New Rules:

Pelagic Fillets now need to be stored with skin on! Generally with skin off - fish is less "fishy in flavour".

Now we will have to skin and trim fish up into cutlets etc at food prep time! No longer at clean-prep time. Will take longer to defrost as well etc etc!

www.fish.wa.gov.au/About-Us/News/Pages/new-recreational-fishing-rules.aspx

rules which will apply from 1 July 2021.

The new rules are a proactive management response to issues raised by the WA fishing community, in consultation with WA’s peak recfishing body, Recfishwest, to help manage the impact of increased fishing activity on demersal scalefish.

The most important change is the introduction of trip limits. The possession limit of 20kg of finfish fillets remains, but all fillets in excess of 10kg must be from large pelagic species, stored separately with the skin attached. 20kg is the equivalent of 100 x 200gm meals – that’s a lot of fish!

Fishers will also welcome updates to filleting at sea and the definition of whole fish, which include the removal of the 30cm minimum fillet length; and that whole large pelagics can be cut in two pieces and still be considered as one fish. For both rules, skin will need to be attached while still at sea.

To help support catch care principles across the State, the master of a boat fishing for demersal scalefish by line, both recreational and charter, anywhere in the State, must be in possession of a release weight.

Just thought I would put it out there, just got my boat back from getting the transom done, Greg from Gt fibreglass did the work,

have got to say extremely happy with the work, if you need a transom done or anything else fibreglass contact him,top work and legend of a bloke.

 Morning all, 
can anyone reccoemd a rod repairer south of hte river, i have a game type J which needs a couple of eyes fixed.  

TIA

Guy

Just saw this on Perth Now:

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaching-whale-slams-boat-injuring-man-and-leaving-teen-critical-c-3046490

 Done and dusted for the year's trip and a bitter sweet memory.

Still love the place, fishing drinking heaps of booze and of course the fishing. Some serious lessons learned this year both on and off the water. 

Number one never underestimate that F%$&ing track and never use single leaf parabolic springs on her, have ordered some 9 leaf so back to basics. 

500m from the homstead in a merry state after a couple of beers and the end in sight we hit a water rut not going that fast  and bang both springs snapped, ahhh lovely. Luckily had a spare as I was always dubious of the bloody things from the start, but the guy at Martins assured me they'd never had one snap since they'd stopped galvanising them (riiiight)  Anyway after 2 hours and some bush mechanics later  we crept into the station and unloaded.

Luckily Saturday wasn't a fishing day so one deckie back to Carnarvon to thankfully pick up a spare spring (last one in town) underated load wise but would get us on the water for the next few glorious days. 

Farken lucky enough to get Johnno67 on the phone who was heading up Sunday and brought us two more proper rated springs ( thanks you grumpy prick lol)  

Sunday  was 100m day  and it was on,  Good Reds and massive Goldband, Deckie managed a nice Yellowfin on the troll which we had some as Sashimi that night, bloody beautiful!

Monday   was much the same as we headed back out there, more good Reds, Goldband and some big Redthroat.

Tuesday  was blowing NE so decided to Head north and fish shallower grounds, it was the first time I've ever fished Gnarloo and not come back in with a demersal. The sharks are horrendous and I mean horrendous, stop the boat they'd literally be circling, where they weren't they were waiting on the bottom. It's pretty well unfishable from 30-70m , spots I have in 40m where we'd never seen a shark they were there. It was a matter of getting fish past the sharks as they'd be be chewing on your rig as soon as it hit the bottom.

Managed a 13kg Spaniard on a floater a 10kg Cobia and that was that. 

Got on the piss Tuesday night with the boys a few FW members up there, big deep fry cook up of Red and Goldband wings they are the bomb! Cheers Col!

Bloody good to meet you Blair and to see Paul again. A good laugh and I promise not to parade in my jocks again lol. 

Wednesday a lay day so got the trailer properly sorted springwise, made up a heap of rigs and were pumped to hit the water.

Thursday back on the water and fished in close for 1 Rankin and a GT another crap day feeding the sharks.

Friday was the last opportunity to hit 100 and with a Westerly slop wasn't pretty getting out there in my smallertub but the skipper hit his straps  with a fat day of 2 Reds and 3  Goldband the boys finishing off the bag with more Goldy's to end the fishing side of the  trip. 

