recently Bodie. But the big migration is still to happen apparantly.

Like your ideas Bodie.

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Conto's had a couple of avg sized schools swim through over the weekend so they will be heading up the coast for sure even though they were swimming in a southerely direction. (still can't figure that one out). Always funtime of year ,autumn.

So make sure your salmon chasing gear is all sorted.
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 There has been reports of salmon schools off albany.I think its time to dust of the beach rod.

 Cheers Uncle Stu

agreed stu...dust is off!!!

Need to restock the lure collection.

Goal this season is to get salmon on more then 1 type of popper!!!

sweet.

Looks like there might be around.

I havwe missed the action the last few year, either been down south too early or too late.

Might have it good this yr.
Now just have to hope for no rain on the weekend im there.

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Hi Guys,

What gear do you recommend for chasing Salmon?

i use a shimano baitrunner 6500 with 10kilo mono on a 12ft ozflex mate off the shore, have a ball chucken mulies atem. i supose it depends were ya wana fish 4 em.

Someone like Honshu loves to use a small spin rod and reel and chase them with lures. Others will be using big beachrods and reels and throwing out ganged mulies, etc.
If they are in close enougfh and thw the conditoins are right, then using light gear certainly increases the sporting aspect.

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a lot of the time it isnt so much what lure, or bait you use, because honestly samon in schoold will eat almost anything even if being chased by dolphins.

It comes down to casting distance really. Like colin said, if in close can chase with light flick rods if your keen.

Ive seen people catch salmon when fishing for whiting using prawns..they will eat almost anything!!!!!

always good to have a variety of lures about tho, when you find a school and there is 20 other people fishing aswell, the salmon can sometimes be a little warey of slices etc because so many are zipping through...good to have one or 2 that are totally different to the norm.

thanks for the Sticky..

Hope to see some reports soon!!!!

I have heard a few different reports all suggesting that the salmon are now moving down Albany way.

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According to http://www.marine.csiro.au/remotesensing/oceancurrents/Perth/latest.html the water temps have dropped a fair bit in the last week.

I've been checking this site out daily over the last 2 weeks. The temps have dropped a degree or two in the last two days or so.

Only a day or two ago all the water north of Cape Leeuwin was yellowish, around 23 degrees and the only colder water was east of Augusta.

Not far away now imo.

adam would be to tight to chuck up some shirts

tight lines

Yeh yeh Mick, ;) think I might be able to spare one for the comp.

There's been reports of schools/catches around the 5Kg mark.

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anymore reports come in yet???

I heard yesterday they were at walpole in big numbers....!! not sure if anyone can confirm this?

Very unusual not to see many pictures up already at this time of he season.

Well i am dusting down the kayak and checking the Bream gear, i am thinking of fishing 4-6 lb fireline,,hopefully i will get some this weekend.

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Wow.. Fishwrecked come a long way since I joined.. haha.. I hope to get some down Windy Harbour way... Looking forwar to the reports to come in.. I hope..

hey guys im new to WA living in mandurah well secret habor actually i go  out most days and all i seem to get is just  a cple rays can any1 offer any tips to location and bait it would be very much appreciated. also when do the salmon start to run up these ways?

Do you have a 4wd. If you do, White Hills is a pretyy good spot when the salmon come through.
Your best bet would be to head off early one morning, drive down to Hamelin Bay, Smiths Beach or somewhere like that. It would only be a few hours drive. They should be down that way now, or very soon.

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cheers colin ill have to go give it ago what about canal rocks does that get any action? it looks like a prime place for some fish have you got a preference on bait?

Canal Rocks can be a good spot,, try Mulies for bait.

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of the waves. Mulie, fresh cxaught whiting or herring fillets are all good. Metal lures are always worth a go.

