Anybody know best spots Margaret river region for whiting/herring

 any good or bad reviews on this rod was thinking about getting one to match with a saltiga expedition 5500h has any one used this rod before ?

What's the story with Cockburn crabs?
Mate of mine that has come with me a few times loves to dive for crabs. Few spots I've taken him are always outside the sound because of the ban.....
Picks up his own boat last week and takes the family out on Saturday. Lines of pots straight in front of Palm Beach ramp all the way to the causeway.
Got pulled over by Dep of Transport who continued to assure him there was no ban on taking crabs in the sound. The argument went back and forward for a few minutes while they pointed out everybody crabbing from tinnys and all the moored boats with pots hanging off the back.
So he dived and bagged out in 20 mins.

I appreciated that DOT are not fisheries but a bit of cross agency education would definitely not go astray.

 First off, I would like to give a big thank you to Andy (sea-kem) and Jye (Curndog).  They heard I haven't had crays for awhile and gave me some for my family. Fken top blokes!! 

Anyway, I was going to do an Asian dish but the missus wanted to grill the crays.  When I got home from work today, the missus asked me to relax and she'll prepare dinner.  5 minutes later, she wanted me to cook coz she reckons I'm the better seafood cook. Lol

I kept the dish simple.  Melted butter, garlic and cheese.  Sprinkled some chopped Vietnamese mint when I plated.

Tasted great!

 Wellllll it looks like we are going to have a cracker couple of days coming up Wednesday and Thursday. I'll be taking the Wednesday off to get out there, swell is down, wind is down probably the best days yet this summer. I'm touching facking wood as I type so as not to stuff it up. Who else is going wide? 

Hi guys

Ive just purchased a furuno 588 with a tm260 and reading the manual and trying the settings it says you cant use the rezboost, bottom discrimination or accu fish if you have the 1kw or 600 watt transducer selected in the settings

Was hoping someone can confirm this is correct or am I wrong, seams very weird that this would be correct

Any info would be appreciated 

Thanks

 I just defrosted some crays to put on the BBQ for lunch. One of them has totally pink flesh. It is a white. Is it ok to eat or will it go mushy or something? Cheers

A grounp of us are planning a boat fishing trip up North staying out Yardie homestead/caravan park and proberly launching from Tantabbiddi ramp in early August.

Is there any tips, tricks, suggeston, areas to head to, or storys of other trips out there that might help?

Thanks in Advance

 hi guys

I am still new to freshwater fishing and l mainly target redfin perch but with not much luck l have been out to both harvey and welly dams with no fish tryed the collie river and only caught one tiny reddie l have also tryed a dam and caught 3 tiny reddies. I have caught all my reddies on the rmg scorpian. I want some help with any spots that can produce decent size reddies what lures, bait, rigs anything that will help me catch reddies.

Thanks in advance

 Anyone know if there are size and bag limits on western butterfish?

not wanting to deplete the ocean of them, just looking to keep some for north west baits.

going for a whiting fish tomorrow and usually catch a heap as by catch (normally release them all). Wouldn't mind keeping a couple as baits for fishing the northwest (vac pack some)

cheers

scano

Enjoy

G'Day all,

I'm heading to Coral Bay in a few months with the boat, missus and kids.  I was up there last year for the first time but didn't get much luck.  My problem is I'm reluctant to head out too far with the kids on board (3 under 5).  Can anybody offer any advice or some areas to start looking not too far out past the reef (or PM some spots if you're feeling charitable...hey I can only ask and hope).  I have been told once before that you can find some fish on some lumps in the Bateman Bay area near the north passage, has anybody ever given it a crack here?

Cheers

Steve

 Hey was just wondering wat peoples oppinions on using wire for tuna is. Never fished for them but am doing it this year plus fishing for mackies. Iv done abit of research that says they dont like it but was wondering if anyone on here has spun/live baited on wire and picked up tuna before?

 Hello,  anyone got any recommendations for game fishing charters over in Tasmania? Looking to head over April for a few days. Not that bothered about target species. Maybe tuna, or even broadbill if it's the season. Cheers Rob. 

Hi good people of FW.

We're heading up to Exxy later this year, and I'm looking for a rod that I can use for Queenies, Spanglies and Trevors, but also have a sporting chance on fun sized GT's.  I want something light that I can cast all day, maybe around the 7-8 foot mark so I can use it from boat and shore. Probably casting slices, poppers, plastics and baits.  Thinking of pairing it up with a Spheros SW 8000 or 10000, maybe with 20kg braid. I've got rods up to 10kg covered, so was looking for something around the 10-20kg mark.

