Exmouth reds
Submitted by _salty__dog_ on Sat, 2026-01-17 14:19
Hey all, taking my son up to Exmouth for the first time over Easter. I have a 6.5m Northbank so happy explore and put in miles. We have never been there but would love to get him onto a red emperor or trout. Dont need marks but if anyone had advice that would be great! I have been looking at charts and am thinking 15-20km North of North West cape may be a good starting point. I have all the gear but no idea 
(No idea in Exmouth!) Plenty of fishing in shark bay so I well aware of what the tax man can be like !!!
Much appreciated!
sunshine
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Halbey Bank SW of the Cape in 120 metres
Plenty of trout and reds but getting them past the sharks is hard work
sunshine
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Halbey Bank SW of the Cape in 120 metres
Plenty of trout and reds but getting them past the sharks is hard work
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Halbey Bank SW of the Cape in 120 metres
Plenty of trout and reds but getting them past the sharks is hard work
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Halbey Bank SW of the Cape in 120 metres
Plenty of trout and reds but getting them past the sharks is hard work
squidvicious1
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same distant out from
same distant out from vigilant passage (study you maps) should get you the same results,,plus slow trolling a bait on a skirt on the way out and in should get a nice mackie.
_salty__dog_
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Thanks mate. Ive been
Thanks mate. Ive been studying maps a fare bit so hopefully find some ground
davewillo
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Fished there plenty but
Fished there plenty but mostly for pelagics so I'm no use!
PGFC member and lure tragic
_salty__dog_
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Pelagics will definitely be
Pelagics will definitely be on the cards, more fun imo
sunshine
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All the pelagics you want ....anchor on a current line
And drift fish gar or mulies unweighted .....if the current is too strong just add a small ball sinker to get the bait down a little. Spaniards, yellowfin and shark macks common as with the bonus of some huge spangled emps. We even hooked sails and marlin using this method out of a tinny
_salty__dog_
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Will do, I usually float a
Will do, I usually float a mullie when I fish here in Perth but never had anything but a cuttlefish grab it. Is bait usually pretty accessible from the local tackle store?
sunshine
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Bait freely available in Exmouth
And both gardies and mulies work equally well, rig so that they are swimming in the current
_salty__dog_
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Yeh ok cheers. Might take
Yeh ok cheers. Might take some local octopus up with me too