We were out fishing Thursday at Exmouth getting into a few Reds and Rankins when this Sailfish decided to Deprive my  Red of a strip bait of Trev .

So much for all the Hype on Teasers, lures and switch baits,just chuck out a lump of Trev "LOL" 

PS IForgot the Yellow Croc 

i am going to cockburn sound with a mate on his 4.2m boat tomorrow. can anybody tell me were we should try for either snapper, mulloway, squid, bontio,skippy or good whiting or anything along those lines. thanks

hi guys,

it is my close friends anniversary of his 3 year olds sons death tomoro. Every anniversary he goes fishing. This year he is unemployed and my boats starter motor has died AND the coil snapped for the pull start. Is there any one going out tomoro on their boat that has room for one more. He struggles with life on this day and it would mean the world to the people that love him if he could go out and perform his little ritual of fishing on the day . Please guys put yourself in his shoes. At 24 years old he lost his only son. pm me or call on 0449627760

Thanks heaps

 Jo

Hey guys,

Just been speaking to a mate of mine and he was saying that a charter boat out of coral bay got smashed by a wave and some punters got injured. Ambulance's got called so must be some major injuries.

Does anyone know anything as heading up in a couple of weeks

cheers

what do people expect when they go to a tackle store.

Does anyone know if the entry forms have been posted for the Mackeral Island Billfish Classic that is suspose to happen in August. Good ole team C-Wirthy want to fish this event but we still havent heard of the forms being released.

I am headind down to busso for the long w/e.  I was down there for anzac day and got a good haul of KG whiting.  Would they still be about now or is it too late in the year?  If not KG what is worth targeting down there?  I might be taknig down my little tinnie or be shore based

I would appreciate some advice as I am not that famliar with the fishery down there.

On nightshift at the moment and just heard over the VHF that 6mtr quintrex has just run a ground on Conflict reef (Hampton Harbour, Dampier). All 5 onboard taken off to hospital with injuries and the boat high and dry until the AM high tide. Just goes to show you can never be too careful and one would think a boat this size would a have a sounder & gps onboard too.

Fozz

I am selling a navman 4500 sounder it is a very good colour echo i am just upgrading so the account departments said sell the navman first if u are interested just post on here and i will work from there i hope to get $500 to easy the pain i am south of the river and i do have the manual it is a dual frequency 50/200 600w no damage or call 0411189862

Not sure when they're going to land but I saw a mention of these online;

Saltist Lever Drag Conventional Single and Two Speed Casting Reels combines a compact, lever drag design with the free-spool ability to easily toss live baits and hardware. Saltist LD features include: Choice of single or two speed models, Fast, One Touch gear shift, Six CRBB corrosion resistant ball bearings, Precision stainless steel gears, helical-cut for smooth, powerful winding, Ultimate Tournament carbon drag (UTD), Offset power handle with round speed knob, Aluminum frame and left sideplate are one solid piece for unmatched strength, Dual system Infinite Anti-Reverse (single speed models), Precision ratchet Anti-Reverse (two speed models), and Machined aluminum spool.

The STTLD20 weights 415g, max drag of 22lb, 6.3& 3:1 ratios, anh has a capacity of 210yds of 20lb mono or 260yds of 40lb braid for $290US.

What is everyone doing for the long weekend??

Metro?? Traveling??

Any spots worth a try??

Been heading to flatrocks every weekend would love

to meet some new people that go there often.

For sale Shimano Backbone elite for sale. bought for $170 selling for $130 . its a 6'6 model brand new.

Will work out pickup or postage if interested.

Send pm if you want further details

Hi guys

I have been fishing out deep lately and getting Ruby,Greyband but no Hapuka,Blue eye trevalla

Has anyone been out the back of Rotto and got Hapuka,Blue eye trevalla if so what depth do I need to be in and are they out there?

Also I have been looking at Electric Reels does anyone have one and what type do you have and are they worth the $$$

Thanks hope you can help

Just wondered if anyone could tell me a good quality boat motor cover that aint going to cost me the family farm.. Its for a 4stroke 75hp Merc  Cheers!

