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Recfishwest's State-wide Fishing Report 11 November 2022 🎣

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Fishing Report

11/11/22

Whiting are kicking off in the shallows thanks to the warmer weather across most of the southern regions of WA, with surface lures producing the goods as seen here in this great snap from @hanyeoh13 in the Mandurah region.

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Hundreds of larger rainbow and brown trout were released into Big Brook Dam on Sunday, catch the drone and underwater footage here!

Check out the amazing footage from Sunday's Pemberton Trout Festival, where more than 400 attendees helped release big, beautiful brown and rainbow trout into Big Brook Dam!

A big Recfishwest thanks to our tremendous supporters in DPIRD, Daiwa, WATFAA, SFFAC, Pemberton Visitors Centre, Shire of Manjimup, Healthway, Pemberton Freshwater Research Centre and Blighty's Fishing & Outdoors.

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Broome catches

Rhiannon pulled in 81cm of silver recently after heading up a local Broome river with the @reefchiefaustralia crew. These guys have a great gallery of what the beautiful Kimberley region has to offer for fishers on their Instagram page.

Boats

The wind has been pretty relentless making it tough this week. Boats opted to stay in closer and those who positioned themselves around Roebuck Bay did quite well for decent barra, threadfin salmon and blue nose salmon. Skippers reported the best lures have been vibes and deep divers. Not too many boats ventured offshore as there were some better numbers of trout and cod hanging around the shallower reef systems earlier this week. The muddies are starting to perform nicely in most of the creek systems on the high incoming tide. Thankfully the next week is dropping off with a calmer westerly wind, although this should drop right off to a light south-westerly by midday on Sunday and Monday to provide a decent fishing window.

Shore-based

Roebuck Bay has been a productive spot for threadfin, barramundi and blue nose salmon this week via vibe and deeper diving lures. As always, there were plenty of solid queenies and trevally hanging around the Town Beach jetty and the surrounding beaches. The muddies have been quite active this week for those prowling the mangroves and most creeks have produced some decent bucks. The land-based action should spice up over the next week or so as the wind is dropping off, so best of luck if you're going gallivanting or flicking a line into the bays. Thanks to the pros from Tackle World Broome for their tips this week!

Exmouth catches

Harley Jarosz @harleyjaroszz has been hitting up the beaches in Exmouth this week and plucked his first land-based GT on an @oceans_legacy Keeling lure. Arguably one of the best fighting fish in the world.

Boats

While it has been up and down with the wind, there was a couple of decent days where it dropped right off during the afternoons in the Gulf. The water in this area is starting to heat up and the sailfish numbers are starting to head upwards. The coming weeks should only improve the numbers and some boats reported seeing them everywhere while others reported nothing. Putting in the time and kilometres is key if chasing billfish in the Gulf. A lot of cobia have also been popping up in the same areas, with plenty of skippers having great fun hooking this prized fish on soft plastics. The Gulf has also been a brilliant spot for squid and almost every vessel has come home with solid bags of kraken over the past few weeks. The western side has been quite windy, but a few boats reported some decent bluebone from the shallower reef systems. The Muirons remains your best spot for mackies, although the sharks remain quite prolific. Remember to hold your rod while trolling and have the lure trailing closer to the boat so you can reel them in faster. Those targeting trout and bluebone off the boats are sticking to 30m depths or less to also avoid the tax man at the moment. It's pretty windy over the weekend but expect it to back off by around Monday and Tuesday morning.

Shore-based

Little bit quiet this week, but the mangrove jacks are starting to kick off inside the marina. This should start to improve once that warmer water creeps in and flicking vibes or plastics closer to the structure is your best bet. The western side has still seen good numbers of Spangos despite the continuous winds. We didn't hear any reports of land-based mackies this week but a few beaches saw a few decent GT's landed as seen in the image above with Harley Jarosz. There isn't too many people targeting muddies on foot at the moment, but those that are have said most creeks are starting to hold them in good numbers and sizes. A good place to start in particular is the sheltered Wapet Creek where nets and hooks have both been productive. Big kudos to the Tackle World Exmouth crew for their tips and make sure you pay them a visit if you're heading out.

Kalbarri catches

Boats

Once again most boats have decided to target the tailor and mulloway lurking off the beaches and around the river which are in solid numbers. Red Bluff to Wittecarra have been the best spots for both species, although the bigger catches of tailor were most common around Oyster Reef. Boats that positioned themselves around Lucky Bay also reported decent catches of both along with surprise catches of yellowtail kingfish. Further up river and around the mouth the yellowfin whiting are performing nicely, although the catches of bream took a bit of a dive in the numbers and sizes this week with most sitting around 25cm. Many people walking along the cliffs reported some solid schools of tuna busting up on the surface this week during the afternoons when the water was warmest, so it might be worth having a troll during the clearer days after pulling your pots. The crays haven't picked up just yet and another week or so should see the whites start to appear. Most crays being pulled are females with berries or tar spots at the moment, so make sure they go back quickly. The wind is still pretty punchy this week, but your mornings are the best window if you don't mind a bit of chop.

