Heard this from Tony down at Walpole:

The wind was blowing but nothing stops good fisherman fron going fishing and we did. 30cm over the bar and a large swell but we still got out and had the Southern Cross verticle for one stage, but still managed to go and do three drifts for 7 fish. 3 big red snapper, one queeny and a dhufish all in 10 minutes before realising that we shouldn't be out there. A good weekend over all and plenty of crown larger to wash it all down, will keep in touch.

Exmouth Fishing Report - 2nd DEC 2005 - Provided by Scotty.

(Article written by Jeni Lerch)

The festive season is upon us, or should I say ‘feastive’ as many of us seem to eat far too much! A good way to work it off is by getting our there with a rod and reel in your hand and walking the beaches with some soft plastics. If you’re really keen, a walk from Bundegi towards the Navy Pier with heavy duty rods and poppers rigged with barbless hooks will probably give you a good run for your money. That’s exactly what keen angler Mark Grant from Karratha did this week, landing himself a few decent giant trevally around the 18kilo mark. Despite the fact that the sun was hot during the days and the winds were strong around the west side at times, he managed to cover most of the coast from Pilgramunna north, carefully releasing all his catches.

Gavin Miller and his partner Alison from Perth were fishing up here for quite a few days and caught everything they dreamed of from their tinny including queenfish at Cooper Shoal, trevally and a huge Queensland groper. The groper had a quick snap shot and was returned to the water. The baits used were mainly squid and mulies and Gavin is pictured this week holding up one of the great catches.

The gulf has continued to fire with Joe Reynolds chasing the multitudes of mack tuna in schools that can be seen busting up the bait balls on the surface. Joe headed out with Brad Robertson for a few hours during the afternoon when the gulf turned to glass and the pair had to use the stealth mode on the fish as they tried to elude the noise of the engine. Using patience the boys drifted close the school and waited until the school came within casting distance. They then cast out Halco slices and whip tail jigs which hardly returned to the boat without a fish attached.

Learmonth Jetty has been productive with reports of large queenfish and plenty of squid. The odd dog mackerel has been showing up and dugongs playing in the shallows north of the jetty is a great sight, especially for the kids.