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Recfishwest's State-wide Fishing Report 13 January 2023 🎣

 | By Seamus on 1/13/2023 3:37:28 AM | Views (185)
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13/01/23
King Reef located around 6.5km east of Exmouth continues to produce quality fish since it was dropped in 2018 over sandy ground. If you're in the area, make sure you have a drop or troll over this reef and you can find the GPS coordinates and more details of King Reef here. These awesome underwater snaps were taken by Violeta J Brosig from @bluemediaexmouth
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Sam Russell
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G'day <>,

Our thoughts have been with those affected by the Kimberley flooding, so its great to hear that some of you have sought some respite by wetting a line. Thankfully it has continued to dry out a bit through here so hang in there folks. We've also got a lot of fishing competitions coming up so make sure you check it out if you're in those areas!

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There's plenty of fishers chasing giant herring in the Swan River at the moment and while many have reported 'the one that got away' over recent weeks on the flats, Brodie Lyons @brodielyonss had his reel sing before landing this beauty on a lure after a mighty display of power and acrobatics. If you catch any of these fish in the metro area, make sure you flick us a snap! 

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Fishing for Science fish of the week -  BARCHEEK CORAL TROUT    


Check out the Fishing for Science fish of the week, supported by the Fishing for Science team in Dampier and funded by Woodside Energy

Stay tuned for exciting 2023 news from our Fishing for Science initiative! 

Find out more about the Fishing for Science program here!

 
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CAUTION NOTE FOR ABALONE FISHING THIS SATURDAY

There is a green light to gather a feed of abs this Saturday, although Surf Life Saving WA have assessed the conditions as posing a medium risk. 

Recfishwest wants to ensure you come home safe from a successful day of abalone fishing, so make sure you look out for each other, wear the right gear and do not go into the water if you're not confident.

While the second date of the abalone season is set to kick off tomorrow, January 14 from 7:00-8:00am, SLSWA has completed a risk assessment after analysing a number of weather forecast services and based on this, their final recommendation is for the event to proceed but with a caution notice.

Forecast for Saturday:
• Moderate to Low temperatures of 19 degrees during the session.
• Low to Moderate rising tide of 0.6m during the session.
• Moderate primary swell with a range of 1.2 – 1.5m (from a SW direction), with very limited influence of secondary or tertiary swell expected.
• Typical primary swell period of 11.3 seconds expected.
• Average wave height of around 1.0m, particularly in North Metro areas.
• Moderate winds of 16.6kts (gusting to 21.3kts) and winds tending offshore.

For the best tips on staying safe while catching a feed of abs from SLSWA, click here.
Broome catches


Boats
The sun has been shining and the flooding throughout the Kimberley areas around Broome has started to dry out, although the flow in the Fitzroy is still rampant and is expected to stay this way for another month. While fishers haven't been able to access this due to the conditions and roads being closed, Dampier Creek has been performing very well for barramundi in decent sizes and numbers on plastics and stickbaits. The flow in Crab Creek is still not right just yet, but boats sticking in close to the Town Beach and Port Jetty have also been catching some nice trevally and queenies on plastics and lures. The mud crabs have gone very quiet since the rains came in but they should improve once it dries up more. No boats have bothered heading out wide since the floods kicked off, but this weekend could see some good windows opening up to do this with some lower winds expected. 
 

Shore-based

Thankfully the beaches have started to fire up again in fishing action and a few barramundi and salmon have been landed throughout this week in decent sizes. While the fishing in Broome is slowly starting to improve, most of the surrounding river systems in the Kimberely are still inaccessible due to a lot of damage and road closures, so closer to town is preferred. The best action reported came from the Town Beach and Port Jetty where plenty of trevally and queenies were spotted schooling in decent numbers. For the best barramundi action however, Dampier Creek has been the go-to spot for fishers who managed to find suitable casting positions and further up river tended to produce better results. Crab Creek hasn't had good flow and may take a few more days to see some fishing and crabbing action returning. Now that the rain is calming down, a lot more people are keen to wet a line so for the best tips and gear for your fishing expedition, make sure you visit the helpful pros at Tackle World Broome for advice. 
Exmouth catches
Great to see the Martin family (pictured left) @themartins_travels getting stuck into the mud crabs this week, while Tyler Cooper @ocean_gromm grabbed this beauty of a painted cray off the reef!