This I just had to mention because it was a highlight of the trip and for a few other blokes at the filleting shack one night as well.

We'd nearly finished filleting and a couple of older fellas wandered over and asked if they could have the Goldband wings, no probs as we already had a heap for the trip. Well these blokes who were 80 and over entertained us all with their back and forth banter beween each other. One comment to his mate " Can't you hear me you old fool?" To a reply of " No, I took my bloody hearing aid out so I couldn't" 

These old troopers (6 of them) have doing the Gnaraloo trip for 36 years. Towing up two big dinghys and fishing the bay, just pure gold. It inspired us all. They said once one drops off they'd probably give it up but also said no one bloody well has so they keep coming. Fella I spoke to said he'd been mates since he was 14 years old with a couple of the group. How's that for mateship!. 

Few pics attached, not many as we'd forget after a few stubbies. 

Hi

Just bought myself a Hobie Mirage Passport 10.5. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a suitable Kayak trolley. The one at BCF gets bad reviews.

Plan to use the Kayak in Cockburn and out of Hillarys for squidding and also on the river for crabbing. Either Crawley or Blackwall reach

Also be keen to meet up with a Kayaker at one of ther above locations for a joint session and to learn. Never done Kayaking before so am a total amateur. Retired so available most times

Cheers

Enjoy 

Hey all.

Heading off to our long planned 10 night Denham trip with the kids and the weather forecast so far is looking farked with a few small windows so might just be me and my oldest boy heading out in the bay and braving the 10-12kn winds for a quick raid those days as he's been dreaming of this trip and fishing there for 6 months.

I've had a look at the chart and I like this area as we can belt out there and get home relatively quickly if it blows up. Am I in the ballpark for a decent area to start sounding around?

Cheers JF

 Heading down south for the long weekend. Was thinking of throwing a rod in if there were any reports of a few stray Samon between Augusta and Dunsborough. 

 I have purchased some fishing gear from Japan and they do not include the GST which I was aware of but I just want to know how I go about paying the GST when the goods arrive. Do I pay at the Post office before the goods are released? Or do I receive some sort of notice from customs etc?

 Hi just moved to Bunbury and been trying out a fair few spots so far , just wondering best places to catch Mulloway tailor and snapper and any info on hungry hollow beach fishing if there is a decent hole or people just float fish over top of the reef ? Cheers 

Gday guys its pissn down with rain so thought i would put up a post about a trip i did recently. Took the wife and my voyager marquis that i have just fully refurbished and repowered with a pod extension and new 250hp 4st yammie. It was never a serious fishing trip, was more about taking the wifey away, teaching her how to drive a boat, me getting to know the boat myself, sightseeing and pulling a few lures around when possible. Went to denham first for 3 nights, i love shelter bay/steep point so took boat out there to show the mrs the place. Pulled a few deep divers around midday for an hour or so but no mackies biting, no problem just great to be there. Left denham to go to exxy for a week, dropped boat in at tantabiddi midday the next day, pulled a couple of soft grassys around in 60 - 100m for a few hours for nothing. Went out to the 250 -300m canyon area, put in the marlin skirts, trolled for about 3 hours, no strikes. I was a little surprised i didnt get a touch but it was a really dark overcast day and thought maybe thats why. A couple of days later, on a hot bright sunny and flat day we dropped boat in at tantabiddi again at midday. Out went the soft grassys in 50m of water and wife got a nice yellowfin tuna within about 15 minutes. Conditions were beautiful and flat so i decided to go out to 300 -350m, put out marlin skirts and troll south along the canyon line.  About an hour later the tiagra 50  went off like i have never seen before. (lure was on long corner position). I had the tension set at about 5kg and watched at least a couple of hundred metres of line blast off the reel in the time it took me to pull in the other rod and teaser. The fish went long and deep and didnt show any sign of slowing down. I was worried about getting spooled so i lifted the drag lever to strike which i know is set at 8kg (1/3 of my 24kg main line) but it had no effect it just kept screaming off at the same speed. The wife has never driven a boat so chasing the fish with her driving was never an option. Line just kept peeling off so i upped the drag alot more, pulled rod out of holder and hung on. The fish slowed a bit, i felt violent head shakes then it took off just as fast as before. I pulled back , he let go and i fell backwards on my arse! coz i didnt expect it lucky i didnt hit my head. It all happened so quick and by now im shaking like a leaf with excitement while pulling my lure back in from hundreds of metres away. I presumed he spat the hook but when i looked at the lure BOTH stainless steel gamehooks had been bent at near on 45 degrees i couldnt believe it and wish i at least got a look at him before losing him.  Out went the big skirts again, about 40minutes later i was looking at the lure to make sure it was swimmimng properly and not fouled by seaweed, right at that moment a BIG black marlin came in from the left side, grabbed the lure and jumped high up into the air. He landed, took off,  drag screamed for maybe 5 seconds then gone!! just like that. Happened so quick i was still holding the wheel looking back at what just happened. When i checked the lure he had bent the botton gamehook like it was nothing.  The lure is an 11inch (28cm) H2O PRO KATANA in lumo that i bought online from escapin tackle. That lure and those exact hooks landed a 60kg black marlin off steep point in 100m of water about 2 years ago (my brother caught it) and i got a nice sailfish off Helby bank in Exmouth with this lure and hooks. Because we had already caught decent fish on those hooks i thought it would be no problem using them off tantabiddi for big marlin and i guess that was my 2 rookie mistakes! (oh and also going marlin fishing with somebody who has never driven a boat !  ha ha)  cheers guys, thanks for reading  and i cant wait to do it again next year with stronger hooks .

