Edited from the Daily Mail story by Fiona Macrae  09th December 2009

Stretching along the shore as far as the eye can see, it is a galaxy of starfish.

More than 10,000 were left high and dry on the sands after choppy seas washed them from their feeding grounds. And unfortunately, nearly all perished, unable to get back to the safety of the water. The graveyard of orange and pink extends more than a quarter of a mile along the golden sands of Holkham Beach in Norfolk.

It is thought that the starfish had gathered near the shore to feast on their favourite food of mussels.

They are also most common between November and March - the time of the year when we experience bigger tides.

anyone can show me flatrock on googlemap?

He guys really want to catch a decent samson of perth we launch at hilaries do ya have to go out far or is it worth jiggin or lure around rotto ?

Im looking to replace my old penn ssm spinfisher 650 and can't decide whether or not to buy a brand new spinfisher 650 or get a new penn slammer, has anyone have or owned a slammer if you have could you tell me about it.

G'day fellas - any reports of anything out at the FADS yet? How long have they been in?

Hi folks, I've been out of the game for a while now due to work commitments & stuff & I seem to be a tad behind on the licence issuse.

Can someone simply tell me, do I need a licence to fish from my boat?

Does everyone need a licence to fish from my boat?

To all the staff there at The Tackle Shack & Oceanside Tackle, a merry christmas & a happy & safe new year. Thanx for all the informative advice, help & good spirit you have provided to us through this forum & your stores. Also to the many memers of FW also for their input. We look forward to catching up with some of you in the new year or even up at Exmouth in may. Be safe, enjoy & good fishing to everyone.  Rob

Im thinking of heading down cockburn Asi groyne and are wondering if any one has been down there lately if you have could you tell me what you caught, the conditions, time and the tackle/rigs you used.

All help is much appreciated

Interesting reading ......
Size limits
From December 16, some changes to size limits for various species will come into effect. These include:
• Removal of the maximum size for grey banded rock cod (state wide);
• New pink snapper size limit of 50 cm applies between Lancelin and Black Point, east of Augusta; and
• Removal of the slot limit for pink snapper in Metropolitan waters.

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/RecFishArrange/FAQ-Dec%202009.pdf

I have been using my fathers TLD 20 and 25 and a TICA reel I dont trust fully for the trolling up here around karratha. Looking to get 2 new reels for trolling and possible deeper bounching. Budget about $500 each. Prefer Alutechnos but nothing off that quality near this range some the best Shimanos will probably have to do.

I have my ideas but wonder what the experts think. Mostly for Macks, Tuna and the odd billie should the stray into the pattern!!

cheers

Neels

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience good or bad with ordering gear online, which sites are best? and how much are you up for taxes, shipping etc?

Alright guys - can you guess that lure?

The story - My old man and I are going for a father and son Fishing trip to Sharkbay/False Entrance in a few weeks, i was stocking up on lures as both he and i thought they were Halco Laser Pro's - 20 different lures later (mix between halco laser pro and rapala's he tells they arent right and dont work as well.

so i asked him where did he buy it, he replies "ranger" i reply back yeah i know they are the same...he goes no - shark bay ranger sold it to him. bugger!!!

so here is it - the last one that he kept as momentum.

PS - the bib has snapped off and sorry about photo quality (using camera phone)

Just saw this on the 7pm Project

SPECIAL REPORT: THESE pictures show WA conservationist Leon Deschamps sitting on a whale carcass and patting tiger sharks feeding on it.

He hopes the images will dispel what he says are ``myths'' that tiger sharks are bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters.

Scientists found the sharks feasting on the dead whale during a field trip to collect genetic samples as part of the Shark Bay Ecosystem Research Project in August.

Picture Gallery: See more extraordinary pictures

The sharks appeared almost indifferent to the close attention they received from Mr Deschamps and other conservationists perched atop their feast.

``Tiger sharks are not aggressive,'' Mr Deschamps said. ``And I thought the most effective way to demonstrate that would be by throwing ourselves into the middle of a feeding frenzy.

"They were sedate in their movements and far from aggressive, despite it being a time when they are supposed to be at their most ferocious. I think they enjoyed the experience.''

But a Department of Environment and Conservation spokesman warned that touching whales was illegal and people were encouraged not to interfere with sharks because of the risk of attack.

``This is highly irresponsible and dangerous behaviour and puts people's lives at risk,'' the spokesman said.

Mr Deschamps, 32, has been working with sharks for most of his life, and reiterated the department's warning to leave them alone, especially during feeding.

``The water (in Shark Bay) is so shallow that sharks can be better seen from a 4WD than a boat,'' he said.

