Sorry this is not a fishing discussion, but if you get a chance to get near a tv Gilly looks like he is ready to really fire up at the WACA.

I have a trip coming up to the kimberly region and was wondering what the best method for fishing barra is and what is the best rig/ lure to use. Some people swear by lures and others live bait. I am keen to try both and catch my first barra but any info that could point me in the right direction to catchin the prized barra would be great.
Cheers Watto069

hi everyone,i was justing wanting some feedback here.. if u had some old coordinates ie: 33,33,33 and 114,55,55 and you need to put them into a new gps with the extra number how would you do it..?

example 33,33,33 does it become 33,33,330 or 33,33,033 can any1 plze help because with the zero on the end it doesnt seem to get you to the same location.. id apprec any help on this 

Not being a boatie, I am wondering if some of you experienced hands have any thoughts on what the weather is looking like for going offshore fishing on Sunday. I looked at Seabreeze on Tuesday and it looked fantastic. Had a day off yesterday and started getting my gear ready to go out boat fishing for the firts time in two years and came back to work today to find that the conditions have all changed.
Sunday looks like a good day for beach fishing and, I think, it looks okay for offshore early. But you guys know far better than me.
Many thanks Colin Hay

i was wondering if anyone knows were you can pick up a lead headed mini teaser because i lost a modified one with a gang connected the other day to a fish. It had pink and white feathers

With all this high tech internet stuff these days, i thought it might be a good idea for us to share a few good spots for fishing around WA.

It doesnt have to be your secret spot, but if its something you wouldnt mind sharing (and what you may catch there) feel free to post them up.

(just gotta figure how to do it!) 

looking good tonight on seabreeze!

however its going to be an outgoing tide from about 5.30pm.

Land based ideas for these conditions? 

has anyone been there lately....any good results from that area lately???targeting for some tailor and some normal beach fishes mulla...etc,etc...thanks

i think i saw a post here a little while ago about a charter that operates around perth that fishes mostly in shallow water? has anybody heard of these guys?

Well finially got up to Two rocks for a fish. Took SamC and a mate from work who lives up that way.
Took off about 7am by the time we got sorted. Started looking around in the 40s for a bit of ground. Found a few fish on the first lump, 1 bust off and my mate boated the biggest NW Blowie i have ever seen, time to move. Found some pots out a bit deaper in 45mt so had a drop and put a few big blackass and 2 baldies in the esky. Still a very slow day so with the weather being nice decided to head out a bit deaper. Found a bit of ground in 65mtr and after finding the right drift i pulled up 2 dhuies 1 about 10kg and his mate about 6kg and another baldie. Ended up having to head home about 3pm as it started blowing from the south at about 20knts. Ended up being 22NM out from the ramp.

Not a bad day out concidering we went up with no ground but still came back with a feed. Ended up with 2 dhuies, 3 baldies, 6 blackass all good size and a fox fish.

Will def head back again sometime soon. No one had a camera so sorry no photos.

And Sam i am sure you will crack your Dhuie cherry on my tub soon mate. Next time.

Anyone interested. Tony at Nebraska has two spots available for a charter out of Freo this Sunday.
Charging $170 a head. Leaving from Fremantle at 4am, back around 2.30 or 3 pm.
PM me and I can give you the details if you are interested.
He needs to know within the next few hours if that is possible for you,
All the best Colin Hay

thinking of heading to mackerel islands from 5th of july to the 21st. it will be the first time heading to the islands so got many questions??
1)is there long term parking at onslow
2)whats the passage of water like heading over, weve got a 6.2m boat
3)what the fishing is like the that time of year
4)whats the weather like
5)could we sleep on our boat or do we have to book accomodation

Just got back from our 3 day weekend at Jurien Bay......

Fishing was pretty good with Dhuies, baldies, Pinkies, etc caught everyday.

Most of our activity seemed to be between the 60 to 65 metre line on the second bank.

It was very interesting to see the 12:30 bite time (Almanac )and the breeze swinging from the east to the south, happening at the same time and then producing very good dhuies caught with in 30 minutes of that.

Came in to the South passage and had a dive just out from the channel markers and was very impressed at the number of Baldies swimming around in 8 to 10 metres of water.

I am looking at the forcast and it looks like Thursday might be good for heading out in the morning and with the wind change, a decent ride in, in the afternoon.  What do you guys reckon?

Andy wanna brave the FADs? 

G'day all,

              Need some help from those in the know! I want to start trying out Bream fishing, have my rod and reel 2-4kg range and just purchased some 8lb Suffix performance braid. But what I want to know is about the Fluorocarbon leader.

