Bit more footage from the editing room floor. - SD card was full so didn't get the whole thing on video. but good footage of tuna busting up around the boat. Kingie was caught on the troll earlier in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIrqrfFIPN0&feature=youtu.be

Cheers

Hi Fellas

Just wondering if anyone's been tackle shopping in Osaka and can recommend any stores? There's gotta some good ones given there's a huge tackle show on there in February. I've come across a couple of bigger chains 1Ban and Tackle Berry online which look like they're worth a visit. some seriously well stocked shelves!! gonna enjoy shopping till 10pm at night.

Nick

Finally got around to editing some of my recent GoPro footage from a recent trip out - Enjoy
(watch in 1080p HD)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0fx7Fh42cg

Cheers
Paul

 yep doing the long drive down to exmouth from Darwin for my easter break,

my main plan is to turn the water to foam with some landbased work again,

have a charter booked  

but as i said above I will be working the shores, if you see me come and say hi.

cheers syd 

 Hey guys, had a phone call from my dad the other day to plan our annual fishing trip to yeagurup beach... No I have a 4.5m tinni (quintrex fish seeker) I thought we would try something a little different, I mentioned we should go to hamielin bay for two nights and try our luck there...

i was wondering if anyone has fished the area in a similar boat to mine and if you had to go far out to get onto some decent fish? Any information on the area would be great :) 

I was also considering taking cray pots down but unsure at the moment...

 Guys,

I'm hoping to do a 5day package this year and looking for recommendations on what months would be best. Hoping to catch pelagics, bottom fish and mud crabing....abit of everything really.

Looking forward to your suggestions.

cheers

Abdus

Just a question from a newbie travelling to Exmouth for 10 days in May
Is it easy to catch Hardyheads in Exmouth and if so how?
Can I use baitchaser rig to catch them and where ?
I want to try live bait or as fresh as I can get it,trying for Queenies and or what ever else I may get
If someone can help would be much appreciated.
Alas ill be fishing from shore no boat
Many thanks in advance
Brimhunter

Hi
Im coming to Exmouth 16th May to 27th May
Anyone kind enough to give a guy a go as a deckie for the day or more lol
Have fished on a boat heaps but a dream of mine to fish Exmouth from a boat,Coming with camper trailer staying Lighthouse Caravan park, willing to pay my way and help out on boat,
whatever it takes.
Taken me 2 yrs to get back to Exmouth,if anyone can offer something would be most appreciated
Many thanks in advance
Brimhunter

Off to Coral Bay for the first time was hopeing someone has been there done that and can help with advice with a few things to help prepare the tip. Looking to take the jetski there and try to get in a fish as I heard the weather in Oct can be very windy but then Perth is also windy.

Just advice on food, water, tackle and so forth and also if other people is going?

Cheers

Little video Lisa & I put together. No fishing sorry but hows the clarity of the water!!!!!

Filmed with gopro blacks and canon 7D

Spewin youtube compressed it and lost some quality

PLEASE WATCH IN HD....

http://youtu.be/QXxArPpTKac

Hi everyone going to Albany for the weekend haven't been there for a while anyone got any good spots I can go
I have got 4w4

 Hey guys new to this site I'm going up to jurien bay this weekend for my first time need some info I have a 16ft Fiberglass 50hp outboard  will it be any good to take boat out what is good weather and bad what is biting atm only just bought my boat and new to all this. I'm taking the family as well please help me out

 Hi 

I am heading up to Denham in feb and have heard lots about unreal charters I am really keen to go out with them but I am having trouble contacting them does anybody have any up to date contact details or can point me in the right direction on how to get a place on their charter or any other shark bay based charter companies. If you have been out with them recently I love to hear your reports too 

cheers guys 

Will be down in walpole from the 31st-3rd. Any one else going to be there?

If you see a yellow boat with white hard cab floating around come over and say gday. I wount get upset and throw sinkers at you. Might share some info though.

Chers Jayce

 Hi all,

 Not been a member for long but have buzzed around the site for a while now.

Just putting it out there, me and my wife are going to Bali at the back end of April this year and will be doing a charter with one of the more reputable charters out there so if any of you guys/gals are in Bali at the same time and want to jump on with us that's fine, like I say we're going out either way, would just be nice if another couple was in the same situation and wanted a "friendly face"!

Hopefully will get onto some decent fish but only time will tell!

