does anyone know what the bream have been like around sandy beach way?

I worked out I have used my boat 3 times in 2 years, so it deserves a new owner.Check out (Buy, Sell, Swap, Trade). cheers Pete

Well, my last Abrolhos trip for the year is coming up next weekend and theres still one lucky last spot available. Will make it three times this year (plus a turtle dove trip) so that should tell you just how awesome the trip and the fishing is.

We'll be fishing from the 2-5th of July, so thats 4 days fishing (we usually start at dawn and get back a mooring point an hour or so before sunset, but sometimes fish later). Max 8 people on boat, all meals, drinks, bait, accom, etc included. Nothing to bring except clothes/sleeping bag/pillow any any alcohol. Will need to double check with cost, as adding an extra person should reduce it for all (so should be $1350 but will confirm).

For those that dont know much about it, or havent read my previous reports, the Abrolhos islands must be one of the fishiest areas in WA (at least in terms of actually catching the fish :p). We usually fish shallower ground between 10-30m so we're usually breaking out the jigs, and softplastics. Pretty awesome to see the bottom while fishing some lightly weighted plastics before it gets smashed (including a 10kg dhuie in 10m of water last year) Not to mention the baitschools being smashed by all kinds of fish and furiously casting lures into the chaos, as well as trolling up a few mackies.

It must be saying something about the area when the most common fish caught are dhuies, pinkies, spanglies, coral trout and baldies Not to mention, that theres practically no wrasse or other crap fish :p.

So, if you want to get on what will be an awesome trip, get in quick before the spot disappears.

Hey guys, I'm after some opinions on the two. Heading down to woodmans point rocks this evening to see if anything big makes an appearance.. do you guys recommend woodmans point rocks or asi? I'm seeing lots of reports from asi so just wanted to see which rocks you guys think produce better.

Cheers

Gday,

Many years ago in South Australia I saw a book showing favourite fishing spots around South Australia.

It listed off shore reefs, (artificial and natural), jetties, rock and beach fishing. It had maps how to get there (GPS coordinates for reefs) and an idea of what you might catch. It also recommended rigs, hooks and baits.

Does any thing like this exists for WA?

Any info would be appreciated.

Cheers

 Bec got this nice chinaman yesterday and I threw it back. Talking to some other blokes during the day they have eaten them with no problems. . . Has anyone had any problems with them ever or are they just not ever eaten ?

Cheers Ben

Hey

This is just a picture of my friends two Dhu fish he caught well we were up at ledge point a while back , he caught them as a double header :) and i have been trying to bet it since ! without luck :(

Hi all, can anyone point me in the right direction where I can get some Swibo knives sharpened. They have lost their edge so pointless using the steel.

NOR would be suitable, either a shop or mobile service.

Regards

Chris

Hi Guys looking for some advice as to what lures people have had success with.Heading to shark bay soon for a week if weather ok would like to troll at DHI and see what i can pick up .I believe trout ,spanish mack are catchable up there ? cheers

how did everyone go today and good ?? cheers craig

hey crew. heading down to hillaries disabled platform this afternoon for a fish, so if any of you are keen to give it a shot, feel free to come down!

me and my 2 best mates decided to go for a fish on penguin island got to the sand bar was freezing cold one of my mates wanted to go back home he thort it was to cold.but i we all ended up walking acrosss the sand bar at high tide with 3.5m swell wasnt the best walk ever but it will do so we got across to the islan and walked to some spots i new.so we started fishing with know bites we were chasing flattys at the time to cold for them this time of year i think so we moved on up a hill around some rocks and then wow i found a spot that i had never seen b4 with masiv holes and big lumps off reef perfect i thort lets get in there started chasing tailor we were geting smashed but didnt hook up so i decided to chainge to a smaller hook and it was a good idea.the fish that were smashing us were masiv herring around the 15cm mark and big tarwine brem then some thing just took my bait smashed it and went for a little run i was thinking tailor but when i reeld it in it was a skippy around 20cm good size.so we spend about 2 hours fishing there and then things went quiet tryed for flattys again with no bites again i then said stuff it lets go to another spot i know were there is good fish there big green back tailor so off we went and finaly got there first cast i got smashed and busted off i then riged up again and bang i was on but the bugger reefed me i said to my mates there is masiv tailor here they didnt belev me they thjort i was geting snagged. but after 5 bust offs in a row my 2nd last gang hook i chucked burly out alot off it to keep thes fish around.chucked my mulie on my gang of 3 and saw 3 huge fish swimming in the shallows but swam to fast i didnt know what there were so i said felles this is the cast.soon as  my bait hit the water and sunk a tiny bit it got smashed after about 10 min fighting this fish it jumped out the water then i knew what it was a big salmon whoo reeld it in and bam got it on the sand my 1st land base salmon one followd it up and i then said to my mate theres more out there next min he was on woooohooooo he said we landed both fish and then my other mate landed one to so that was 3 land base salmon at penguin island about 20 herring about 20 tarwine all chucked back and 2 skippy realy realy good day would love to put pics up but fishwrecked wont let me for some reason.

breaks its banks. Has anyone fished the river mouth in the past when this has happened, and what did you catch. cheers Pete

Last night i caught up with a few well known fishing identities(some are famous around perth if you ask them lol)Over a few drinks it was bought up that they may be starting an Ansa club and firing back up tagging programs and records ect.Many years ago i was a member and then the president of the now gone Northern Suburbs Sport Fishing Club.It was a great place to catch up and meet new people.We had all kinds of anglers from landbased to bluewater marlin and fad fishing.I was wondering if anyone would be interested in joining a club if it gets up and running.

has anyone had any experience getting fillets couriered from exmouth to perth? what company would be good to use?

