Hi Guys;

Just came back from holiday out in South Africa. Got some time to wet the lines and have some back breaking fun.

Spend most of my time around the Western Cape targeting Shad (Tailor) and Bronzies, Spotties and Smoothhound Sharks on the reefs. Macassar and Monwabisi around the Western Cape seemed to be the place for sharks. Caught a nice size Cob (Mulloway) 58cm and got completly smashed by the Smoothhound Sharks out on the Strand Reefs. We kitted out in our wetsuits and move from reef to reef untill we were about 200mt off shore in about 6 ft of water. Got out onto a reef that got us out of the water, however everytime I cast I got hammered and pulled twice into the water by the smoothies. Three smoothies caught by my mates and a unforgettable day at that.

I added a photo of Harolds Bay, me sitting high up the rocks awaiting huge Black Rays / Ragged tooth Shark pick ups. Second a pic of the throw baits I made use of for the rays.

Hope you enjoy these.

(To the Shark Fishing Group Perth - as soon as my container lands with my shark gear I will join you guys. )

Till then

Cheers 

Cant waite to hit the cliff tops for big mackie and pinkie at night, Or hit the beach for mulloway and tailor

Rigs all made up and ready to go,  All fishing gear and camping gear ready

A big thankyou to[ Bruce Tackle Shack ]---[Steve Deans dad ]----[And Spess] Who have all help with gear to make out out trip go smoothly

here is the proof for anybody that dosent beleive  the paper is dated december 31 only paper ive got

heading to haorrocks don't have a boat but do have 4x4 any ideas on where to fish

Hi Guys

spent 4 days up at moore river from new years day.

I mostly fished the 3 mile reef with the other 100 punters but had a blast catching heaps of tailor to 40cm and lots of herring with some bulls going over 30cm!!!!!! and was very hard to get a tailor bait past them.

Nothing too big to report apart froma couple of rays as I couldnt fish long at night due to family commitments, although the tides were perfect

Alot of people were camped up there and enjoying some good conditions but unfortunately some of them left alot of rubbish behind.  On the way back past wilbinga grove and noticed the rest area was also covered with rubbish.  good way to get these places shut off!

no photos sorry

cheers

Rig

two nights before new years i caught this beauty it weighed a staggering 20kg, it wasnt a long fight but with its enormous head shakes i could identify the fish as a mulloway before it breached the murky water.What a feeling seeing a huge fish surface with its gold flanks flashing with the bright light.Back to the story this is my second mulloway and a good size at that what a way to finish a already great year with alot of first's and some nice pb's.
i also caught this on a reel i got for christmas and a rod i bought that day, what a way to cristen a nice combo.
hope everybody has a good new year
cheers Brad.
sorry for bad quality pic as it was off a phone some people took some decent photos but have failed to deliver them.

Tell me what you guys would take to steeppoint, That is out of the ordinary

We are going with guys thats been befor [OLD HANDS AT IT] I like to see if we miss something off the list

Hi every1 and happy new year.........need some advice, and information on choosing the right type of gear for bream fishng eg type rod,reel and line (braid or mono),lure etc.....im new to fishing for bream.....once i got the right gear might try the swan river.......

CHeer

Looking at doing an overniter Tuesday.

Anybody fished there in the last few days???

Andrew

G'day,

I am wondering if anyone on here fishes down at Madora Bay beach?

Or if anyone knows were abouts any of the gutters are down there.

One of the guys at work was telling me you can catch huge mulloway down there and showed me a picture but he said i have to find one of the gutters to find the big fish..

I have no idea how to find out were the gutters are so any help would be great!

cheers,

shaun!

hey guys

ive come down to bunbury for a holiday over the xmas break and this is my last night.

just wonduring if any locals or anyone know any good spots for bunbury/australind area, and what i am able to catch down here?

im not too familiar with this area unfortunatly so any spots would be apreceated with a close by road so i can look it up on google..

thanks to anyone that helps, as i said this is my last night so any spots would be apreceated asap haha .

cheers guys!

Hey all im probably going to head out beach fishing in the rockingham area in within the next week and just wondering if there has been much tailor or herring around and the best locations? Also what should i bait up with for tailor. i was going to get some halco twisties and metal raiders but thought i might take some bait down too just incase any thoughts? Im fine with herring as i grew up catching them with my old boy

Im out of here for a month on the 6th of january. Hitting the mines again.

I would really like to get away for another good fishing trip with the forum guys again.  Sharks would definatly be the target but wouldnt mind a few tailor too.

North or South, im not too fussed. I can offer a lift to any of the guys close to Scarborough Beach area if needed.

Let us know who is keen, was a great group we had last time. Think i will bring some better slide baiting gear as ballooning was a bit of a mess.

Cheers,

George.

Im looking at doing a few decent fishing trips away next year when im back on RnR from the mines.

