Im thinking of heading down to Albany again for a spot of winter fishing off the rocks in early July.

This time the g/f isnt keen on camping, but a nice little self contained cottage with a woodfire would be ideal.

Does anyone know of such a place to stay at around Albany/Denmark area. Just need basic cooking facilities.

Cheers,

George.

been to ASI north groyne wednesday morning, a roadblock set up so can't drive in. saw a school of salmon but nobody there could get any. walked down to end of the groyne and got no bite.

also no result in fremantle north mole, cottosloe...where are the fish in winter? anybody any idea where and what to fish metro area? tide, wind, humidity any weather suggestion? would be appreciated.

Hi Folks

Am looking at doing a trip to quobba soon and i require a rod probably more suited to that purpose.  Something i can flick lures and metals out with but has the balls to tame a spaniard and lift smaller fish ie snapper up the cliff.  prob about 9 or 10 ft

i am gonna match it with a spheros which i am also looking at buying due to its fast cranking speed with about 50lb braid

my budget is undetermined at the moment in that i dont want to spend the earth but i do need something that will do the job

cheers

rig

I have never been here anyone with some advise on where to catch a few redfin or two  , camping ect.

thanks in advance

coley

Hi all

Just after a bit of advice on rod selection. Im after something to use off the rocks at Quobba. Ive got a fair idea what I want but anyones feedback on these rods or recommendations on something different would be appreciated. Im after something about 10-13ft to throw lures with (mostly medium-large metals and lures to 100-120gms, but also stickbaits, poppers, lightly weighted mulies etc) and to handle 20-50lb braid but still be light and  have a fast enough action to cast as long as possible and work lures well. It will be paired with a okuma vs80sa and a saltiga dogfight.

I use it a fair bit so don’t want to go too overboard with custom set ups (because I live in Carnarvon and the rod will be getting worked hard- from previous experience I know theyll get banged up from frequent use on the rocks pretty quickly), but want to spend up to about $350-400 on something fairly decent. Ive had a look at a few and come up with these I like the look of so far...

-          Daiwa emblem pro 13’

-          Xzoga mastery 12’

-          Shimano tirlejo 1200

If anyone has any experience with these rods for these applications and can give some feedback, or has a suggestion of something different, id really appreciate it!

Thanks guys!

went out this morning to a new spot near sorrento and came up trumps....

my partner in crime rob starred with one over 45cm and 2 over 50cm i also dropped a horse in the surf, all fish were jumping and flaring gills, almost a different animal to the summer choppers. 2 oz richters and 7 inch gulp jershads in pearl and sardine did the damage.

cheers russ

Hi all ...I remember reading somewhere about using a cut down small hook attached to the running sinker to hold up a heavy bait whilst casting...I'm hoping to achieve more casting distance.... if anyone can explain the set up be much appreciated...cheers

Hi Guys

Recently bumped into one of your fishwrecked members, Cuthbad, on a fishing forum in South Africa. He has requested that I post a pic and story of a good catch I had a while back on light tackle (2010.02.27). 

I am just going to copy the pic and original report into this post if you dont mind:

Personal best Kob caught on light tackle (RELEASED)

I went to Haga Haga (Eastern Cape, South Africa) this past weekend with a few mates. The sea was quite cold and the swell was quite big. No luck in the morning, but at about 12:30pm we were scratching for blue fish and I managed to hook this beauty on light tackle.

I really didn’t think it was an edible. I thought I had fowl hooked a Raggy or something. At one stage the fish was swimming to the right, down the coast towards a huge outcrop of rocks, BUT to my delight it changed direction and swam in the direction of “scattered brick” to the left of where we were fishing. Luckily this beast stayed beyond the rocks/backline in the deeper water for the majority of the fight. This powerful fish peeled at least 250 meters of line on its numerous runs.