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just wondering if anyone knows from past years . if there are salmon in denmark now whats the chances they will still be there in 2 weeks time . booked a holiday there just hopin they havent all passed through

went for a cast out at the dawesville cut yestaday and the salmon are here i saw a school of only bout 6 or 7 just cruzing along the rocks but they werent feeding i tryed everything but they just werent taking interest going out again tonight hopefully they are willing to take a hook ill let ya no

new to the site and just wondering wether or not salmon i would be able to catch salmon off the far end of the groyne at port beach. if not were can i catch them in the metro area?

i caught a few salmon/trout the other day. rapala xraps seem to drive them nuts, they wouldnt go near anything else, one decent size of about 3kg but the rest were just trout, still had quite prominent spots. but still great fun none the less on 4lb bream gear.

Was down at Meelup all day Tues Wed Thurs with my work. Didnt even see a hint of a salmon. Each evening had the pro's come down and sit in the car park for a bit, scanning the beach then headed off. Guess they can't be to far off if the pro's are driving around with tinnie and net in tow.

Had a customer tell me his mate was fishing last Tuesday at Bunkers Bay and there was a school right in the bay and ppl were getting fish off the beach!  He's said his mate has found them there twice in the last 2 weeks!

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looking good for the metro salmon?

Fingers and toes crossed......

My moneys on Easter,,can't wait,was supposed to be at Hammy bay this weekend but van played up,,,,,,,,so i will wait for them to come to me,,

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Not even a hint of salmon here at hamelin bay yet either

Water is very warm.

the locals have said only 1 school has been netted off the beach here last monday, but none have been caught by anglers.

Apparently big schools off Augusta but not coming in.

Dead here at the moment, still big swell and westerlies making it impossible to even get the boat out.

They were at Yeagarup on Sunday. See post I put up.

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Just back from 2 weeks at hamelin bay

what can i say.... only 1 school of salmon seen... pretty quiet

We did endup getting stuck with the whale situation down there.

Actually we found them and alerted everyone about it, ended up being a huge operation down there.

And for those who dont know, the piucture on the frotn of the west on tuesday was of all of us, taken by Tailor Marc.

Found a school on friday caught 2 just off the west end of rotto ,and Saturday we also found a school smashing bait fish on the surface spewing my phone battery died as they were smashing the surface and leaping . Good fish very healthy around the 5kg mark.

I spent from 3pm till 7pm Saturday and 2pm till 6pm Sunday fishing the salmon holes in Albany and managed to bring pull in 2 herring and 1 whiting (not on my slamon rig but on the wifes rig).

The rock fsherman were pulling a few in, but then they had to contend with the black stuff - I am very wary of that stuff.

People I spoke to said the salmon had been running earlier on each day and that cables had also been productive.

 I guess it just weant meant to be for me.

Have they hit metro beaches yet or is the current still to warm?

Cheers

Ben  

Wanderer, but there are reports of some being caught at North Mole, so there is a chance they might show up soon.

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I was told tims thicket was firing on the weekend. Spewin i postponed my trip to whitehills. Will maybe try my luck down there this weekend.

cough, swanbourne, cough hahaha

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driving back into town today and saw an unusual amount of locals driving with rods in cars, yep, salmon have hit hard, eagle bay areas are teaming with them,

going down tomorro

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wonder if they will hit the local spots soon or keep having a holiday at rotto

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Nathan

Hey

Got my first salmon for the year today down at north beach, wasnt even chasin em but got one off a live whiting, had 2 more whiting chopped in half by a small bite, most likely little salmon.

Just thought id let ppl know theyre around metro atm,

Cheers

Nice Work Cuthbad

 Did you try any soft plastics or slices??

Ben 

goin down to coogee this saturday to try my luck, i heard there everywhere now?

weree you using a ballon above your livie?

got 2 off bunbury cut yesterday wasnt a school just a few straglers i guess

a mate said hes been getting a few off challenge beach kwinanna sunrise sunset about four 3-4kg

Went to windy harbour near north cliff and caught 18 salmon all up.