 When fishing around bombies inside the reef, does anybody ever burley in Exmouth or are you just going to attract sharks? 

Cheers, 

Enjoy 

I noticed today when I lost one . The new duos have new prongs . They are mint . Solid

 Hi guys, this has been on my mind for a while. I would be interested in compiling a list of best times of the year to target different species.

Not asking for spots or the smart ass comments of 10 o'clock on may 10th for bream but more a general month/area to target a said species.

Like Salmon around end march to april etc.

So if anyone would like to add some general information that would be great.

 Hey all,

I'm heading up to Warroora station camping at the Lagoon for 8 nights and just wanted to see if anyone can give some advice.

What is the landbased fishing like at the Lagoon and what's the preferred method - baits, lures?

Is it possible to launch a kayak at the lagoon (I know weather dependant) and how far out is the reef? 

I'm taking a 4m fishing kayak with me so planning to fish from that when possible.

Free stuff...bitof  a shed clean out, but its mostly just shots and bits. Before i throw it out, someone may want it.

Some old, some new. I think the TLD15 was on its last legs, but had a quick check today and it may have a little life in it. Would need a service. Not sure how much line is on the sppols.

All or nothing. In Wembey, Perth

Cheers.

 Couldn't insert pic so creating new post with picture

 Long shot, but if anyone knows of a semi-decent holiday house in Carnarvon for this Friday til Sunday, let me know! Yes I've tried air bnb, stayz, ray white, yada yada  

Will need secure storage for the boat too (askin too much now, I know). 

 Hey guys i am in need of a bit of an extension on my boat trailer and a bit of a freshen up. Any reccomendations on who to take it to  or if anyone on here does it..SOR preferably,  cheers.

 Hi I live in Exmouth and have a lot of spots but I still can not find that big red or nany , any help would be great, thanks

 Hey guys just wondering best place to get reels serviced south of river thanks 

Can anyone recommend a good marine electronics tech (preferably NOR)?

Cheers.

 Heading up to Point Samson in a couple of weeks. How far out should I be heading to find good fish. I have a 4.55 stacer with 60hp 4stroke. Not asking for specific spots just distances.

Oh well, that plan just got shot to bits. My brother was to come over from Melbourne to tow the boat up to Pt Samson, but COVID has put paid to that well and truly. Thanks for all the advice folks, maybe next year. Not happy !!!

 
Has anyone used Sharpies Marine Services ? or can recommend someone NOR to do 500 hour service on Johnson 140HP 4 stroke

TIA

And is it worth the trip out there?   any dollies still around? 

 Hi guys I know there will be other posts about this but, anyway we are heading to Denham in Sept. and we were taking our new boat, however due to mr. covid its been delayed. So we are still going but now will be landbased. Any advice/ideas of were to head to get a good feed of bread and butter fish and/or snapper would be appreciated as I have only ever fished up there from a boat.

cheers

Enjoy 

Luke /lee and myself. Got some thumpers this morn. Dhue chips and squid on menu tonight. Also blue groper yesterday