The only way I could gain any line on the fish was to use the beach and walk back up towards the bush line. After 40 minutes or so, I managed to get the fish into the shallows. Seeing the large white underbelly from where I was fighting the fish from, I thought it was a huge Raggy swimming belly up. My mate shouted “KOB, KOB, BIG KOB!...” I couldn’t believe my eyes!!!!! I was flabbergasted…

I ran to my bag to get the camera. We took a couple of photos and took its measurement. I had my tagging kit, but in all the confusion and me wanting to release it quickly, I didn’t even think about tagging it... After 45 minutes of reviving the fish in chest deep water, the fish had gained enough strength to swim off.

What an awesome sight, seeing such an awesome specimen swim away.

Tackle used:

Rod: Errol Homes custom made high modulus stroke 4

Line: 0.40mm / 11.5kg Kingfisher Giant Abrasion

Leader: 0.60mm

Hook: 2/o Daiichi

Bait: Pink prawn

Fish Weigh/Measurements:

Total Length: 1.83 meters

ORI calculations: 66 kilograms

heading to the north mole for an all nighter.....any tips??? whats around???

Hey just had my 12 bday and got a new rod and also some new Gulp lures just wondering if anyone knows what i could use them for?

2.5"/6cm Minnow

2"/5cm sandworm

3"/7cmMinnow

Cheers Reece.

Hi Just wondering what reel to look at for just land based beach fishing down at Kwinana and so forth i have looked at the spinfishers but what size would i go for open for any suggestions as only new to beach fishing.

Kind Regards

Dazza

hi guys,

 this is my first post on fish wrecked so i thought i might chuck this up as i only got back a couple of weeks ago..

Well, what a big couple of weeks I’ve just had, after a big week on Dirk Harthog with the boys I had to come straight

home, grab the missus and head up to Broome for a week to recover, (but ill put that in another post)

After having visited most of W.A.’s top National parks and Natural wonders I would have to say that Dirk Harthog

Island is one of the most spectacular places that our state  has to offer, Turtle Bay would have to be the standout,

 my self and  good mate Chris were lucky enough to have baby turtles actually  hatch and come storming down the

 beach through our fishing gear and into the ocean. Over the cource of the night we had three lots of turtles from

 the same nest repeat the experience. Every hour or so we would scoop up the little guys scurrying everywhere and

 help them to the water, probably into the waiting jaws of every predatory fish in turtle bay, waiting for a nice little

 turtle snack. I would like to think that one of the little critters would go on to thrive and after Chris and I are dead

 and buried he or she would be swimming the oceans around Dirk Harthog.

The drive in was pretty rough in a fully loaded truck and the going was slow, but we didn’t really mind as our

imaginations were a buzz with all the possibilities and what the next week might hold in store for us, and with

 the amount of fishing gear we had on board as well as a tackle shop worth more that our other mates Moorey

 and Mat were bringing up it would be hard to miss.

As we rounded the cape and passed urchin point campsite we called in to say hi to the guys camped there and

 marvel at the super school working about 300 meters off shore. As one of the guys was cleaning the biggest

 baldie I have ever seen, he told us that the school had been there all morning. Now we were really peaking

and I just couldn’t wait to get a line in the water, massive schools of pelagics and stonking baldies this was

gunna be awesome.

As it turned out, the fishing over the first three days we were there was really hard going, the pelagics were

 there but just wouldn’t take a lure, I could see baldies swimming around but they just weren’t interested in

our crab offerings, we managed a couple of pinkies to about three kilos which kept us interested and we got a

 couple of red throat from turtle bay after dark, which were very good on the BBQ, but from the amount we

were all flogging the water it was pretty disappointing. The highlight of those first 3 days was Moorey’s G.T. and

 Matt’s Spaniard and despite the lack of action, spirits were still high and the booze was flowing freely, they two

 guys that had flown out from the UK were really top guy’s and we spent most nights spinning yarns and pissing

 ourselves laughing at Moorey’s antics.