Thanks, Peo

 Hey guys just a friendly reminder I have been fishing around the Midwest for most of the Xmas break at a couple of different spots.  A couple of days ago I was putting my boat back on the trailor at jurien and fisheries checked me.  I had just pulled my pots out of the water and didn't have any devices fitted to stop the baby seals getting into the pots and trapped.  I must admit I had read this previously but completely forgotten as it was my first trip with the boat to jurien and I haven't potted a great deal so hadnt given it a second thought, fortunately the fisheries guy just gave me a friendly warning as the pots were out of the water.

so I will be getting a couple of bits of flat bar to mount on them this week and just leave them on all the time, this would have been handy up there as I kept catching bloody wobbygongs in the pots and they anti seal device would probably block them too.

Travelling with my 5 kids-

Last week 5 days at the Abrolhos-totally alone other than the pearl farm camp lights in the distance.

Pulled the boat down to the Metropolis and launched at Nedlands, now moored outside the Quokka Arms with a band playing.

Enjoying both greatly but suprised somewhat at how many great rigs that dont go further than Thompson Bay and maybe Garden Island?

Feel free to pop past and say hello if you see us over the next few days around Rotto/river, i wont accuse you of pinging

note-I realise most of you already know this place inside out-but I see posts from people also who dont have the confidence to head out there plus I cant recall seeing much if any photos on here of the place?

First time theyve seen a quokka. I told them they live in the trees, and it was about an hour before one scratched their head and asked how they climb trees cos kangaroos cant...

Squeezing into the cabin to watch a movie at night

EVERY boat has a toilet...

Did the circumnavigation of the island and stopped into Parker Point together with the 50 odd boats already anchored there. Spotted the rays swimming around so jumped over with the snorkels and the two young fellas plus one of the girls and had a swim with them-looked great but realized Id left the gopro SD card at home

However young bloke said as we were swimming to the shore "Dad my neck is stinging-REALLY stinging"

Last morning at 5am.

The cat next to us had a couple of young (!!) blokes on it, great guys, very friendly and having a great time just chillin, fishing and having a beer listening to a few tunes

Family photo-

That decends into farce as usual

Cant do this at the Abrolhos

Well you can but its a bit quieter...

All in all a great trip, especially considering it was at I think the busiest time of the year?

Everyone (except maybe the boaty who nearly ran us down while we were sorting an outboard problem-see my post below) was helpful, friendly and just havin a good time.

Got home tonite.

one extreme to the other-back from Abrolhos yesterday and looking to pull the boat down to Perth in a couple a days to do Rotto and river etc in a couple of days and chasing some info/help!

We can berth at Freo Sailing Club for a few days but they have no room for trailer parking, only car. Any ideas or has anyone got space to park an empty trailer for about 5 days near to Freo?

Or are any of the boat ramp car parks reasonable and safe to leave a trailer or car and trailer?

Launch ramps nearby to Freo Sailing Club and cost etc?

Rottnest-been looking on the website but its a little confusing-too much info, only been there for a couple of hours at the pub.

Can we back up and beach moor there at say Longreach or will it be too crowded and a hassle? Or any other suggestions with toilets etc nearby?

thanks in advance guys!

Off to Albany next weekend ;-)

Any hints or tips appreciated. Never fished down there before.

Cheers

Slatts

headed over to the islands on Boxing Day with the kids for a few days.

Bit of breeze around as usual but its bloody nice getting back over here.

My boys have been having a ball catching small trout and big wrasse off the jetty while its too windy to do much other fishing.

Deserted over here for some reason 

Runnin out of battery and phone cover so will post a bit more later.

Hi all, Im off to Gnarloo and Coral Bay for 3 weeks leaving Boxing day with the family. I will have a small flat bottom punt to fish out of but most of my time will be spent with the kids landbased. Can anyone recommend what type of tackle to take with me, im new to fishing up that way....also recommend any spots..dont want your "Secret" ones  unless you want to PM me them :) Any help would be a great help

those are intending to head over

Just been into Fisheries and discovered it is now possible to submit your off season notification by email.

I have the email address on the boat and will post it up later.

Handy for you guys from Perth especially plus the office will be closed for a few weeks over xmas/new years.

I asked about getting a receipt to carry onboard but she said as the emails wont be monitored continuously by the field officers thats not possible-maybe just print it out and keep it onboard after sending?

Maybe a rush of common sense

It had always seemed odd to do it in a way that makes it as inconvenient as poss for those who try to do the right thing...

