Was wondering if anyone has experienced or knows of any charter operators who do night fishing from out of hillarys.Also how did you go, what were the results?? Any info. would be appreciated. I know Mills do it but does anyone else?

Cheers OX

hey guys

I recently discovered fishing is the best after catching a few fish off a reef at prevelly beach with hand reels hehe, so now I want to pull out dads rods and get into fishing a bit more. I just don't know where to go, what to catch or how to catch them. If anybody would be kind enough to suggest some places around perth ( I live in belmont ) and be precised, I don't know much about the rivers etc I don't mind going to freo, but once again don't know where to fish up there. I don't know what kind of fish to expect to get in different areas and what kind of tackle I need...sorry for floodin ya's with questions but I'm excited to get into fishing.

Ham

Saturday: E'ly winds 13/18 knots shifting S/SW 15/20 knots early afternoon. S/SW winds increasing to 20/25 knots mid afternoon before tending S/SE 15/20 knots late evening. Seas 1.5m to 2.0m. Swell to 1.5m, easing.
Swell at Cottesloe: 0.5m.
Winds on Melville Water: will be around 5 knots lighter.

Sunday: SE winds 10/15 knots shifting S/SW 13/18 knots late morning before increasing to 18/23 knots mid afternoon and evening. Seas 1.5m to 2.0m. Swell 1.0m.

Monday: SE'ly winds 15/20 knots strengthening S/SW 20/30 knots in the afternoon.

Doesn't look like theres going to be too much offshore fishing in Perth this weekend. The river is always a go with heaps of tailor around and the flathead starting to show up. I hope the conditions are better for the northerners or out of state/internationals and we get to see some of your photos. Oh, and go the Aussies!

Have a good and safe weekend all. :)

Cheers,
Adam

gday guys any 1 heading up to exmouth this chrissy . were heading up 22nd of dec - 2nd of jan. so really just a post to see who i might see up there. so might have a few people to have a beer or 2 at the potshot with ,and talk about the days stories
breno

To all those coming to the Fishwrecked.com Mindarie Chrissie Invitational next Saturday the 9th, here is the go:

3 Sections to WIN:
Catch and Release - Based upon photography of a caught and released fish
Mystery Prize - A fish voted by the group that deserves to win
Points System :
The points system will be based upon these species:
Dhufish : 3-20kg
Pink Snapper : 2-9kg
Queen Snapper : 2-6.5kg
Baldchin : 2-5.5kg
Breaksea : .500g-2kg
Harlequin : .500g-2kg
Leatherjacket: .500g-4kg
King George : .500g-2.5kg
Sand Whiting : .300g-1.3kg
Red Snapper : .200g-1kg
Flathead : .500g-3kg
Tuna - Blue : 2kg-9kg
Tuna - Yellow : 3kg-30kg
Skippy - 500g-5kg

The maximum weight of each species will attract 500 points. The aim is to catch as many different species as possible and not just target one species. I'll let Andy explain how it will work. If you think any of those weights should change then please let me know. If anyone's got good digital scales could they please bring them along.

There will be 3 trophies which I went and ordered today. 1 small one for the c&r photography section, 1 for the mystery prize and a solid trophy for the best points fisho and all are engraved as : Fishwrecked.com Invitational Winner. These came to $36, so we need 18 people, anything over that goes to beer! We aren't fishing for sheep stations and its all in good fun, just a bit of incentive for your fishing day out. :)

Cheers,
Adam

Shizz mate,

Have to try this again since the last one got deleted. So same question - how is the new weapon coming along, and more to the point hows it looking??

Cheers

Gully

Ok starting this thread up again,
what makes good burly and how to make burly cheap, post your tips and ideas,

Tip 1
Cooking oil works a treat to get that sleek going (i get 20litres of cooking oil for $12 from dominos)
Tip 2
buy bulk, eg go to city farmers and buy the biggest bag of pollard or choock pellats whatever tickles yopur fancy.
Tip 3
keep your old mulies from your last trip instead of chucking them out, they work a treat in your burly trail. adds a bit extra smell.
Tip 4
fish left overs from cleaning the fish work well in your burly eg (guts, head, etc)
Tip 5
leftover cooking oil from cooking keep it to put in your burly ( i have a jar under the sink i poor the oil into)
Tip 6
Use 3 litre juice container for a burly dispencer, keeps well and when u are ready to use just cut some holes in it and tie it to your boat. or jetty.

Please post your ideas and tips

Anyone for a fish tomorrow. Leave woodies at 0515hrs back about 2pm. Chuck in for fuel and bait. Going out back of rotto for sambos and poss a bash for snapper and KGs. Need to know before 9pm tonight.

Anyone welcome. Need own gear for sambos

Cheers

Just joined fishwrecked right now.

I do most of my fishing from the shore, but get out on a boat whenever the opportunity arises. Also do a fair amount of diving (swan and ocean).

Hope to enjoy the comradery of the site.

Cheers

Scott.

gday all any 1 heading out sat for a jig near the containers???
if so should maybe try to hook up a convoy.
cheers breno

December 9th - Saturday - Mindarie Ramp - 3.30pm return time - $2 entry per angler.
3 sections
Catch and Release - Photography section
Mystery Prize - As voted by a majority of fisho's there
Points System - To be posted soon.
Boating List:
Tapout - Adam
Gully - and Pirates
Maverick
Andy Mac + Crew
Stiff Riples
BQ544
Shag - Sherbert - Anthony
Brenz
Streetfighter80
Salmo - Pending
Please let me know if I have forgotten you as the site has lost some information since last week as a result of a hacker attack and I had to reload the database.
Cheers,
Adam

hi all, any recommendations for a good fishing charters that leaves from hillary or mindarie? need to entertain a few friends from overseas. cheers

heya doods
any1 know what the kalbarri explorer is like.....do they move around alot or stay in the one place for a while....im booked to go out with them in december....