Boats

It's been a very busy week in Exmouth and hundreds of visitors from up north and further south have ventured into town which has conveniently seen some pristine weather for fishing. The artificial King Reef has been a hot spot for a lot of skippers recently and it's no surprise to hear the fishing action here resulted in more than 1,500 fishers from outside Exmouth in 2022 paying it a visit. The gold spot trevally are going absolutely nuts and will smash anything that's dropped down, but the pros from Tackle World Exmouth advised to not anchor up directly over the reef due to a high shark predation rate. The best luck comes from dropping or trolling a line 30-50m from the reef itself and use strong gear to get the fish in quickly. There are still smaller schools of 4-6 queenies cruising through the flats in the Gulf looking for baits and stickbaits have worked well to entice the strike. Boats also reported lots of gold spot trevally schooling near Cooper and Camplin Shoals. The Muirons has worked very well for Spanish mackerel on the troll and red emperor have been firing now that the water has started to warm and have been prevalent in the 30-40m depths. The western side has seen moderate numbers of marlin coming through and trolling smaller baits off Tantabiddi worked nicely. Squid are still oddly doing very well in the Gulf too and even on the western side as well as it hasn't fully heated up just yet, with foot-long hoods common. The mud crabs were most frequently caught in Wapet Creek off the tinnies although they have been firing throughout the bottom of the Gulf now that they are coming on the chew thanks to slightly warmer water. One boat reported catching six big bucks in one session. Big swell and wind on Saturday but this should calm down for decent windows on Sunday and Monday. 

Shore-based

For the visitors having a fish, both the Learmonth and Bundegi jetty have seen good results for a wide range of species when prawns have been lobbed out, providing good fun for families. There were many fishers who reported using the plastic crab lures for Spangled emperor worked extremely well when flicked near the Mildura Wreck this week. There were also plenty of bream plucked from closer to town off the jetties around the structure in great sizes. Now that the warmer water is slowly moving down the Gulf, mackies and trevally are being landed off the north-east tip and are moving down into the shoals through the Gulf. The Bay of Rest also saw good numbers of smaller trevally and queenies. Yellowfin whiting have been red hot throughout all of the Gulf though and a few squid are still being landed off the rocks with solid hood sizes. The land-based mud crabbing has gone very quiet recently but the boats have had great luck, so it might be worth venturing down to the bottom of the Gulf and prowling for them. Sunday and Monday are looking best for land-based flicks as Saturday is quite windy. 
 
 
Kalbarri catches


Boats

The mackie action continues to improve and more boats are finding them despite the water being mostly quite dirty. The cleaner areas north of the Sand Patch saw plenty of good catches though with a few crossing the 10kg mark. The 15-20m depths around Red Bluff and Jakes Point were probably the most reliable spots for mackies this week though, just make sure you persist with trolling baits or lures through here for the best odds. The bottom structure around Red Bluff also saw good numbers of Rankin cod and pink snapper landed, but the mornings are the preferred time for these species. This time of day has also worked best for finding tailor and mulloway around the gutters at Wittecarra and Oyster Reef. Around the Eagle Gorge and to the north of Blue Holes were also very good tailor spots. Chinamans has been rewarding fishers with plump whiting and javelin fish in closer towards the jetty. The bream are still performing nicely in the river along the structure and crabs have been plentiful, although the blue swimmers have been further up river while the bigger green muddies more towards the mouth. Early mornings this week are still best before the wind spikes around 10am. 

Shore-based

When the easterly wind has stuck around, a few ballooners off from Wagoe have been landing some pretty impressive Spanish mackies. Ballooning north of the Sand Patch and around Red Bluff or Jakes Point has also seen decent results, but the easterly windows in the mornings have been quite narrow and keeping an eye on the forecast is key. The mornings have still been the best time for landing bigger tailor between 45-70cm off Wittecarra and Oyster Reef. The Eagle Gorge and to the north of Blue Holes is another reliable spot for bigger greenbacks. Chinamans saw whiting and javelin fish around the jetty and structure on a mix of baits and smaller surface action lures. Big thanks to Dean from Kalbarri Sports and Dive for his tips as always and this Sunday morning should see some calmer south-easterly winds to aid in casting. 
Geraldton catches
Peter Hilder took his two granddaughters out for a fish off Dongara recently and it resulted in both of them experiencing demersal delight for the first time, with Georgia catching her first dhuie at 68cm and Casey her first fat baldie at a respectable size of 58cm. Great work girls and Peter said you're pestering him asking when you'll be going back out...keep nagging him for us. 


Boats
The boating action has been rather deluxe this week for dhuies and baldies, although the inshore catches have been quiet and the best action is occurring further out and generally headed further south of the Greenough River mouth. There have been an impressive amount of dhuies in the 10-13kg range and baldies in the 3-5kg range landed. Other than those two species though, there wasn't too much else, although who is complaining with good numbers of dhuies and baldies on the same drops! The West Bank has seen good numbers of tailor, especially when trolling mulies on gangs or action lures close to the surface. South of Flat Rocks and north of Lucy’s has generally also been great for tailor and mulloway when smaller boats have found the deeper gutters. Herring have been performing very nicely off the reef around there too, but the whiting have seemed to have gone off the bite recently. Near Jurien Bay, the fishing action has still been red hot with a few boats chasing King George whiting and herring near Favourite Island which has been productive when dropping small strips of squid on paternosters. There are some more heinous winds and bigger swells rolling through over the next week or so though which will make it choppy.  

