they are checking fishing activity.

 

Comments attributed to Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly:

 

"It just makes sense for recreational fishers sharing a day out on a boat to share their catch, provided the boat limit or the applicable combined bag limit is not exceeded.

 

"Following concerns raised by Recfishwest that existing catch regulations for licensed fishers onboard vessels are confusing, I was keen to find a way to simplify the rules.

 

 


White spotted beast

 Hi all with all the shovelnose (white spotted guitar fish?) pics of late I thought I’d share an old pic of a 2.8-3m beast I caught and released at Enderby island off Dampier about 15-18years ago , Tld 20 and 65lb tuf  line and it hurt me badly ! Good fun. 


Denham

 Hi folks, just wondering if anyone is heading to Denham for the April school holidays, or am i the only fool.

All them kids & tourists haha. It will be a first for me as we usually head up before or after the holidays to avoid the crowd.

Look forward to maybe catching up if your there.  Good luck.....


exmouth vs coral bay

HI guys.
am planning a trip to Exmouth or coral bay in may, was wondering if any tips on which would be the better destination.. towing up the 5.4m aluminium, and hoping to do some serious fishing. its the first time we will be boating up here, so was wondering what your thoughts on which is the better destination regarding ramps, ease of access to fishing spots, etc?
cheers!
goat


Albany fishing Australia day long weekend

 If anyone is down in Albany over the coming long weekend I will have the boat down there. Looking for a deckie as my local one is now heading to Perth.


Fiji GT Fishing

Hi People

I'm heading to Fiji at the end of the year for about 10 days and want to do some fishing. What's a good charter company? and what islands are good?
any info would be great.

Thanks


Guitar fish

Pulled this Guitar fish 1.3m this morning they always impress me how hard they can pull.

 


Exmouth Heavy Tackle

Anyone fishing the heavy tackle comp, we would love to but I'm busy adding to the family. Is looking like it could be a big one with good consistent fishing lately and sounds like there is a good field of about 30 or more boats already signed up. Hopefully the weather is a bit better than forecast so they can get a at least a couple of good days out wide.


Rockhamptonn yeppoon info

 My job has brought me to rockhampton in the QLD,  and we are eager to fish. We tried a beach spot today with limited time, and no result near a place called Rosslyn Marina. After having a decent few mullo in Perth this year I am really excited to try hunt black jewfish and also tuna and mackeral from the stones. Im not begging for spots,  but some tips from anyone who has had a crack up this way before would be great.  I fish clipped pulley rigs with mulies on my large rod with a small rod and handline with running rigs for smaller edibles. We plan to fish Five Rocks on Friday when we have some spare time to do a proper mission, and im optimistic for some larger fish in deeper water. On a humourous note i spent forever trying to fish easterlys in perth with a few days here and there and i come to the other end of the country to find nothing but E's right in my face


lost mojo

 anyone else who has lost the Fishing Mojo ?.  mine has deserted me for the last year or so, just can't seem to find the fish anymore

 


StickerZ

Anyone in the sticker making bizzo, or any recommendations for them south of the river?

I need a couple of rego and decal stickers for the tub. approx. 500x100, and 200x600. 2 of each, artwork is already done.


Weisshorn King Single Swag

 First day Home and have a new swag to put up and test out, here’s a tip. 

Wait till the next day and find instructions, I have managed to snap all 3 poles :(

does anyone know where u can get spare swag poles, have also read that 12mm conduit is ok.

 


Point Samson GT fishing

 Hey guys,

 

looking at going somewhere different in june/july, jist wondering if anyone has fished Point Samson onshore and offshore for GT? Cant find much on the net

 

cheers


Quick lancelin tinny trip

On Friday after checking the weather I decided there was enough of a window to do a quick trip to Lancelin and take my 12 yr son out in the tinny for a demersal bash. We left home around 4 am and launched just after 6 heading out through the hole in the wall and making a beeline for an area I had fished previously in 26mts. We commenced the drift and his first drop with a 100gm jig came up solid but he dropped the fish.