I would like to either drive from perth or fly up and do a week of solid fishing for these beasts LandBasedGame style. Karatha/Port Hedland/ Broom.. i dont care where as long as they hold alot of potential.

Im not after peoples personal spot X's, but just the general area at this stage. From what i know they are targetable from around Wagoe and up. Anywhere south of there and its just not worth it.

Has anyone caught decent GT's at Kalbarri, as thats an area i really would really like to visit.. especially because i can road trip it in a day.

Cheers,

George.

Hi Guys, and maybe some Gals!!

I am a newbie to fishwrecked, lovely site, and also new to Perth, was in QLD before, so yes I have moved over to the "far" side Luke!!

I have a couple of questions for some fishing around the North side, I have done a bit of fishing at Hillarys, Ocean Reef Marina and Club Capricorn with a bit of luck with Rays (always throw back), Tailor, Salmon and a couple of Whiting.

I was just doing a bit of scouting up and down the coast and wondered if anyone has had any luck at Burns and Trigg beach?

Seems there are a nice couple of shallow reefs to do a bit of drifting, or just to get snagged!! 

Another question is if there is anyone who has any luck getting sand worms or pippies?

All the help would be greatly appreciated, or if you have any other suggestions on the north side.

Mick

Young spess has got me in the december issue at long last But not the best photo of myself lol ,

And calling me [HIS] grandad, Pay back is sweet

But a great read on tailor  Well done spess

Pick it up today From down south

I am so happy with all the extra gear that is on it, And the price was good as well

cheers steve

Gday... I am going to have 4 days down in Walpole with the missus and child.. We are going to do a fair bit of exploring and 4wding but I would realy like to have a day chasing blue groper.. I plan to use my 12ft 8-10kg x-factor surf rod with Fin Nor 8500 reel (60lb drag), loaded with 50lb fire line and about 4 meters of 150lb Jinki leader, this should have enough stopping power I hope... I heard half crabs are the best bait to use but thats where my reserch ends.... what hooks- 6.0 circle??? what rig- general running rig with spoon weight??? and finaly places to try- has any body fished at Boat Harbour or Big Quarrum (aka Eagles nest I believe)...
any thoughts would be great... Cheers....
P.S. If you know any worth while 4x4 tracks that we could try they would too be appriciated...

Hey guys/girls

I've only just joined this site and only really just started getting into fishing :)

I enjoy it heaps! Only problem is I can't catch any fish... Iv caught a crab a shark and a massive stingray :/

I was wondering if anyone knows any good spots that I can try out??

I've tried long point, and up and down the local beach but I've had no luck, I am really after some decent tailor!

Any help from any locals would be great!!

Thanks all! Happy fishing!!

hey guys...search function doesnt seem to be working atm so just thought i'd throw the question out there...

looking at heading up to jurien bay tomorrow for a fish. anyone know a few good places to target as i've never been up there before :) (land based obv.)

The same place as the weekend trip with all the boys,    And no weed with lots of fish on the bite all the time we were there fishing

The rain was so bad And the water up to our waist at times,   But a good morning all up

had a quick little shark sesh on Monday night as it looked like the wind was gonna pick up over the week. Not much action with just a little bugger, but boy he must have been hungry! I had put out out a decent size blue mac with a few mulies wrapped around him hoping for something a bit bigger lol.

Managed to get the pics up from my phone, pretty happy bout that as im not great with technology.

Hopefully I can find the grand dady next time!!

Hey guys,

I will be heading to Rotto this Friday, staying one night with a few work mates.

Was wondering if anyone know where to fish around Thomson Bay, cause i will staying around that area.

Cheers!

hey crew

can you get these supposed tasty crusteceans land based up there?

can you walk mud flats with a hook and get them out of there holes? if so could you pm me some areas

and also if kept iced will they survive a drive back to perth? stopping at carnarvon for a night or is it better to cook them up there?

cheers scott.

hey guys,

need some help regarding fishing with the winds from landbesed spots.im trying to get used to fishing the wind directions and which times are best to go out on...i know east winds are ideal,but we rarely get them haha..south west and south winds,how do you guys reckon what they are like for you?...like fishing from quinns but its quite open.whats the best conditions for hillarys if i was fishing from the north side and south?

any other suggestions will be a big help

thanks guys

Hi all

My mate and I plan on doing some fishing up at Mindarie. We have always wondered about fishing on the rocks that divide the harbor and the open ocean, I think its called Claytons beach on the other side.

We plan on fishing on the side where it’s open ocean. We will probably use glow in the dark floats to help attract fish as part of our rig but are unsure what the best rig would be as we have never fished there before including hook types as well. If anyone could give us any advice on what’s biting there and if there are any positions which are better than others, rigging etc, it would be a big help for us. After we go I will let everyone know how we went.

Thanks for reading.