It was Wednesday morning when things changed, albeit only slightly, after about 2 hours of continually being

 smoked by unstoppable (with our gear anyway) GT’s , I was finally hooked up to something decent, in no

time at all Moorey had the video running and Matt was manning the rope gaff. I knew it was a Spaniard immediately

and waited out the first couple of runs before settling into the ol’ pump and wind. The battle lasted no longer

 than 10 minutes and after a smoothly executed bit of gaff work from Matt I had a nice 20 kilo Spaniard topside,

 Time for some well earned high fives!!!

Chris was up at the camp rigging up his balloon outfit, and had missed the action but was blown away when

I strode up with the slab of fish over my shoulder and after we had squared my quarry away I helped him get his

 balloon rig out quick smart. If the Spaniards had made an appearance and were hungry this may well be our

best chance to nail the double header. After a quick adjustment of balloon size we had the skirted gardie skipping

 across the surface beautifully. The drag was set and I told Chris I would watch the rod while he dashed back up

to camp for some refreshments. I was watching the balloon rig and spinning like mad with a renewed enthusiasm.

 After only 5 minutes the rod bowed slightly and about 20 meters of line slowly peeled of the tld25. I looked

 towards the business end and saw the balloon heading skyward. I can only imagine that at the other end of the

line the monster Spaniard was making massive runs and tearing arse all over the place, but at our end the effects

 were well and truly subdued by 300 meters of 30 pound mono and a hell of a lot of water drag on the line. I

 yelled out to Chris and he sprinted back down with the other boys in tow. No one could pick what it was at the

other end of the line because when the fish was only about halfway  in, in classic Spaniard style it had given its

 all I the fight and was basically dead. I geared up for the gaff shot and after some major heaving we had our

second large Spaniard topside. That night was sashimi heaven, and we cranked up the drinking games to celebrate.

Big Wednesday.

Unfortunately Thursday was back to “all quiet on the western front” so Chris and I decided to head down to mystery

 beach that evening which turned out to be a good move. We had a great session on big tailor all around the 70cm

 mark in the white water and then moved over to the southern end of the beach and landed a bag of good pinkies

 and a painted sweet lip, before the sharks moved in. We arrived back to the camp at about 9.30pm and after filling

the guys in as to our exploits, we were dully informed that Moorey had been in touch with home, and Kieran had called

 his wife and said that if we wanted to defiantly be of the island before Monday we had to be back at the barge pick up

 point by 7am the next morning. Awesome. As I was booked onto a flight to Broome 7am Monday morning, there was

 no option but to pack up and trek the 3 hours of corrugation heaven back to the homestead. We finished packing up

 at 11pm, shook hands with all the lads, and started the drive back. We pulled into the homestead about 2.30am Friday

morning, rolled out our swags and were asleep in seconds. Kieran came and saw us in the morning as we were rolling

 our swags up, and informed us that we were 5th in line to get off the island and that he wouldn’t be round there till about

 8.30am as he would be running about and hour and a half late. All in all 11 cars crossed the channel that morning and

 we finally drove off the barge about 10.30am. Thank god…the mainland!.

While we were waiting for the pick-up we got talking again to the guys from urchin point who we met earlier in the week.

As it turned out, they were veterans of 7 trips to Dirk. They asked us how we went on the baldies (their favoured target)

and we informed them that our count was zero, while there’s was 26 for the same period and that 6 of them were over

5 kilos, what the?? they then went on to tell us how they were fishing for them and crabs probably aren’t the best move

 and that the “baldie ledges” are not that important to doing well on the baldies. They also had to contend with the same

 swell factors that we did. If I was ever to return to Dirk, armed with their info, I reckon id do a lot better on them now.

They also told us that the block is their least favourite place to fish and that the bottom is very snaggy compared to other

 places they fish, and that when fishing the block defiantly stay on top. We had already learned this with shioploads of

lost rigs (and fish).

Am I glad that I made the trip? Defiantly even if its only once, Would I go back?  Not in the foreseeable future, and

 defiantly not the block. Make no mistake it’s a tough trip if the fish aren’t playing nice, and I wasn’t there to photograph

wild flowers. For the $$$$ that it cost me for the week I probably couldn’t justify it again with the other fishing options around.