Probably prefer a 2 piece, but not essential.

Thanks.

TJ

Still haven't ticked this off the list but I've got a good feeling about this year.  Just after some tips on preferred times and tides I should be targeting these off the rocks (Freo/Coogee)

Going to have a go at this the next few mornings (Super long weekend!!)

 G'day guys. Can any recommend a mobile marine mechanic to service my 175 verado outboard! I live in Hamilton Hill. I'd like to get it sorted before a trip down south chasing the dhuies. Thanks

I was wondering as a rough guide how long it would take from Ascot area in the river to Rottnest in a 25ft fibreglass with 150HP outboard. Obviously conditions pending just curious just scheduling out a trip.

Cheers,

 Hi guys

Taking the family down to Busselton for a break. We aren't too far from Port Geographe Marina so are looking to launch from there. (4.2m runabout) the marina doesn't have any wash down facilities, are there any around Busselton at all? 

Cheers!

g

Hi all -----  Last weekend , I tried to find the new reef off Mandurah but had no luck  as my GPS was not easy to read and the Recfish  coordinates were in decimal degress so maybe my conversion was a bit off.   I also found it to be a bit far out as I rarely go beyond the 5 fathom Bank reef.  Just wondering if anyone else has been there and how is the fishing there.  Does it look promising ???

Hi everyone, thinking of going crabbing on Thursday morning with the scoops but wondering what time is best to get there?

thanks,

lachie

 Are there any Marron upstream from Nannup or is the Blackwood still to salty.

 Hi all,

Anyone know where would be good to give prawn drag netting a go?

Would love to get back to the old family times of dragging a net around and cooking up a BBQ for the kids!

Does anyone know how to convert usr v4 files to something viewable on a computer?

I am waiting on my new Lowrance unit and wanted to see some files I have got off another unit. 

Thanks for the help

 Mate has a VRO 1989 V4 115HP Outboard that is taking up to 15 or twenty times to start when cold first start in the mornings. If you give it two much manual choke and over rev it when cold an audio alarm comes up. After we get the motor going it runs like dream and normaly starts fine for the rest of the day. It has us both scrating our heads as to how we can fix this annoying problem. Mate has googled before and some guys said to disconnect the oil injection and go back to pre mixing but we both thuoght that was to radiclal and could damage the engine. 

 Any help would be awsome thank i am sure my mate would donate a carton of piss for someone who can help fix.

Thanks again Greg

 Hay guys, iv just moved up from bunbury to perth and was just wondering about any good fishing spots, estuary/rocks/beach. To fish for tailor/herring or anything you guys think would be best to fish for around this time. Have alot of old tackle 4-5 years old so im also looking at buying some new stuff if there is anything that will help me catch some fish give me a heads up :)

I have a normal fiberglass rod 7" and may be looking to get a good beach rod if there are any suggestions. Just starting to fish again after 4-5 years. Any help would be awesome as i was wanting to go out all tonight/tommorow morning and night. Also dont have a 4wd

Has anyone bothered to read this drivel today?

Apparently some snowflake unburdening his guilty conscience is news these days....

https://thewest.com.au/news/fishing/i-quit-fishing-after-an-encounter-off-perth-made-me-realise-i-was-an-arsehole-ng-b88355189z

Hello All,

I've been watching a fair few Australian fishing videos on Youtube lately (often east coast), and I notice people are always using brag mats, rulers, etc... to measure fish, but I never see them using a fisheries ruler sticker. Does anyone know if the stickers are just a Western Australian thing? I love the stickers, and find them so useful, I'm surprised I never see them in any videos.

 Hi,

Just after some advice please, drove down the beach fro Whitehilles to Myalup on Saturday and the stretch between Whitehills and Preston was covered in fishermen,  what wwould they be chasing?

Cheers

Dave

Hi Guys

I'm fairly new with fishing in the sound and still learning.

I've caught squid and herring from a boat around success bank, parmelia bank, carnac etc but each time we try and fish for whiting in these areas in the sand banks all we get are blowies and trumpeters. I use a pre-made whiting rig and squid for bait with very little luck.

Wondering if the more experienced fishos here can offer some advice.

Thanks in advance.