I know you said you didn't want to drive far (who does?) but there are heaps of big herring (up to 29cm) at the Mandurah Old Traffic Bridge on the incoming tide. Just a flick rod and a soft plastic is all you need!

Looks like the metro salmon season is going to be a write-off. This time last year, if you fell out of a boat at West End, you'd hit more fish than water. This time around it doesn't even appear that they've reached Augusta yet!

i think because we have had the warmer weather it will be a little later this year thats all price to pay for the macks this season

 Thanks Auslobster,

I'm more of a bait kinda guy - what kinda plastic would you use? - what else can you catch off the bridge?

 You can usually get herring off the Moles, you can always try the northern beaches such as cottesloe, grant street and swanbourne fo tailor and your normal bread and butter species

 Try a beach called Tims Thicket that is near Mandurah, I have had alot of cracking days there with Herring, Mullet, Tarwhine, Whiting and my dad got busted off a few times by some huge Salmon. Sometimes those Salmon were so hungry they would basically beach then selves chasing the mullet. Use pillies cut into cubes and salted pilchards are also great. All you need is a paternoster rig and about 15lb leader. 

 THanks Spinnerak and Dan - will check them out.

Especially Tim's Thicket

Cheers

Tim

 your welcome mate, if you need anymore info just ask.

 You have to pick your day down at Tim's Thicket, a couple of times it has been fish less and others it has been chockers. Just get a nice sunny day with light to moderate winds and a small to medium swell and you will do fine. There's a rip to the right of the entrance that would hold some big fish and very large herring. To the left or straight ahead is where your 'family beach' is and where you'll get the bread and butter fish. There are some limestone boulders around, so watch out as it can be fustraighting constantly snagging up on them.