What lb rating leader should I use, a higher or equivilant rating as my braid, what length of leader do you use and which fluorocarbons would you recomend.

Thanks

James

ok just want some input to peoples fav knots to tie braid to a swivel , lure etc, both ways too, either straight braid line(single) or via a double, whats the preference to obtain the highest knot strength possible?

hi guys

was in the tackle shack yesterday and noticed they had both WA and imported mulies (the imported ones were plain packed and not marked.)

anyone know where they are coming from, they seem a damn sight cheaper than the wa ones!

cheers

has any one had any luck land based at fishermans bend in guilford?

Okay, there's a few Fishing charter boats working Perth metro area and what they offer you can vary so much. I know from being on many fishing charters and working as a decky had me thinking back then on how a charter boat should operate IMO

There's many members here that go on fishing charters and i'll throw a few questions up and i'd like your thoughts please (will be used)

* Do people prefer to fish shallower water or deeper if they're getting good fish that is?
* Do people prefer to travel less and do more fishing (easy answer i know)?
* Do people prefer to use proper overhead reels with braid or an alvey with a stiff rod and mono?
* What bait do people like using?
* Do you like whole baits or cut up?
* Do you like to have breakfast supplied if so what?
* Do you like to have a lunch as part of the price and if so what?
* Do people prefer to take their fish home whole or would like it filleted?
* Whats a fair price with everything thrown in $200/$220?
* Do people like overnighter Fishing trips ie going North a bit?
* Whats peoples thoughts on night Fishing charters?
* Would there be expression's of interest on jigging charters for bottom species?
* What time do people like to leave and come back...7am - 3pm?

* LAST but certainly not least, What is your critisism's of previous charters that you didn't like (please no Company names mentioned or long story's Thanks)??

There's something happening down the track re what i'm asking but please no discussion on that until latter.....thanks in advance!

I thought I would post a few things I have do, anyone else adding theirs would be good.
Some of this is second nature to some but might help others.

Keep your meat trays when you buy meat from your supermarkets. These are great for laying your fresh caught Gardies, Scalies etc on and putting in the freazer.
Add 5 - 8 per tray and cover with cling wrap. Keeps them nice and straight and easy to seperate. Easy to stack in the freezer and if its a quick fish you only need to take 1 or 2 trays.
Also lets you keep your other bait in the fridge/freezer/icebox while fishing making it last a bit longer.

I keep my bait fresher by seperating them and packing in containers when I purchase it.
I save my dispaosable take away containers and use these to split my bait into.

Buy good pillies that are loose in the bag and pack as many as I can into each container.
This way you again keep most of your baits as cold as possible and only bring out 1 container at a time to use.
This is also very handy if there is nothing biting, you can 90% of the time bring leftover baits home and put back in the freezer without the baits starting to spoil.

When land based fishing I though the engil in the car and have it on freezer, again this keeps bait fresher longer and is the fishing shit, just bring it home adn pack it away again.

Helps keeps costs down when fishing.

When you are away for a few days with just an esky for your bait, take a big bag of salt and salt your bait down.
Helps them turning to mush and stops the going of in your esky.

Hope this helps a few and if you have in more tips on presentation rigging keeping bait add them below.

Cheers

How were the conditions with the strong easterlies?

Contemplated a fish, but decided against it...

Ok, y'all told me to ask specific questions, so here are some for you.

We plan to be out on the boat for four days of fishing on this trip to Coral Bay.  What gear would you pack for the trip?  We have a 6.5 meter boat.  Two medium/heavy bait-casting rigs.  Two medium spinning rigs, and probably 3-4 light/medium spinning rigs.

So I want to know what weight line you would use? mono or braid?

What and how many lures would you take for trolling for Spanish Mack/tuna/etc?  colors and sizes if you don't mind? any idea on tactics for trolling? time of day, speed, depth of water?

What size weights/hooks would you take for bottom fishing there?  How would you rig them?  I assume we'll need wire leaders for everything, so what weights/lengths and how many? 

 Other gear that you wouldn't leave home without?  Please, don't assume that I know anything about saltwater fishing...bc I don't know much!

if you are willing to tackle any and all of these questions....I'd really appreciate it!  No offense to Tackle Shops, but I hate asking these questions there, bc I can't shake the feeling that they just want to sell me as much as possibe.  I'd rather hear this stuff from you guys.  Feel free to give me some helpful links to...I don't mind doing some digging. 