Does anyone know where you can jig for sambos in the area you dont need  an epirb as i cant afford one yet and really need to hook into one of them steamtrains. Co-ordinates would be greatly appreciated as well (but not if its your secret spot). Thanks

Hey me and some mates going fishing one Saturday. our choices are a night for sharks or anything like that of woodman point or going out on his boat during the day. what are ur recommendations? if it is out on the boat then we wont really be able to go out to far because it is only 4.2m. what sorta bigish or good fish are out there and were do we get em?and don't worry we don't eat any of the fish it just mainly for the fun and photos. so dont have to worry about us getting undersized or anything we don't care as long as it is fun that's y we want more bigger fish

um i was just wondering im going out of cockburn sound on friday on a little 2.5 m dingey 3.5 hp

i dident want to go out far just a km or 2 does any one no what biting there at the moment and what bait to use and stuff

any help would be grateful

I am note sure if I have missed some recent news, but I was wondering what happened to the travelling lure that made its way to Exmouth. I would love to hear some updates of its exciting adventures.
Thanks, Colin Hay

I am having trouble uploading photos into a post - follow the procedure as per Adam's instructions the other day but with a 600 meg or even a 350 meg image it tells me the image is too large - where am i stuffing up?

Has anyone heard of any catches of salmon from off the beach's after the big blow we just had??? Going to spend a night or two @ Whitehills this weekend in hope there might be one or two about.

Up for auction is the reel of Trilene i posted about yesterday. This was not what i ordered and i have bought braid to load my reels since purchasing this. This is a 2100m reel of 16.40kg Berkley Trilene Ultra Sensitive clear mono. Seems to be excellent line from the replys to my post and the online reviews. No point in me keeping it even given the number of bust offs from hooking Australia i seem to get. All proceeds to Fishwrecked and i will cover the postage - winner to preferably pay Fishwrecked direct or they can DD to me and i will pay or send Adam a cheque. Oops- closes when i fire up my computer on Tuesday morning June 2nd.

crazy stuff

http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/rock-fisherman-brave-waves/

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25545506-948,00.html

Hi guys

Has anyone fished in Tanah Bali  going in 2 mths for a fish and a hoilday

Never been fishing in bali

I was just wondering is the salmon are still around rottnest island as i might be going there the week after next week,which part of rottnest will there be any?cheers

HI guys,

I'm now in sydney, quite new here was from WA but just got tranfered here! just wondering anybody knows their way of fishing in sydney particular. any tips will be great.

Cheers guys!!

Hi all,

A story and £££questions about prawning

 We where in our way back to the east freo "rip off" ramp after a Sunday arvo squiding session and saw a heap of people set up for prawning in Rocky bay.

Next night (Monday 25/05/2009) we thought we'd give it a go with scoop nets. I was amazed at how many boats where out. 

(1) If anyone was there that night, is that a normal amount of boats?

Anyway, my mate got called into work :( so after an hour and a half we had caught 150 between us. a great feed and averge size was 15cm with a few biggies in there too. 

 It promted me to find out more about swan iver prawns and the best info after a short google search found this http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/media/index.php?0000&mr=402

 I'm assuming the prawns we caught where the king prawns. (2) is this true?

(3)Does anyone  have more info on the life cycle of these prawns?

(4) What is the best time to catch them? Our effort last night where mearly a fuke 

(5) how has the history been on th swan river prawns? good years/bad years etc?

Any info would be greatly appreciated

A 

Hi all, New to the site, however been a regular guest for bit of time now, I fish out of point peron so will probably bump into a few of you hopefully in the coming future.

I am chasing a little advice heading up to exmouth shortly and looking at trying to get onto some reds, and trout. Headed up last year without much success, seemed every local we spoke to had a different idea of where to head.

I understand no one will give you exact locations thats fair enough, however a general idea would be much appreciated.

Kind Regards

jay

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It could possibly be the dream job of every fisherman around the Top End…

The Territory Government has appointed a new barramundi scientist to research and monitor this important fishery.

The Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries, Kon Vatskalis, today welcomed Dr Thor Saunders to his role as senior research scientist at Berrimah Research Farm.

“Fishing is more popular in the Territory than anywhere else in Australia and it’s no secret the mighty barramundi is highly valued by all Territorians and has cultural significance for many Indigenous groups,” said Mr Vatskalis.

“Dr Saunders has been given the job to research this iconic fish to determine the numbers and age structure of barramundi across different waterways in the Northern Territory.

“He is also attempting to determine the environmental factors that are important in influencing the growth and reproduction of barramundi – which ultimately means big barra and more of them!”

Mr Vatskalis said the reputation of the iconic sportfish draws thousands of visitors and locals to the NT’s rivers each year in the hope of catching a barramundi over the magical one metre mark.

“The commercial fishery is worth more than $5 million to our economy every year while supplying fresh Territory barramundi to some of Australia’s top restaurants.

“We need to ensure that we have sound scientific information on barramundi stocks, so we can make informed decisions regarding the sustainable management of the fishery.”

Chasing a penn international 975 with lever drag. If anyone has one they might like to sell. please PM me. Many thanks