Yanchep & Two Rocks
Submitted by bfleay on Thu, 2011-01-27 21:41
Hi.
I'm heading up to either Yanchep or Two Rocks on Sunday and have not fished the area before. Any suggestions on which area's to give a crack? and what can I expect fish wise?
Cheers.
bfleay
spanishmackeral
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i had a short sesh a while
i had a short sesh a while ago up there at yanchep lagoon,
the lagoon (dont remember it crystal clear, so dont quote me) is a beach with about 10metres of water with sand bottom which goes onto a shallow reef (ankle deep, although wouldnt go there in high swell) for about 5metres, at the end is a drop to about 10-15m.
got there a bit late according to all the locals who were on there way home (bout 9am). still threw out an unwaited mulie and waited, was about 15mins later i got a huge run, but somehow forgot i only had 15lb leader on (defenately a mulla) as no head shakes like the ray i hooked next, wouldve been about 30 seconds and i got the infamous tink from the leader snapping clean..... i just stared down straight into the water so none of the other blokes (who were looking at me with the bottom jaw in the ocean as they had probably been there since 5am and hadnt got a sniff) would see me curse. as i was looking down i could spot some sort of pipe (anyone know what it is) which i think he busted me on.
havent tried anywhere else up there, but good luck
bfleay
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Cheers.Were you casting from
Cheers.
Were you casting from the shore of from the reef?
spanishmackeral
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off the end of that reef, its
off the end of that reef, its sorta hard to explain but really bad days id imagine it would be unfishable
Leemo
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google maps. not sure if
google maps. not sure if nearmap goes that far up....
bludgin' since 94'
Leemo
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sure it was a mulla? im
sure it was a mulla? im thinking more like a large tailor or a small shark. weve got both of them up that way lately ;)
bludgin' since 94'
spanishmackeral
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couldve been, definately
couldve been, definately wasnt bitten off as there was a tonne of chaffing all the way up the leader (the half i had left anyway). i wasnt the happiest bloke when i realised id only bought light leader (15lbish) and left the big stuff at home
Leemo
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mmm. ive found theres not a
mmm. ive found theres not a lot for something to bust you off on, up that way.. once youve gotten past the reef obviously. my guess is a small (5kg) shark, either blacktip or bronzie.
bludgin' since 94'
spanishmackeral
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may just have to go up there
may just have to go up there and proove you wrong
sounds like a good salmon spot, do they go up that far?
bfleay
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I assume if the swells to
I assume if the swells to much to get on the reef you cast from the shore near near the mouth of the lagoon (north end)?
Leemo
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yep, in line with the blue
yep, in line with the blue house if im not mistaken!
bludgin' since 94'
bfleay
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Great! Cheers..
Great! Cheers..
One Eyed Phil
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weather
I'd be seriously checking the weather forecast for sunday if i was you!!!
Phil
spanishmackeral
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lonley man with a graphite
lonley man with a graphite tip standing out in the middle of the water, paints a scary picture IMO
Silk200611
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Same id be keeping a eye on
Same id be keeping a eye on the weather before u or anyone head anywere on sunday, LOOKS like a lil cyclone action.. Put a end to my plans as was heading up that way (off shore) on sunday as well...
Call me Brad as that's my name..
bfleay
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Yeah thanks. I've been keepn
Yeah thanks. I've been keepn an eye on reports from willyweather and not planning on going out on the reef. If the morning stays reasonable then I will be planning of casting from the shore and calling it quits late morning
Silk200611
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try seabreeze.com thats a lil
try seabreeze.com thats a lil bit better for wind reports
Call me Brad as that's my name..
MattMiller
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I've found that
seabreeze will forcast slightly stronger winds then willy weather. Just look at both and take a line down the middle.
Leemo
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i check seabreeze,
i check seabreeze, willyweather and the BOM. get a good range of opinions. also, looking out the window also helps ;)
bludgin' since 94'
bfleay
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and in the end... they were
and in the end... they were all wrong.
jeremy-j
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lagoon is a great spot.
lagoon is a great spot. especially for the metro. I used to fish it multiple times every week. iIhave found over spots now but i still head back there occassionally. On strong southerly winds the current becomes really strong and the place does have a tendency to "weed out".
Cast from shore and try keep your bait in the rip on the inside of the reef. I usually walk north to the opening and fish the wash zone around the corner. Some of the biggest metro tailor i have seen/landed have come from that spot.
On low tide walk out on the reef and throw lures in the the reef holes on the actual reef, there is one really big hole so try and focus on this . This will get you more large tailor if they are trapped. (On higher tides they swim over into the reef becoming trapped as the tide drops)
Definately mulloway on this stretch, also some thumping rays that come into the lagoon. Last season there were also couple of salmon landed by friends whilst tailor fishing.
Hope this helps.
Leemo
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yeah, seen the fish get
yeah, seen the fish get trapped before. intense fishing, and its not like your gonna get spooled or aanything, i mean were are they gnna go? unless the jump out of course, but still lol
bludgin' since 94'
jeremy-j
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Its hard to stop them on
Its hard to stop them on light gear though, makes for some fun fishing.
There is a spot a little further north id like to try but i can be bothered walking from the car to the spot.