Shore-based

Tailor and mulloway are still most common around Frustrations, Lucky Bay, the Sand Spit and the river mouth. The bigger catches of tailor were usually plucked around Red Bluff, Wittecarra and Oyster Reef, with some hefty 70cm catches reported. The mornings are the best time for tailor as it's almost impossible to get a line out during the arvo winds. For those chasing bream, try going further up river and find the structure as this seems to be the best odds for catching 1kg specimens over 35cm. The stronger southerly wind is sticking around from tomorrow until at least Thursday morning, so try and position yourself with the wind in your back if having a flick. Thanks to Dean from Kalbarri Sports and Dive for his tips this week!

Geraldton catches

Mat Svenson @mat.svenson is back catching and releasing girthy slabs of silver in Geraldton, that's when he can get past the rampant tailor which are red hot in Gero at the moment.

Boats

The weather hasn't played nice at all the past week for boats. Luckily the land-based action is pretty decent for tailor and mulloway though so it gives you a chance to save money on fuel. The next week is going to be pretty wild for wind and swell but hopefully it will back off over the coming days. If you're needing to wet a line this week off the land, Sunday and Tuesday morning should have a decent south-easterly wind to help with your casting.

Shore-based

Thanks to the rough weather, the land-based fishing has been front and central for the Geraldton region the past few weeks. The reefs of Southgates in the evenings and off the beaches in the morning has been a solid spot for big tailor and mulloway. Drummonds Cove up to Coronations has been similar, with the wind direction deciding where fishers go. The evenings have generally dropped off in the wind by about 8pm, which has been the most dominant time for big mulloway landed as seen in the image of Mat Svenson above. There has also been lots of pike around and it doesn't tend to matter where you cast, with most featuring around the 45-50cm mark. Pike are also decent on the chew and most anglers tend to eat the bottom section closer to the tail and use the upper parts as bait for tailor and mulloway. There is also good numbers of whiting around a few spots such as Point Moore and Separation Point. A few herring have popped up but it's been rather patchy, with the best reported spots in front of the lookout close to town or on the rock groynes further north towards the marina in the evenings. The catch of the week surely goes to one fellow who pulled in a squid with a 50cm long hood on a green Halco popper. His mates were apparently tearing into him about his casting efforts, but I'm sure they fell silent after seeing that beast pulled in. Big thanks to Geraldton Sports Centre for their tips!

Lancelin catches

Boats

Lobster potters have reported the catches slowing, as crays are likely to be hiding at the back of caves preparing for the expected white run to start in the following weeks. Tuna have been mostly encountered out from the 30m depths, while Samson fish have been schooling on heavy grounds where the reef has been quite undulating. Sand whiting have been abundant inside the first line of reef in 5-6m depths, which is just as well because plagues of northwest blowfish have moved into the 20m depth range. If you manage to catch one of these alien-looking species, make sure you use a strong pair of pliers to retrieve hooks from their powerful mouths and try to avoid placing hooks between their buck teeth as they will easily snap them in half. If you prefer to stay closer to shore, inside the bay there have been good catches of herring, squid and snook.

Shore-based

Little bit quiet for land-based fishers this week, although tailor continue to be an ever-reliable target via lures or baits off the local beaches. They seem to be loving the whitewash and deeper gutters. A few small mulloway were caught in the northern gutters on the high tides mostly into the evenings. The jetty has been reliable to score a feed of herring, squid and tailor in the evenings. The wind is going to be quite rampant over the coming week, although Saturday through to Tuesday morning is expecting south-easterly winds which could be the best windows for casting. Big thanks to Peter Fullarton for your tips!

Esperance catches

Boats

Finally had good weather for a majority of this week and the weekend was also decent. A few anglers who ventured a fair way offshore came across plenty of nannies up to 60cm around Mondrain Island, with good numbers of breaksea located in the same areas. The harlequin performed well in close generally around shallower depths of 20m or less, with some bigger 60cm specimens pulled in. The same spots have also seen larger blue groper caught. The queen snapper were most common over the lumps between 12-40m depths. The best spot this week for larger squid and King George whiting has been around the bay area, while Wylie Bay saw the best numbers of sand and King George whiting for the tinnies. The tuna out wide went very quiet, but the inshore action certainly made up for it. The wind is picking up over the weekend, but the southerlies should back off around Monday and Tuesday.