He believes Shark Bay, with more than 40 shark species, has as much to offer as the popular tourist destination Monkey Mia, famous for its dolphins.

He said the former shire council had discouraged him from promoting the area's rich shark population, for fear that tourism would be negatively affected.

To aid conservation efforts, he is campaigning for acoustic monitoring devices to be placed along a 1000km stretch of Shark Bay coastline. He hopes the data will reveal the sharks' migratory routes and feeding patterns, which are relatively unknown.

He is also working to establish a database of images using the animals' distinctive dorsal fins so individual sharks can be recognised.

Local conservationists Trevor and Rhonda Humphries are so passionate about Mr Deschamps' project, they donated their retirement yacht to be used as a research vessel.

``All the research at the moment is done by international, mostly American or Canadian, researchers,'' Mr Deschamps said.

``I just want to see more Aussies involved in creating their own conservation programs in their own back yard.''

inbetween 2 guns at the moment the pelaj nemsis and the pelaj speckter both in the 1300 size has ne one had exp wih either

guys what do you freedivers do to increase breathhold ie training fitness anything really cause atm my down time is right up the sh#t and wouldnt mind fixing it asap
cheers brenz

hey guys  im looking for a fishing buddie ,i am 18 live SOR and i am  landbased  ,if anyone wants someone to go for a fish with . or doesnt mind someone tagging along just shoot me a pm.  cheers.

well a similar thread has been done before but it was quite a while ago and we have a lot of new members since so i figured it was worth another crack. Here is the thing, you have to single out your favourite region in WA and give us a "why" as well. You dont have to necessarily have fished the area, it might be somewhere you are yet to travel to.

Mine

well i must say i cant look past the Pilbara.

WHY: It has just about everything and for every level of experience. GT's, bills, trout, reds, mackies, rankins, all your snapper, barra, threadies, jack. you name it. We have the montes, dampier, thevenard, and about a million different creek systems to get lost in. I have only explored about half of the area, i reckon i will spend a lot of years looking at the rest...

If i had to be more specific i would have to say the montes, WHY? well the place is the whole experience, it is more than just the fishing. The place is simply breathtaking... I have been there three times this year and i feel like i have barely scratched the surface. So much to o so much to see and no where near enough time.

oh the memories, the only thing its missing is barra, even then i am not quite sure that is true......

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/lucky-tim-and-brad-do-montebello-islands

so what is yours?

On the weekend went out between scarborough and rotto chumed up the water all day with 2 game rods out with wire trace and balloons next thing a thresher come out of the water in between the balloons and took a small rod with a triton charter series reel of mine with a livey on it no wire trace and only 30 pound line we chased him for approx 2 hours he was jumpin out of the water gettin his whole body clear then charged straight at the boat and jumped about head height straight on the back of the boat and got stuck beetween the motor and the boat  was an awesome fight have it all on video does anyone no how to upload this

To service a over head reel north of the river, If not then i will have to make a trip to south street and see ryan / honsu

Any feed back guys

steve

does anyone know a tide site for dawsville cut or is thier not one.

Just wondering has anyone been down to Waroona and Harvey this week and whats the action been like??
Havent any success yet this season...well one quick rainy trip doesn't count.

Anyone tryed the new powerbait squid jigs made by Berkley have been reading about them in a few of the latest fishing magazines and so far they have been given a good write up but would be keen to hear of anyone that has used them I have quite a few jigs but hey another one wouldnt go astray plus when the squid are shut down maybe the powerbait would be a bonus and save me having to buy spray’s and scents.Meant to have been designed in Japan

Nathan

does anyone know if the fish are running in sound at the moment and were abouts i would be able to catch them in the sound

hey new here can anyone tell me how far out those barges are

hey all

 im wondering if any1 has been squidding l8ly shore based?

if u have wat has been the general size and wat colour jig hav u got them on?

cheers danno

any one having much luck off the hillarys rock walls, thanks

Hi all,

I've never really paid much attention to lunar cycles, tides and the like in the past - just gone and wet the line whenever I have felt like a fish. I recently picked up an Angler's Almanac and this has piqued a bit of an interest in the topic.

Currently the moon is in the 'waxing gibbeous' phase - about 95% of full and in decline.

I'm planning and heading out for a fish up at Cervantes tomorrow - targeting gardies in the arvo, Tailor at dusk and a decent sized shark on the big rig (I'll take anything though). Keen to hear what other people's experience has been like with the moon in this phase - particularly targeting those fish?

Cheers,

Buschy. :)

Solved.

I've been searching the fisheries website for 20 minutes now and i can't see to find the map for the area banned for crabbing in cockburn.

Can anyone help out?

Cheers

Adam