 The other consideration that puts me off a return trip is the fact that you are fully at the mercy of the weather and the barge.

 I can see that when the fish are really on the bite the fishing could spectacular but you’ve just got to be lucky enough to jag it.

My report may seem a bit harsh but I’m not gunna sugar coat it. The guys that we passed on the way in who had the block

previous to us had an even worse time of it, with only one Spaniard for the week and a few tuna, apparently the pelagics

 just shutdown while they were there, maybe that was why the block was such a pigsty when we got there, they were a

 bit jaded I reckon.

The beach fishing is the standout for me and I would highly recommend people putting in the effort to fish them on sunset

 and after dark, reminded me of Cape Range. To keep busy during the day I would recommend taking a few packs of 5

and 7 inch gulps as they truly did the trick better than any of the other shinny, pretty looking, rubbery pieces of crap that I

 once again fell into the trap of buying, nay wasting money on, due to their flashy packets and claimed results. Gulps kill

 the pig, Matt and myself had a light tackle session from turtle bay to Sandy’s camp over broken ground one afternoon and

 every cast with the gulps was a hit, follow or hook-up. I think I myself landed about 10 different species in an hour.

Bomber minnow’s in fluoro green in the biggest size were also dynamite, had good hits and hook-up on them with a

variety of species, and work really well with a twitching action. Richter plugs under performed which was surprising, but Halco

 roosters and especially hay makers were the large lure of choice as well as big stick baits, Rover 230’s from memory,

Caught an unsuspecting tourist sweetly in the shin and Moorey had to do some neat work with a scalpel.

Halco twisties worked well as always and would not go up there without a few in different sizes. Also if you want to give

the demersals a good nudge take a couple of blocks of occy and mix that up with fresh cut baits, especially when fishing

 off the beach after dark.

cheers russ

Hi people ...I usually have a set line out and also baitcast with another ...being two in use...however on the occasion I've noticed others having two set lines out and also fishing with another being 3 in use...I always thought 2 was the max can someone clarify the regulations for this ...thanks Chris

Hi there,

Ive got next friday night free for a fish, would be keen to chase some of these big Aussie Salmon or anything else that can pull a bit of string. Sharks too. 

If anyone is planing to head out next friday and wouldnt mind me taggin along let me know.

Would be nice to meet up for an evening fish after work, i dont mind travelling a little while south or north to meet up.

Cheers,

George New.

thinkin about tryin a halco roosta popper for fishing from shore around mandurah! would the 105 or 135 size be best? i'm mainly targetting tailor or the odd salmon that comes along if i'm lucky :) thanks 

just a heads up ...went down yesterday morning they've locked the gate and also put huge boulders blocking the entrance....does anyone know what the story is ...is it a maintenance issue ...???...and for how long will it be closed for

hey guys is there anywhere in perth that you can buy live bait?

i was fishing the asi groin this arvo (the in side) with plackies and hard bodies i landed some nice Skippy to35cm but every know and again i was bricked by something im thinking small sambo or maybe a really big Skippy. so my question is anybody seen anything like this caught in there that could do the same thing its got me stumped

Hi All,

Im hoping someone can help me out here? I need to find to find a replacement Snyderglass Regal 5153 (7W) 13.6ft. Needs to be 1 pce and preferably in black and set up for a spinning reel.

I need to track 1 down for an insurance quote so any help will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Mitta79

Hi all

heading through walpole on monday for 2 days then on to albany then esperance. after some landbased spots where i can take my little boy and just myself.maybe catch some squid and whiting.

thanks in advance fellas 

Hello to all , I am goona hook up with the brother in law this weekend and trying to pick a spot central to us.

Any info on Buffalo Beach would be great , just doing an overnighter is camping ok ? is 4wd access ok ?

I know there's a chance of salmon in the area but is the any close in reef ?