Shore-based

The land-based action has been impressive this week. A crew from Victoria paid the pros at Southern Sports and Tackle a visit and were pointed towards salmon heaven at Warrenup Beach. They personally thanked the crew for the 'best fishing experience of their lives' after pulling in 6kg salmon on every cast. There were also great gummy sharks out of Alexander Bay, with one crew landing several and one testing the scales at 15kg. The same area has also seen big schools of salmon in the same spot. Plenty of squid, garfish and herring are doing the rounds mostly at night off the Esperance jetty. Due to the recent weather changing the seafloor surroundings, there is a very deep gutter stretching the first 500m or so at Wylie Bay, which has seen some big catches of King George, sand whiting and stonker flathead up to 70cm being pulled in. Monday and Tuesday is looking decent for a land-based flick.

Great Southern catches

Boats

Unfortunately this week has been blasted with more atrocious weather so not much to report at all, but thankfully it looks like it's finally calming down around by Sunday through most of next week. Monday in particular is looking like a great day for boating with very light southerly winds headed your way and a light east-north-easterly predicted for Tuesday. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

Shore-based

There was only one good day this week that allowed land-based fishos to wet a line and nothing was caught unfortunately. Thankfully Monday and Tuesday are both looking like decent days with lighter winds forecast. It's looking like a much friendlier week on the weather front so best of luck if you wet a line.

South West catches

Why can't humans be called fat and healthy just like KG's? There are a lot of fishos in the South-West bay pulling in plump King George whiting at the moment just like the crew from 2_oceans_tackle. Just make sure you grip them securely if you're planning on taking them home, these slippery fish can be harder to grab than the last Pringle in the tube.

Boats

Bit all over the place in the weather this week and the wind has been rather wild. Boats that dropped pots in the 20-28m mark off the outer reefs have done extremely well in finding the jumbo crays, with brimming pots common. The divers have also done well in these depths too, often bagging out in five minutes after roaming the first ledge they see. The tuna and larger pelagic species were very quiet this week due to the wind, but thankfully the King George whiting are really kicking off in plump sizes and numbers, providing a great feed for boaties. The squid are more prevalent around the Busselton region still, but the remarkable catches keep rolling through of big kraken in solid numbers usually around the 5-10m depths.

Shore-based

The whiting have gone wild in the shallower warmer waters this week off most beaches and provided some great fun on the surface lures. The Busso jetty is still your best bet for good numbers of squid, with the occasional King George and sand whiting thrown in the mix when anglers could find a good sand patch closer to the weed. Tailor are still most common around the northern beaches closer to Bunbury and the mornings tend to be the best time. The bream and the mulloway went a bit quiet this week, although the redfin perch took a big spike in numbers from the surrounding dams and deeper pools of the rivers. Thanks to the crew at Whitey's Tackle for their report!

Freshwater

It's been a good week for @frankie.theunissen, she submitted her PhD and managed to catch her first 40cm redfin perch on soft plastics in the Warren river. This woman has outfished me on every trip for the past four years and it's starting to sting to be honest.

The inaugural Pemberton Trout Festival held on Sunday November 6 was a great success, with over 350 people in attendance and many smiling kids and families giving a hand to help release hundreds of rainbow and brown trout into the waters of Big Brook Dam. Check out the drone and underwater shots of the stocking event here!

Anglers from across the region are reporting the great size and fighting ability of this years yearling rainbow trout. Alongside this, the reported captures of brown trout have been fantastic to say the least. This year has seen the biggest stocking of brown trout in WA’s history, with over 12,000 yearlings being stocked, alongside 31,500 rainbow trout yearlings into our South-West dams, rivers, and streams. In addition to these, 2,700 ex-broodstock rainbow trout and 650 ex-broodstock brown trout have been stocked (with an additional 153,500 rainbow trout fry!) – safe to say trout fishing over the next year will be one of the better years. A big thanks to the amazing work DPIRD and the Pemberton Freshwater Research Centre provide for the recreational fishing community. The dams will continue to fish better now as recently stocked fish adjust to their new environment and begin to predate on a natural diet (remember, these fish have been pellet fed their whole life). Drakesbrook, Harvey, Logues Brook and Big Brook have been the better fisheries for trout, with Drakesbrook and Harvey also resulting in some better redfin captures of late. Reports of redfin are still coming in from the deeper waters, so try soft plastics and make sure to connect with the bottom. Closer to Perth, Nanga Brook has resulted in some nicely conditioned trout and some bigger redfin coming in from south of Bobs Crossing. Further south, the Lefroy has produced some exceptional fish in the faster moving water on plastics, fly and minnow style lures.