Such a great afternoon after work decided to test my new Yo-Zuri jigs down Hillarys rocks, the ocean was flat as and the tide was really low with a full moon rising, never had one hit and stacks of blowies following the jig, my query is was it due to the conditions I was not catching squid and with the blowies chasing the jig does that mean the jig is working well?

hey all.

just a few questions that i would like to know bout what to use for trolling metro waters.

1. what knot do u guys tie from main line to leader? im using 15kg mono main line and mayb 100-150 lb leader. i tryed the albright but it was to bulky to go throught the guides with ease. should i just use a swivel to the leader?

2. if you use wire what type do u use? ive heard of single strand but i havent seen it so is there another one thats good?

3.i saw some clips from halco that i think a few people use. does anyone use them? and are they good?

ummm

yer i think thats all for now if i think of more ill add it.

cheers danno

Hey,

Might go for a fish Sunday morning @ Hillarys after having breakfast there.

I dont want to bring bait with me incase we stay for a while @ breaky.

What places sell bait close or at Hillarys marina?  Obviously open on Sundays.  Is there a bait/tackle shop actually at the marina?

While we're on topic, also keen to know of any after-hours (servos) close to that area. I dont usually drive pass any servos when i drive up that way.

Any feedback appreciated.

Cheers,
Alex.

http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/www.fishwrecked.com 

My mate sent these old photos of a Marlin with its bill stuck in a oil transfer pipe from a rig in Mexico

just some funny pics ive been sent

haya guys

                 i stumbled across golden ponds when searching for something on this site.

sounds like a bit of fun and a good place to take the kids, so i was just wanting to know

if its worth heading up there this time of year? also what ild expect to get now, im gessing just bream

Thanks for any help you can give

Enjoy

is anybody with a nice modified car, keen on going for a cruz on sunday.

no jap crap or stockies,

 some good old muscle car horse power.

meeting at the old captain munchies (freo) 10.00am for 10.30 depart, there is about 10+ cars already if everyone shows.

if interested follow this link to aussiev8 http://www.aussiev8.com.au/western-australia/32329-cruz.html or pm me for some more details

cheers

ron

hey, jus wondering if anyone could give me some advice on a new reel. ive got a 7 foot wilson rod, i think the line rating is about 10 to 20 pounds. i had a penn applause and i liked it but didnt last very long, price range between 200 and 300.

cheers

Hey

i am goin on mills charters this saturday and i can't wait i love going on charters, i think this is my fourth time with mills charters the last fish i caught was this samson fish attached with this =D it was my first samson fish i caught it well bottom fishing about a year ago, and i was just wondaring if anyone has been on mills what has been their best fish caught on one of their trips??

hey guys making a wooden cray pot in wood work at school

Just wondring what the rules and regs are on this what wood any ideas ect

Cheers

Dane

hey guys tomorrow afternoon im going to woodmans point with my dad (Hopefully) anyway

is anyone going down there tommorow if not i want to catch a feed of squid where is best the groyne or the jetty or where?

has anyone been down there lately?

Recreational boating enthusiasts will enjoy improved facilities at 22 locations from a fresh round of grants provided by the State Government’s Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme (RBFS).

Transport Minister Simon O'Brien said $1.87million was allocated, which followed confirmation in the recent State Budget of a significant boost to the scheme by at least $25million in the next four years.

The RBFS is managed by the Department of Transport and provides funding for new or improved facilities for recreational boat users.

Four projects in the metropolitan area received more than $877,000 in funding, including $400,000 to replace and widen the access road at Woodman Point.

"The South-West received the biggest allocation of the regional areas with more than $180,000 in grants, including $114,100 for improvements to the parking and launching ramp access at Gnarabup in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Boating is an incredibly popular activity in Western Australia and the RBFS assists by helping authorities provide infrastructure to meet the growing demand."

The Minister said the department had received 31 submissions requesting $4.4million in grants from Round 15, highlighting the demand for facilities and the scheme’s merit.

Mr O’Brien said the scheme fostered strong State and local government partnerships with other authorities for the benefit of the WA boating community.

Since its introduction in 1999, the RBFS had allocated $11.1million to 225 projects.

Further information about the RBFS is available at http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/rbfs or by contacting the RBFS officer on 9216 8917.

Minister's office - 9213 6400

Im heading down to Walpole next week. 

Wouldnt mind targeting some decent salmon, mulloway or black bream if there are around.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks