The winners are Tim-o and Crezz because the wife could'nt make her mind up.... not like a normal womam ( judges decision final )

Congratulations guys please pm your details and will deliver the prize next week

We trust everyone is now more aware of this great cause and donated to their respected charity

Ledge64

OK Guys

I'll start it off and bottle of RED for the best Movember pic of the month donated and judged by yours truly

( Judge's decision is final and no corrospondance will be entered into )

Has anyone heard if they are getting any bluey's in the Swan river? or is it still a little early? Want to take kids out for a bash

put boat in at point peron.at 7.30 this morn..(going for tailor) ..my dan..walfootrot .even before  we got out of ramp area my boy said" iam sure we just went over pinks " turned back around ,blow me down 25 to 30 big pinks circling in tight ball ..(all big fish 7 to 10 kilo)   .keep in mind its only 5 to 6 feet deep ...10 meters away from guard house on causway...i still cant beileive it ,but its true ,bloody amazing ...once in a life time ...they came up 3 times even when boats where leaving ramp didnt bother them ..imagine catching one in there or tagging..they would piss in that depth..anyway thought i would share...none to be seen on way back in 11.00 am......tomo

 Does anyone have a report on cray numbers this year

hey guys

has any one hired the house boats from ravenswood for the weekend?? any good?? best time??

me and the misus and another close freind couple are thinking of doing it,  2 nights, with going to the pub for dinner at least one of the nights.

just thought i would put it out there for people that have done it....your thoughts???

cheers

Just got back from the Wonnerup floodgates. Dozens of good sized rotting mullet floating. SICK OF THIS BEING AN ANNUAL EVENT.

G'day All,

Next weekend I am heading down to dunsborough for a few days of relaxing. It's for mum's 50th and she is a massive fan of fresh squid so my question is whats it like down there lb squidding are there any good spots or none at all?

I'm not takin the boat down, cbf towing it all that way for 5 days while the bans on but wouldn't mind going after a feed of squid if possible.

Any info would be much appreciated.....

Cheers

Enjoy

Anyone been out in last few days north metro and noted the surface temp? 

Myself and a work colleague are doing some training down in the big smoke.  Our accommodation is in Freo.  Can anyone suggest which establishments would offer some relaxing entertainment for a couple dirty old blokes from the Pilbara. 

We are hoping we dont have to travel all the way to Northbridge!

Can anyone point me in the direction of some sand flats/ shallow water to get near a reef in the metro area to flick small metals and plastics for whiting etc?

when do they start getting a few mullaway fro the esheds in freo

After 2 weeks of terrible weather i managed to score an afternoon off work wich looked to be slightly favourable.

The plan was to hit the upper reaches of the Swan River Perth W.A by foot and throw around a few of the berkley 3B lures. Now this time of year in the Swan is usually a bit early to hit it with hard bodied lures, with plastics usually the way to go , but with my favourite lure at the moment being the Berkley 3B walking stick 50 in hooch it was a very easy decision to make to leave it on and go "hard's".

We arrived at the spot at roughly 3pm to find the wind blowing slightly in our faces wich put a smile on my face. First cast 2 winds in and BANG the walking stick got smashed with no hook up, " spewin " i said to my mate Brett when all of a sudden it was on , the reel screemed as this fish went for cover but I managed to wrestle him out of the snags and a respectable 37 cm fork length fish was on the sand, a quick few piks and the fish was swimming away.

From then on in we were managing a fish every few casts and to say these lures were on fire would be an understatement. But it was not all as easy as 1,2,3 as we found that a specific retrieve was to be the deadly undoing of these fish and proved to be the difference from consistent strikes to the odd nudge. The retrieve we have found most effective on the 3B walking sticks is as simple as this. Two quick turns of the handle to get the lure down then slow the pace down so the lure is only just swimming, but here is the trick every 3-4 turns of the handle give the lure 2 quick short twitches in a downwards motion and then pause for 1-2 seconds then start the slow retrieve again, we would usually find that it was these short sharp twitches that would get the bream interested the pause would give them time to "stalk" the lure then the start of the retrieve and they would hit it hard!