Hi Everyone

I went to the Mackies in 2010 and 2011 and were looking at going again as its an awesome spot.

Just wondering if anyone has been there since they scaled back the tourism on the island?

And has the dredging work affected the fishing there?

any info would be very helpfull

Cheers Mick

Just got back from my 2 week honeymoon in Fiji, amazing place, especially the fishing on the Great Astrolabe Reef- Ono Island. Ono is located a 50 minute flight south of the mainland to Kadavu then a 1 hour boat ride to Ono Island. I stayed the small Oneta resort which is tucked away on the east side of the island closest to the reef.

While I stayed there for 5 days, I could only get out to the reef on 2 days due to a strong easterly wind which I think is fairly common this time of year (start of hurricane season). The fishing was world class!

Day #1 – managed GT’s up to 20kg, numerous red bass, long nose emperor, many rock-cod species, coral trout and blue-fin trevally. The blue-fin trevally would have to be the best sushi I’ve ever had. The biggest gear I had with me was an 8000 stella with 60lb saltiga braid, so I was way under-gunned for some of the GT’s I encountered. One fish that wondered out to the deeper water to engulf my stick bait stripped more than 100m of line off me before it finally found a bommie.

Day#2 – basically a repeat, but the GT’s got bigger resulting many poppers and stickbaits donated to the reef. Again could only manage to land fish up to around the 20-25kg mark. Also scored a nice green jobfish which made excellent eating that night amongst other fish in a traditional Fijian Lovo (underground oven). All the food throughout our stay was perfect with a large Italian influence from the resorts owners.

Probably the single most important aspect to the fish I caught was the local Fijian skipper – Simeli Nacika, I’ve fished around the world a bit and have never come across a guide as switched on with the fishing. I would recommend anyone going to fish Ono, get onto him and make sure he takes you out.

Also thanks to the guys here on fishwrecked who gave me guidance where to stay, fish and gear to bring ect, especially Tony (LongCast). I’ll definitely be back to fish that reef in the future. If anyone’s planning a trip over that way, I’m happy to help with any questions you might have.

Cheers/Ben

 Hi, looking for fishing advice for Karratha Monday 11- Wednesday 13

plan to fish Monday and Tuesday after work...

Advice on what's around and where to catch ... Also what to wear to avoid the @?!?!#%sand flies!  Mozzies ignore and fly over a mob of sweaty foooty players and kamikaze all over me.... Don't want sand fly rash to remember my trip.

Planning on using 2-4 kg rod with 10 lb braid and 15 lb fluoro and at the most 15 lb braid with 30 lb fluoro to have some fun...

advice on lures, plastics, etc.  j

finally advice on not being dinner for crocs!!

Jim

Has anyone used this beach mooring system at Thompson bay?

I just want to know does this mean your boat is about 5m or so off the beach?

I wont be sleeping on my boat is there usually much chance of stuff going missing out of your boat over there?

I will ring the visitor centre today but from what I can gather the mooring is free but you just have to pay the island entrance fee

http://www.rottnestisland.com/docs/default-document-library/RIA0471-%20Notice%20for%20Website.pdf

I am going to NZ in a couple weeks to hassle some trout, salmon and kingfish.

I have not been there for about 8 years, and am wondering what is the most cost effective way to exchange currency?

Do the airport currency exchange place rip you off????  I'm sure they do!  Can you just use your credit card, will there be rip off fees.

Anyone been OS lately and can help me?

thanks

 Anyone heading up to Kalbarri this weekend? 

 Going to cairns in April (still while but need to plan!)
never fished over east so need some advise,going to be fishing off the jettys and rocks around there,what can i expect to catch?
and what line mono or braid and what leaders or wire traces? only ever fished bream before so have no idea!

Looking for a crew to go to the Three Kings Islands, living aboard 'Enchanter' March 31st to 4th April 2014 (5 days) with the option of an extra day (numbers depending). Wanting 5 people.

Jigging and live baiting for Kingfish 30kg+, Bass Groper 50kg+, Harpuka and weather permitting Broadbill at night. Kings over 30kg are caught nearly every trip with 51kg the biggest this year.

Cost is around $1850AU + airfares + food (to cater our own food). I have accommodation in Auckland for before & after trip. Visit www.fishntrips.co.nz and check news between March & June. Also Three Kings Enchanter and check jigging master. Message me for more details.