Carnarvon jetty fishing report

Had a mate up here for a few days after he pit crewed for the Gassy Dash so on the Monday we went for a spin over to the river mouth,resulting in 2 hours of tossing bits of metal round for not even a chase let alone a strike!

Motored out to the barge ,dropped anchor and for the next hour and a half all we got were a couple of nibbles from fish smaller than baby poddy whiting ,they felt so small.So up stakes and home.While we were at the ramp 3 blokes in a big tinnypulled in,they had 2 good size mulloway to show off caught out near the end of the jetty.

Come Tuesday it was off to the jetty,I started off with a just undersized pinky and a 54cm one just after.We nearly got wet by a shark doing a massive splash not ten feet from the boat and another one not 15 minutes later 30 feet away.It looked like a big bronzie around 10-11 foot.Leon got in the act by getting 2 big nor west blowies and me getting a shark mackie of some 60cm.Change of tactics,we started baitcasting whole mulies resuting in some 8-10 shark macks coming in and only 3 being kept for an old mate back in the park.We even donated the size pinky to an old couple who were fishing not far away with not a fish coming on board their tinny.Not a mulloway to be seen but who cares we had a line in the water and thats all that mattered.

Had a quick look at the jetty repairs today and it looks like it won't be too long before the gap is closed and jetty re opened.Keep tuned and I will let you all know when it happens

sorry no shots turned out,all over exposed---i think Leon may have sabotaged them because he was in most holding up blowies and a couple of big catfish HaHa


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Good report there Carnarvonite

Thu, 2009-11-05 20:58

The mackies would have been a lot of fun. Bait casting mulies is a great way to fish.
And thanks for the update on the jetty

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Tailor

Wed, 2009-12-23 21:07

I've pulled some massive tailor from the 1 mile jetty  just before it burnt ing the middle and have caught a couple of  mulloway but i would go  to the end of the jetty.

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sounds like fun watching

Thu, 2009-11-05 23:19

sounds like fun watching them sharks stiring things up a bit, spose the locals are hanging to get to the end again

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great report carnarvonite

Fri, 2009-11-06 06:50

good to c leon caught a fish even know most were s#$t fish,well done leon ,still afue fish on the jetty after all

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nice work on the fish! do

Fri, 2009-11-06 13:22

nice work on the fish! do you think the jetty will be open by xmas?

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Jetty

Fri, 2009-11-06 18:37

By all reports it should be open by the end of this month but there is still a lot to be done down towards the end because they haven't been able to get there for a couple of years