We ended up wrapping the day up with a few more nice fish closer to dark. The one suggestion i can give though is carry a few different colours because if they are not hitting one mix it up a bit and try another no matter how silly the colour seems, as depending on many different factors be it water clarity, food source etc they will be eating different things .

I am wondering what palette you guys are using in different situations. So far I have stayed with the default setting but interested to see if anyone thinks there are advantages of using any of the others.

Cheers.

drove 1250 km to exy and its blowing at 35 knts, another strong wind warning for tomorrow. Spewin. Here for 3 weeks so hopfully will get a break. Will post any decent fish if I actually get out and catch a fish when this f%^$#@* wind lets up

Hi guys,

Looking for suggestions for a rod to match my penn international 16vsx which is spooled with 65lb braid and a 80lb topshop to be used for game fishing.
Has anyone got a similar setup running? And if anyone is selling a compatible rod...

Cheers,

James

Not sure if anyones seen this but some imported crabs have been found in the swan river

and by going by the fisheries website they are s---g bricks about it.

And so they should , god knows what effect they could have her, going by the n.z. experience.

If you go crabbing keep your eyes peeled , and maybe print off a picture of them to take with you.

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/biosecurity/asian_paddle_crab.pdf

 I want to go fishing at the north mole for mulloway but will a be able to catch lives there at night and is the north mole the right side or should I go on the south mole

Was watching I-fish last night and instead of using gimbals they were using what looked like a stubby holder with a beanbag atttched ???. Does any-one know what these are called and where you can get them. Looks a lot less cumbersome than wearing a gimbal all the time ? Sorry for shit description but best way i could think of describing it LOL

Hello all , got this unholy combination of a flathead and a gurnard today

off carnac , we looked in one book and we reacon it is a --------

See what you think.

Was released unharmed of course , after we checked for its third eye! ( see simpsons episode)

oh and it has our bait ( half a squid head ) in its gob, in case your wondering if its foaming at the mouth haha.

Just wondering, has anyone been catching any goo KG's in the sound lately? Been trying but either none around or im not in the right spot

Hi all, been hitting up a few spots in the river for some Tailor, had a small amount of success but am after a few spots, quite fancy trying out aroudn Matilda Bay, which side of the bay is better? Hacket Drive side or Charles Courst Reserve side? any other Tailor bashing spots would be greatly appreciated, still a Perth Newbie so bear with me when it comes to the river geography.

Cheers boys

After having to regretfully move from Port Hedland to Perth, having to regretfully leave the boat behind I'm now trying to get a fishing fix in the Perth area.

I know someone who is a keen flyfisherman and who has recently bought a 4.2m tinny and we're planning to have a go saturday arvo.

As I am completely new to this scene, is there anyone who could give us a push in the right direction? Ideally we will need to combine fly and spinfishing into a trip with reasonable chance of succes for both. Not too fussy about species, just after some fun.

Any hints will be more than welcome..

Thanks!

who is planning camping and fishing during the summer school holidays

i have just bought a rooftop tent to keep the missus comfy and to get her out camping with me and the boys more often

where are you planning to go

im probably gonna do the blow holes and lucky bay then i have my trip to steep  point booked for march

Heading down to Bremer bay on the weekend, we caught a couple of bonito last year but threw them back as i was told not the best eating.

Is there a way to cook them or should i just chuck them back again.   Cheers Rusty

Hi all, look at this link, this is not fishing, this is just sick and culling.

http://www.sharkalarm.com.au/news

Just wondering if its worth creating a sticky on "using the search function". I know i've been guilty of it, posting about topics that have been covered a fair bit (exmouth, etc).

Maybe there should be a search option up the top (next to links, shop etc), it is kinda inconspicuous.

Hey lads, I'm looking to get a new rod and reel combo for the boat something thats gonna be able to handlle BIG fish (hopefully) in broome going mad trying to decide there's so many options what would any1 recommend my budget is around 400-500 preferably shimano . Cheers

Hey guys, first post on here, see how we go. So im thinking soon of going for a mulloway in the swan. any tips for catching them rig wise, bait wise and/or spot wise?

Hey all, i will be in exmouth from the 13th to the 18th november and kalbarri 19th to the 21st for some land based fishing. Anyone at either on these dates welcome to join me for some fishing. p/m me for mobile.

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