I have been fishing for 20 years now everywhere in the state from Kununurra to Bremer Bay and have never seen a fisheries officer once I would like to think we don't need them but we all know the freezer filling mentality is still out there.

Saturday: E/SE winds 10/15 knots, tending S/SW 10/15 knots by noon and increasing to 15/20 knots by mid-afternoon. Seas 1.0m to 1.5m. Swell to 1.0m.

Sunday: S/SW winds 8/13 knots, tending W/SW 13/18 knots in the afternoon

Looks like there could be the possibility of favourable boating conditions on the weekend. I hope you have some luck if you go out and make sure you're safe and are aware of strengthening wind changes in the afternoons.

Cheers,
Adam

I haven't heard if daylight saving has gone through yet, but what's your opinion? Is it a good thing, a bad thing, gives you more time to go fishing after work? More access to peak feeding times in the afternoon?

Just throwing it out there to see what people think.

CORAL BAY BOAT RAMP

Even the Government can't help but describe it as long-awaited - this from a press release this week:

Tenders have been called for the long awaited new boat launch facility for Coral Bay, to be built at Monck Head, 1.5km south of the town. The facilities will include a service jetty, two boat ramps and a finger jetty.
"After many reviews and consideration of a great diversity of opinion, Monck Head was chosen as the most environmentally acceptable location," Ms MacTiernan said.

"The Government has consulted widely with stakeholders, including boat users, the local community, Carnarvon Shire and relevant Government agencies and in developing the facility design."

"The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the commencement of this proposal, so it is now time to get on with the project."

Onshore facilities including an access road and 100 car and trailer parking bays. Further stages of the development will include toilet and fish cleaning facilities. Work is expected to begin early next year.

Have been told that a new boat ramp is going to be built at Bundegi in Exmouth. The old one was washed away by a cyclone. Has anyone else heard anything ? Also told that after they finish that one that Tantabiddi will be upgraded. Heading up there in May next year and wondering if they will be built by then

Gully ya got some competition! Just watched "Strike zone" a new dvd which has a troll cam to show how fish strike, quite interesting to watch. Learnt a few things too about there behaviour. For instance when Yellowtail kings and sambos are feeding they get that dark band across there eye to disguise where they are looking and which ends which i guess (sambos vertical, YTK horizontal band). Oh and a marlin they tagged while filming in Port Douglas was caught 3 months later in fiji! man those things can move.

Also watched Rick huckstepps How to read your sounder dvd a while back which was good, wasnt very long video(most fishin dvds arent) but i learnt a fair bit and have been meaning to adjust my sounder accordingly.

Anyone seen any other good fishin dvds recently?

im going for a holliday there in late december i was wond3ering if there was much fish life or crabs or really can any 1 tell me wats in there ? :P

im going for a holliday there in late december i was wond3ering if there was much fish life or crabs or really can any 1 tell me wats in there ? :P ^.^

any body know what kalbarri is like in the middle of dec (apart from hot)...what spots to hit and if its worth goin on a charter or is the river better....anything would appreciated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_it62G0QnA&mode=related&search

lack of finnesse there, lol
wheres the rod bucket, the style, the 'fish handling' technique?
lol, just being (jokingly) critical.

Hi Guys,

There has been a few big fish kill photo's published on the website lately basically to highlight the discussion thats been going on in the 'fish could be wiped out in 50 years' thread:
http://fishwrecked.com/node/4017

As moderator and owner of this website I am going to say that seeing photos like this is tragic and that I would not normally publish them on this site but feel that it is important to reinforce some of the points brought up in the thread.

Please feel free to continue adding your fishing photos, just please understand that photos of big fish kills, over bag limits - professional or recreational, won't be accepted here in future unless it supports a statement or opinion.

Cheers,
Adam

Saturday: W/SW winds 15/20 knots, shifting S/SW 15/20 knots in the evening. Seas to 2.0m, easing later. Swell to 2.5m.

Sunday: SE'ly winds 8/13 knots tending S/SW 10/15 knots by noon, increasing to 18/23 knots during the afternoon.

Another average weekend forecast with the only potential to get offshore being Sunday morning unless predicitions change. Might have to go down the river for a bash to see if I can't get into a few tailor or flatties.

Hope you all have a good weekend where ever you are and be safe on the water if you decide to go fishing.

Cheers,
Adam

I have been boating/fishing for years and have always had trouble reading the type of ground I am fishing on. I know if i am over a lump or on direction bank as it is quite easy to see on the sounder but how can I detect the flat coral that everyone talks about. Where is it.To me it all looks like flat sand unless I stumble accross a 4 mtr lump that screems fish here but never seems to have fish on it.Should I be looking for flat coral? if so how do i find it?
I would love some help

Has anyone had any experience with berkely ironsilk around the 8kg mark? Also what are the better tried and tested low stretch mono brands?

Has any one caught and kept sea sweep for the dinner table before? I caught two yesterday and released one and have just finished eating a fillet and was quite impressed. It was actually a lot less fishier tasting and better textured flesh than the skippy I got. Any one caught a fish they thought would taste terrible but got a pleasant suprise at the dinner table?

I'm just thinking about heading out of shore from perth or mandurah... and wondering whats runnign hot at the moment? if there has been any decent size sabos about or are the tuna running hot?... what is everyone targeting at the moment

hi there , with the mandurah offshore fishing comp coming up on the 18 th nov ,are there any of the fishwrecked ppl entering?last year was a great day with over 200 boats and looking forward to the comp this year. cheers ray