quobba feb/march
Submitted by Gaffatron on Wed, 2012-08-08 11:13
hey all,
thinking of doing a week quobba trip in feb/march from what i have read on here so far my best bet will be spinning or bottom bouncing, unless the easterly winds come to the party, do many ppl have luck with spinning from whistlers and getting macks/tuna? and are they around at that time of the year?
any info would be great, cheers!
black gen
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i live in carnarvon but dont
i live in carnarvon but dont fish the cliffs. but the macks are usually down south at that time of the year. the water temp is way to hot for them
good luck
carnarvonite
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Wind
We still have strong SE turning to S-SW winds at that time of the year so that closes out any thought of ballooning. The mackies have gone south as Black Gen has said but there are a few tuna about though not in big numbers like later in the season.
Bottom fishing can be reasonable for spanglies etc if you can get a line in.
Gaffatron
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i read somewhere that the
i read somewhere that the spanish macks go south but the shark macks are still around?
carnarvonite
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Spoilt
We are spoilt and don't bother chasing those things. Not something that I chase so cannot give reliable advice on
Gaffatron
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fair enough, would i have a
fair enough, would i have a better chance at trying to get into steep point and go for them there or are they still further south?
carnarvonite
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Steep
Anywhere down that way from Steep point south, kalbarri, Wagoe, Port Gregory all will produce mackies at that time of the year and may have offshore breezes as well to allow ballooning.
crasny1
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That time off the Year???
Hot as hell. Nights similar. Flies will carry you away. Cyclone comes down and drowns you first, then blows you away. As Carnarvonite said wrong winds. Camping with no way of cooling. Im from Karratha but the thought of doing that in the heat for a few days etc doesnt sound like fun. A day or two maybe, after that you will be miserable.
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carnarvonite
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Classic
And after all that you are still here and loving it.
With the wind still up around that time of the year we still get about 32 deg each day but if it drops or goes to the east then we cook with 40+
Hard to believe but they get more days over 35 in Perth each year than we do up here, the wind gives us the shits but we'd rather that than the heat
Gaffatron
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haha thanks for your input
haha thanks for your input cransy, we were in coral bay January last year, and the heat: i loved it! nights were bit uncomfy, might have a squizz into steep point be similar distance travel at the end of the day, thanks for ur info carnarvonite been a great help!
Iceman
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Cyclones
Need to be aware that cyclones are still coming down the coast. We did our first trip to Quobba in Feb 2009. A week before cyclone went inland, flooded the Gastcoyne River. We got as far a Carnavon and were stuck there for 24hrs. Turned the water green. Had no luck. Had booked 2 weeks left after 1 with only bottom fish to show for our efforts and that was hard work.
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Same , i had full tears
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