Thanks in advance 

cheers

coley   

heading to rotto next weekend and keen on getting into some salmon from shore. I know ricey beach fished well for them when i was a kid but thats going back ten or so years so wondering if anyone has had a go more recently? all of west end is now a sanctuary zone is that correct?

Im guessing baitcasting mulies will be the best option?

Appreciate any advice!

Cheers

*

hey guys

can i have some info on landbased fishing for whiting and squid at windy harbour

thanks in advance.

Hi all

where do we go to catch a feed of squid landbased at augusta,got some at busselton just before the storm came through but not enough to feed the whole family.any help would be good

hey FW

im starting to warm up to the idea of heading further out of town to try my luck at some non-metro bream and other estuary fish. i dont have a boat/kayak/canoe so i'm wondering if anyone knows any rivers out of town with a decent shore i can go wading about in? or am i dreaming?

Went down to our spot for a quick bait sesh with a mate last night since it was fairly still n flat. Picked up a few herring quickly and my mate sent out a big one as live bait incase there were some decent tailor cruising around.

15 mins later the biggest hookup I have ever seen happened. Luckily it was on his shark rod running 80lb braid on a saragosa 18000, took all of about 1.3 secs to realise this was no tailor but a monster shark. Line peeled off the reel for about 100m with massive headshakes though a little slower than normal. He gained about 20 metres back before the second run started. The fight went on for about half an hour before my mate finally started winning the battle. After gaining back a heap of line we could see the outline of a 2m plus shark about 35 metres out. This was one FAT shark and made the bronzies we have landed look like bait...

Just as i was psyching myself up to wrangle this monster in the shallows (since it wasnt on a shark rig and only had about 60cm of steel trace with no heavy leader above that, so nothing to grab and leader it to shore) the next run happened. Maybe the shark had seen us standing there waiting for him or maybe he was just teasing us the whole time but he took off for rotto at break neck speed and sure enough the tail hit the braid and ping GONE!

Of all the time we spend down there chasing sharks and the one time we were not expecting it (or rigged up for it) this happens, we were devestated!! and im pretty sure the other guys down there fishing for herring were a bit pissed as well cuz the herring had been well and truly scared off lol

since the herring had left we threw out a couple more big baits with nothing but an eagle ray to show for it, though i was happy to get a bit of action fighting the ray.

i dont think my mate is gonna get over loosing that fish for a VERY long time... but i guess he was lucky to get it as close as he did given the rig used

heading to bussleton this weekend can someone let me know of some land based spots to take the young fella.

Hi Everyone

Spent the weekend up at Sbend drove up on good friday morning and hit the beach about 9.30 am with a high tide at 12 first 4 casts 4 nice tailor.  between my mate and i we landed 11 up to 45 cm and released heaps of small ones as well as a few herring and wrasse. 

the next day was pretty weedy but i still managed 6 i used 3 as bait hoping for a mulloway but ended up hooking more tailor even though iwas using snelled 7/0. 

Sunday was another pretty good day and the highlight was when i sent out a whole herring on snelled 7/0 about half an hour after the high tide 1.30pm and got smashed by my personal best 60cm greenback as pictured.  Other people staying there didnt seem to have too much luck witha couple of mulloway landed early in the morning on a run out tide.

i had my cray pots off dongara and pulled them a couple of times for not much return although they were in pretty close.  we had a quick bash around the irwin reef on monday for only 1 undersize dhu a couple of wrasse and a squid.  unfortunately we had to come in at lunchtime in order to get back to perth.  all in all a good weekend

cheers

Rig

Hi

My fishing buddy who doesnt have a computer had some severe malfunctions with his gear on the weekend and is in the market for a new surf combo.

he is looking at a penn 950ss reel when they are on special again and the rod would have to be at least 12ft 15kg  mostly to target tailor and mullaway.

anyone have any suggestions on a rod for spending $100 to $200

cheers

i will post up my s bend pics later

rig