Shore-based

The wind has been causing havoc for the last two months and is looking rather tedious over the next week or so unfortunately, but there are still good numbers of fish being caught. Tailor are being caught at West Bank despite the weed hanging around and a few of the crew from Geraldton Sports Centre ventured out there for a fish last weekend, with the biggest tailor going 62cm and the smallest at 35cm, which is a decent average size. Trumpeter, silver bream and even wobbegongs have been in high numbers around the Greenough River mouth, but the second point around here has been a great spot for tailor and pike, along with mulloway ranging in sizes between 60cm and over one metre. South of Flat Rocks and north of Lucy’s continues to be great for tailor and mulloway, along with herring off the reef when accessibility is wide open. South Gates and Tarcoola are quite hit and miss for tailor at the moment, with some mornings quiet and the next buzzing with fish. North of Drummonds saw nice skippy in the 35-45cm range but the sand and weed movement across many of the beaches has been very unpredictable, so the channels and gutters can be there one day then gone the next. Big thanks to Geraldton Sports Centre for their report!  
Lancelin catches


Boats

The snapper action has certainly picked up and the 6-15m depths resulted in boats finding good numbers along with skippy in the burly trail, while some big schools encountered at Direction Bank. One very surprising report this week came from one angler having trouble getting away from massive schools of pinkies in 400m of water! The only way he could prevent hooking one was adding some extra weight to get baits past them to find blue eye trevalla and eightbar cod further down on the seafloor. For the boats chasing general demersals, the grounds out to 35m have been quite unproductive and the best catches have been coming from deeper waters past 50m. Tuna schools have been starting around the 30m depths, although a lot of floating weed makes the troll next to impossible. Casting metals to the schools has generally picked off a few fish. The inshore action has been prolific despite the lower number of demersals here though, with plenty of bream, snook, tailor, herring, skippy and King George whiting being caught. Some stronger southerly winds will come through over the weekend although Sunday morning should see calmer easterlies briefly come through. 

Shore-based

Strong winds this week have brought a lot of weed into the beach, making afternoon and evening sessions next to impossible to fish. Caution is required driving along the beach north of town as a few sections have been washed out last week, resulting in lots of boggings and one roll over. Another serious rollover incident occurred south at Wilbinga on the beach, so if the sand looks too treacherous, either go back and avoid it completely or attempt to go around it via the trails away from the water up in the dunes. Tailor action over the past week has unfortunately been hit or miss. Some mornings it can be a fish caught per cast, whereas the following day at the same spot it can be difficult to get more than a few fish. Those that are being caught are generally summer choppers in the 30-40cm range. The snapper action picked up off the beach with a number of anglers catching fish around the 50-60cm range on the cast early in the morning, while drone drops have found fish throughout the day. Sand whiting have been on the smaller side, although herring have been in very impressive sizes around 30cm. Dart are also showing up along the beaches north of town and they are being caught off baits thrown right up close into the shore break. Big thanks to Lancelin's fishing guru Peter Fullarton from Tailored Treks for his report as always!
 
 
Esperance catches
Gotta love the colours of harlies. This beauty was caught by Lachy Warren @lachy_warren out from Cape Le Grand and it looks like Papa Smurf sneezed all over it. 


Boats
Boat fishing in Esperance has been absolutely phenomenal, specifically last Sunday with complete glass-offs. Almost all boats have reported incredible success in landing fish across a wide range of species and sizes. Nannygai have been caught in good numbers 15 miles (24km) out at sea. Harlequin and nannygai have also been caught in good numbers around Black Island closer in. Tinnie fishers bagged out on breaksea cod in close. The biggest nannygai caught was a reported 67cm, which is a solid thumper and one of the biggest we've heard of in a while. For the bream fishers, Wheatfield Lake has been producing bream up to 45cm in the afternoon, with surface lures and a hot day being the best way to target them. Looks rather windy this weekend with stronger southerlies on Saturday and easterlies on Sunday, but Monday should have lighter north-easterly winds. 

Shore-based

There is a lot happening for land-based fishers as well and the pros at Southern Sports and Tackle have said plenty of fishers are having good luck across the board. Fishing at Blue Haven has been producing good numbers of sand whiting, with most usually caught first thing in the morning. Mixed in with the sand whiting, herring and skippy have been caught along with a few flathead. Scores of salmon have been caught in the corner of Chapmans Point. Nice-sized King George whiting have also been reported around the port viewing area. Bandy Creek is doing well for King George whiting as well, with plenty of better-sized ones being caught in between the smaller ones. Many squid are being caught off Taylor Street rock wall mostly in the late afternoons and early mornings. Alexander Bay has been producing good numbers of gummy sharks in the 5-7kg range with most reporting hook ups when using octopus as bait. Israelite Bay is on fire for school mulloway and plenty of flatties up to 60cm. Will be mostly stronger south-easterlies on Saturday and easterlies on Sunday if you're thinking of a flick. 
Great Southern catches
The crew from @outback_breamer_baits know how to find the beefcake black bream courtesy of the mussel vibe lures, which are a favourite of the 40cm+ brutes.  