We went back for a second drift and he again came up solid this time to his firt jig caught baldy

We continued to fish for the next couple of hours until the Southerly was cranking. We didn't manage a 4 fish bag out but did mange 3 nice baldies with Liam catching the bulk of them and Dad (me ) having a bad day and dropping any decent fish I hooked. All he Kept doing was throwing my own line back at me "that's why its called fishing and not catching".......Cheeky little shit


Rottnest Island

Hi new to all this .. I purchased a 4.5 M Aluminium boat with a 50 hp mercury motor .. My Question is can it get to Rottnest. And if it can what is the best time.. Might seem pretty silly questions to experienced boating community but when you a first entry owner you depend on the advise of experienced anglers and boaters

Just added a photo of the boat .. took me awhile to learn ..Lol


Swan river fishing

 Hi All, 

Ive been out a few times in the river this week for just anything mainly trying to get a tailor, but out of all the times i went i caught absolutely nothing after all up about 15hrs of fishing combined, i was using lures the whole time is there anything that i could do to improve my chances?. Ive been fishing around and at point walter.

Thanks Alex.


Cray Pot Lost Float

If anyone on here has a pot placed around 300m NW of the gap at Hillarys with a bright orange rope you've lost your float and the rope is floating on the surface. I ran over it yesterday but saw it just in time to cut the engine. We tried to tie a bottle to it but it was already blowing 15 knots and we were near the reef and the wind waves were standing up on us so decided it was too dangerous.



evinrude etec

 hi guys my etec overheated and went into limp mode just seeing if anyone knows any good outboard mechanics that fix etec motors ?i'm sor thanks.

 


ytk's yalls/cape nat land based?

 Hi guys just wondering if anyone has been getting any kings off the rocks around yallingup or around the cape? Have been hitting my spots from last year for 2 weeks now with no sign of life at all...? Pm me if you have any ideas you might like to share. Cheers


Denham fishing

 Hey guys we are planning a trip to Denham this year on th 14th of April to Denham. We have a 4.2m tinnie and as we have never been there before was wondering if anyone has some advice of where to fish in that area?


Another limit in the crusher

 Nice bag from Mindarie today beautiful conditions early then breezy for the ride home , got the job done again .my deckie had a terrible time watching me get the bag while he struggled all day on undersized dhu and wrasse! He did however wash the boat while i did the filletting/cryovacing so he came good in the end!


Wyndham/ Kununurra fishing advice

 Hi guys,

Just trying to get a gauge on some fishing locations or pretty much any tips or tricks when fishing Wyndham area. Will be heading that way for work in the near future and have some time to explore a few rivers and creeks. I will not have a boat for the start but may have the opportunity to freight one up in the near future if i think it will be worth it. I understand it is a pretty broad topic but I have never been there nor have I got any idea where to start. 

Any advice is welcome and encouraged. 

 

Cheers guys. 


Jurien/Greenhead

Hey All

 

Looks like have finally made up the minds about Kalbarri replacement due to the flooding river.

looks like we are going up Jurien Greenhead way

have never really fished up there from beach or boat, just wondering if anyone has hint and tips not after your secret spots or anything.

but just like what depths and stuff like that

 

Thanks in advance all

Tight lines all 


Australia Day Sale 2018

 


Teach A Chick Some New Tricks!

Hey Peeps. I have had a massive break from fishing other than deep sea fishing which i love but i cant keep going out on charters because ill be bankrupt before i know it. I just wanting to see if there are any groups of peeps out there that go fishing on regular basis that wouldnt mind a chick tagging along to help me get back up to speed seeing i have been M.I.A the last 5 years or so and cant remember anything. Unfortunateky i dont know anyone with a boat and im hopeless at casting so thinking some jetty based stuff is the best for me to get back into it. Probably why i only really seem to be good at deep sea fishing. Actually would love to give squidding another crack too. Or advice on locations for a new newbie to landbased fishing would be heaps handy. Thanks in advance everyone