Thanks in advance for all the help/advice! 

G'day all just recently got a Daiwa 2500 Freams Kix

And I was after suggetsions on a suitable rod to match it with. Will be putting 10lb braid on the reel and want to use it for bream, flathead, K.G fishing, perhaps even try and tame the odd tuna and salmon. Landbased and boat use essential, not looking at spending over $150.

Cheers

James

For the bluewater classic, A "natural Fibre Sack" is required for storage of fish, if it isn't natural fibre you can be disqualified.

So my question is: Is a hessian Sack Natural fibre?

Cheers
Dean

Some friends and I are heading to Coral Bay in about a week.  I went once last year, but only for a few days and only fished from shore, did have great success (by my standards) for the limited time I had.

 This time we'll have a boat with us and fishing will be our main focus.   I've checked the GPS co-ords for the area on this site, hopefully we can find some good fish up there.

I'd like to ask y'all what kind of gear/rigs we need and maybe some ideas on where to fish, if you are willing to share!  If we get on to some good fish, I'll be sure to give a report on here.

 thanks!

Hello All!

 My name is Eddie and I've moved to Perth from the USA about a year ago.  I was a keen freshwater fisherman in the US, but I'm slowly learning the ropes on the saltwater side.

 I don't have a boat, but I've got a good mate that has a 6.5meter boat.  He has mainly used as a pleasure-craft, but he's also interested in doing more fishing.  So he's fairly competent with his boat, but knows little about fishing and nothing about where to go.

 So this is where you come in!  I'm sure I'll have plenty of more specific questions in the coming months, but for now:

What advice would you give for two newbies trying to break into shoreline and offshore fishing in WA?  Let me hear your best tips, advice, and things to watch out for!

 thanks in advance!

Im flying to Karratha 16th feb which is next saturday.

Looks like a cyclone is brewing %@$#@!!!!

Can anyone thats fished up that way (pilbra Brad or Jay) Tell me if the fishing is anygood after a cyclone? I was told its really good because it stirrs things up

Looks like pretty crappy weather aswell. I dont really care but i will fish no matter what but is it good in crappy weather aswell. Im hoping to get out on a boat while im there and was hoping for glass offs ...

Hi guys, I would like to know your thoughts about the fishing at Exmouth in mid October. I'm taking the old father in-law up to catch his first decent fish! We will be taking a smallish Stacer with us (4.5m) so hoping the wind is kind to us.
Cheers!

Territorians and others planning trips to the Top End may find this interesting. Regards, Colin Hay

Making Territory Fishing Even Better

The Territory Government is working hard to ensure recreational fishing in the NT remains a great part of our lifestyle and the best in Australia and the world.
Fisheries Minister Chris Natt today announced a $400,000 Territory-wide recreational fishing survey of local and visiting anglers to take the industry forward.
“We want to make recreational fishing in the Territory even better - that’s why it is so important that anglers get involved in this survey.” Mr Natt said.
“We want to hear from anglers about where they fish, what species they target and how they think the fishing experience can be enhanced.
“Whether it’s catching a barra or trawling for mackerel, Territorians and visitors to the Territory love getting out on the water – and we want to keep it that way.
“Recreational fishing is enjoyed by about 40,000 Territorians each year and is a major tourism drawcard.
“We have the highest participation rate in recreational fishing in the country and the highest boat ownership per capita.
“The comprehensive survey will also assess the value of recreational fishing to the Territory’s economy and the number of local and visiting anglers that fish our waterways.
“The data gathered will ensure the ongoing sustainable management and development of our valuable fisheries and will also be used to look at infrastructure and maintenance issues.
“Planning for the survey will commence over the next couple of months and collection of data will run over 2008/09 and 2009/10.
“We want to hear from recreational anglers and I encourage all fishers to take part in this important work,” he said.

Yesterday (Wed) RFW took a call from an elderly and concerned individual about under sized crabs being sold at a Woolworths store (think it was Rockingham). He didn't want to ring FishWatch, but Con did to report the incident.



Within 10 minutes Darren from Fishwatch had rung back and immediately went to inspect the store.



Turns out that the crabs were size, and also that some 'undersize' snapper were long-spined snapper from the Pilbara - a species which doesn't grow very big and cause many of those false undersize snapper fish calls!



In the end, Mandurah officers also undertook an inspection of the Woolworths there just to see that the fish and crabs were ok.



RFW was rung back with the report.



We do appreciate it very much when the system works well. Recfishwest's thanks to all at Fishwatch for an excellent job.

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