Mandurah and surrounds

@bay_to_bluewater is one of many fishers targeting top water whiting in the Mandurah estuary and they are running wild, especially when a few warmer days roll through.

Mandurah

The crays which were busy over the past couple of weeks have quietened down in the pots, but the divers are finding great crays in deeper waters between 20-30m. The shallow waters aren’t going off just yet but it should kick off in the next fortnight. A lot of skippers have been doing very well on the big king George Whiting on inshore broken patches of sand and weed and also around Five Fathom. The tuna are also still doing well and as the water temperature warms up during the day the smaller 1kg-7kg specimens become more active. The pros from Tackle World Miami recommend targeting King George whiting and squid in the mornings, then targeting tuna on the troll around midday and the afternoons as the water temperature increases. Just keep an eye out for birds and bust ups on the surface. The land-based tailor are still doing okay off most of the beaches slightly north of town along with the occasional mulloway. The most rampant species this week has been the whiting on the surface lures throughout the estuary. The best places to experience this unique action is areas such as Island Point and Grey Point. There should be some slightly warmer and calmer days for boats between Sunday and Tuesday, with the best window looking like the mornings.

SECRET HARBOUR / PORT KENNEDY / ROCKINGHAM / SAFETY BAY / WARNBRO SOUND

Around Coventry Reef has been the best spot for herring, pike and tailor in big numbers, with a lot of boats bagging out very quickly after throwing burley. Yellowtail kingfish and Samson fish went a bit quiet this week, but still popped up in the same areas. Point Peron has been producing tarwhine and herring in the evenings, while tailor tend to be most active around sunrise. The beaches around Port Kennedy and Secret Harbour have been producing some tailor generally around the 35-40cm range in the mornings, but occasionally a bigger greenback of 50cm+ will appear. King George whiting have popped up occasionally from the beaches around Safety Bay and larger specimens have been taken offshore between 5-20m depths. Squid are performing extremely well around Point Peron and Safety Bay, with a gentle drift through the weed patches of 3-6m depths working best.

Perth catches

Every yellowtail kingfish caught around this size off Perth makes me wonder if it was one of the thousands of juvenile kingies stocked two years ago...they grow exceptionally fast and put up a great fight as the crew from @saltfix discovered.

Boats

It’s been a good week for the boats chasing King George whiting and squid, with big numbers and sizes reported for both. Boats positioned off South Mole in Freo in particular have done well in waters anywhere from 3-10m depths. We also heard reports of skippers finding big yellowfin tuna and yellowtail kingfish off Parker Point along the southern stretch of Rotto and also off the western side of the island, although the southern bluefin tuna and Samson fish went a bit quiet only because skippers didn’t really want to contend with the wind. The crays are still a bit quiet and a few bigger reds have been popping up in the shallows also around Rottnest, but the walk of the whites hasn’t started quite yet so it should be another week or so. The tailor in the river are still doing remarkably well and the morning is your best bet. The most successful fishers are reporting a floating mulie on gang hooks with a glowstick in front of the bait helping entice them in. If using lures, a diving minnow style or small metal is also working nicely. The next few mornings are looking okay for boating but you would want it to be an early morning expedition as the wind will kick off by midday.

Shore-based

Tailor are still the talk of the town at the moment and the best land-based spot recently has been the South Mole in Freo during sunrise. A lot of anglers are using the same tactics as the tailor fishers in the river, so a small glow stick in front of a mulie on gangs or a mix of metal and minnow lures. The mulloway are also doing well in the river, especially around the Narrows and Blackwall Reach, but unfortunately a lot of fishers have lost bigger catches this week. The bream further up river were still around but in lower numbers and sizes, mostly around the 25cm mark. Last weekend the weather was quite warm and it’s meant the flathead are kicking off in the shallows of the river. The best spots have been around Heirisson Island closer to the stadium with plenty around the 40cm mark, while the bigger catches were reported around Point Walter with some catches approaching 50cm. Some anglers were throwing around four-inch-long plastic lures intended for mulloway at both spots and said they couldn’t get away from the flatties. The best land-based windows this week should be in the next few mornings as there is decent drops in the south-easterly winds before the seabreeze comes in around midday. Kudos to the crew from Anglers Fishing World in Freo for their report this week!

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Catch Information

Species:
Barramundi

Bluefin Tuna

Bluefish

Brown Trout

Cobia

Gummy Shark

Mulloway

Pike

Queen Snapper

Rainbow Trout

Redfin Perch

Sailfish

Samson Fish

Snook

Threadfin Salmon

Whiting

Yellowfin Tuna

Yellowfin Whiting

This Fishing Report was submitted on 11/11/2022 2:22:41 AM by Seamus and last updated on 11/11/2022 4:37:04 PM.

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