Regards

John

Hi guys !
I’ m new on this site.
Just got my new outfit: Emblem Pro rod 14” + Emblem Pro 5500A - want to try to hook some decent fish… I m using PE4 braid line and ganged hooks 0/4 (3).
I been fishing in North Mole, Fremantle without much luck..
Any idea of some good spots to go fishing near Perth and what bait to use (mullies tend to brake too quickly or eaten by **cabbies !!
TXs !!!
Christian A.

Hey guys,

Looking for some advice on a good set up for beach fishing in terms of Rod/Reel and line loading. Species being targetted would be Mulloway, Salmon, maybe Snapper in the Winter storms, Tailor etc. Not really sure where to start, but would prefer it didn't destroy my piggy bank. Any help or suggestions would be great, my current rod is ok but its very old (my dad's first rod...nearly belongs in an Antique store) and the reel is getting towards its last legs.

Also would take any suggestions on rigs to use for Mulloway or Tailor.

Cheers

John

Hi Everybody in land based world. Having been bought up fishing beaches and rock groynes I was always taught to use a running rig. Over the last couple of years I have been using the paternoster rigs with great succes. I have found that the depth of the water is a great indicator as to what style to use, for deep water gutters and rock walls I use paternoster as they keep the bait up in the water column. For shallow water a running rig seems to work.

Any opinions or comments on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone,

Brand new member here. My name is Ken and I'm from Toronto, Canada.

My sister and I are taking a trip to Perth and we are there for three full days from Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2010. I'm arriving at 5:30am on Dec 3 and I'm leaving at 8am on Dec 6th.

I'm staying at Karrinyup Water Resort and I will be taking a sambo jigging trip with Bluejucie. Unfortunately, I should have read here earlier and booked a trip with Saltwater instead Oh well...live and learn. I hope they can find some fish and find some less sharky spots.

I want to know if anyone can help me with some fishing techniques. I plan to put all my concentration on Hillary Boat Harbour since I only have 3 days to fish (and likely I will only have a few hours each day). I hope to catch something new...anything that I have not caught before. I read there are herring, whiting and maybe bream? Are there any other fish like wrasse and other small reef fish off the jetty?

What are blowies? I assume they are blowfish aka pufferfish?

I would really appreciate as much help as you can give. If you feel like showing a visiting angler a good time, I will gladly jump on any free seat on your boats if you are going out jigging for sambos...mind you I will definitely need to borrow gear and I have not done this before you you will be dealing with a total noob to jigging. I am prepared to pay charters $220 for a seat, so if I come fishing with you, I am prepared to chip in for costs like gas and launch fee if there are any.

On the other hand, if you wish to meet up at the jetty for a bit of landbased fishing, I'd love the opportunity to learn from the locals

If you would like to meet up, please message me your phone number and I can try to give you a ring. I am leaving Toronto tomorrow and I may or may not have internet access for a few days. If I have your number, I can still call you on Dec 3 when I land in Perth

Thanks guys.

Before I leave, I'd like to share a bit of my travels and fishing with you good folks here.

I went to a workshop in France in September and did a little fishing early in the morning and late at night (since we had all day lecture sessions). I caught my first ever European seabass.

Also caught a bunch of these little combers when I took some personal time to travel in Greece and Italy before the workshop.

Last year in September I went to a conference in Georgia, USA. I met up with a friend from an internet fishing board and he took me fishing in the saltwater marsh for red drum.

I drove down to Florida the day after my conference and fished on one of the charter boats for snappers and amberjacks. Here's my first and only amberjack...about 25 inches and 10lbs?

On the way back from Georgia, I stopped in Long Island to visit a friend and we fished Montauk hard for 24 hours straight for striped bass and bluefish (tailor). We found the best fishing for striped bass at 3am about 3km hike away from the main access on the beach. Super trip and one of my most memorable.

Last year I took a trip to Hawaii to visit my grandma and uncles. I have made some friends in Hawaii on a past trip and we meet up to go fishing again. Todd has invited me on his boat a number of times. He taught me a little about fishing the bluewater. We don't always do well, but we got lucky with a 46lb mahimahi in 2009 and a 120lb yellowfin tuna in 2007.

In 2008, I went to British Columbia, Canada to visit an ex-co-worker of mine (now good friend). We took a charter to fish for white sturgeon. Action was very slow but we did catch a nice sturgeon each.

Took three of us to hold this fish for a picture...but it is Kazu's fish and not mine.

Just something completely different...I love icefishing and when I get home from Perth, we should have safe ice by then. Here's some icefishing action from last year.

Lake Whitefish

Lake Trout (always look a fool in these pics LOL)

Just a wee Northern Pike fishing in a pond at my buddy's place.

Anyways, I love sharing pics and fishing experiences. Hope you like the pics. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to show off. I just love to share fishing experience with people I meet.

Hopefully I can maybe meet up with a couple of you while I'm in Perth. I'm there on the weekend so maybe some of you are free