Boats

This past week plenty of people managed to launch and go for a fish safely off Albany. Over the weekend, there were reports of plenty of queen snapper in the bigger sizes. These were mostly found around the coral grounds towards the top of the shelf, along with nannygai in the 70-130m grounds. Those who went out deeper had great success trying their luck for hapuka. Closer to shore, the King George whiting have been found around the northern side of the sound. Squidding has been a little slow due to weed and the dirtiness of the water. There’s been a few pinkies landed around the 45m mark both on the bottom with baits and paternosters and also via trolling mulies in burly trails. If you’re looking for a fun time with the family close in, try mixing up some fish oil and pollard as it will quickly bring in schools of skippy within the sound, especially now that the warmer waters have recently helped fire them up. Fishers near the West Cape caught a few good sized gummies off the boat as well. It's mostly easterly winds this weekend but there should be a brief north-easterly on Sunday morning. 
 

Shore-based

Shore-based fishers have been having a great time off West Cape, catching plenty of Samson fish in the 10-20kg range after giving their reel and biceps a serious workout. A few of the same fishers have been throwing some bottom baits out for pink snapper and queen snapper as well with decent success. A majority of the beaches located east of town are fishing quite well for herring, gummy sharks and the odd skippy as well. A few salmon have been reportedly caught off Nanarup Beach, however it was mostly a few lone fish coming through and no larger schools have been sighted recently. It's mostly easterly winds this weekend although Sunday morning will have a brief north-easterly that might make casting slightly easier if you're thinking of a beach flick. Cheers to Alesandro Daniele @thereelside for his tips this week! 

If you love your fishing competitions along the south coast, the Rainbow Coast Fishing Competition is returning next weekend on Saturday and Sunday, 21-22 January! Details on this great competition are below! 
South West catches
Ladies squidding day in the bay went okay! @squidqueen.wa Trudy Morehouse took her sisters-in-law Judi and Jenny out for a cracking kraken session on Sunday out from Busselton and they all ended up with more rings than Tom Brady. 


Boats

The weather for the boaties this week has been spectacular and it's resulted in a lot of great demersal fish being caught. Dhufish and pink snapper have been popping up across a lot of structure generally in close around the 35-50m depths and baldchin groper took a big spike this week thanks to the calmer conditions resulting in boats being more stationary instead of drifting quickly. The southern bluefin tuna have been kicking around although most are the 1-3kg jellybean size. Huge Sambos and yellowtail kingfish continue to roam through mostly off Cape Naturaliste. For the best odds at catching them, try and find structure and jig the deeper depths of 60-80m. If you're still dropping pots for crays, they are mostly appearing in deeper waters now past 22m and in close has generally dried up a bit. In close within the estuary, yellowfin whiting are still going wild within the shallows, while the crabbing action is really starting to heat up for skippers. Mulies mixed in with a bit of chicken necks as bait tends to work quite nicely for luring the crabs in. Saturday arvo and Sunday morning should see quite flat conditions on the water if you're thinking of sending it.

Shore-based

If you're thinking of going for a cheeky marron session, Wellington and Harvey Dam are both performing very well, while the Collie River is another great option. For beach fishers, the late afternoon easterlies are doing well for pinkies and soapie mulloway. Most pinkies are 50-60cm in size and yeeting baits into the deep pockets tends to work well. Tailor are still going berko off the beaches and it's improved this week for lures now that the water has cleaned up, with plenty of fish even coming through in the estuary. Crabs in close on the scoops are firing, along with yellowfin whiting on the smaller surface lures and poppers. The bays in close have also still been producing great numbers of squid in the 4-7m depth range, especially in the mornings when the clarity is pristine. Big thanks to the experts at Whitey's Tackle for their tips and both mornings this weekend are looking great for land-based sessions. 

The Harvey Benger Cricket Club are hosting their fishing competition on January 26 at Myalup Beach, make sure you give Scott 'Chooky' Fowler a call if you're interested! 

Freshwater
The crew from Bush Rats @bushrats got stuck into the marron fishing as did plenty of others throughout our South-West recently, while Alyssa Collings from the Redfin Perch & Fresh Water Fishing Facebook Page caught this beauty of a redfin over 40cm. Great options on species at the moment if you're freshwater fan! 
Was great to see many of you getting out and about for some marron sessions and there has been solid amounts in big sizes rolling through, especially from Wellington Dam, Harvey Dam and the Collie River. If you're wanting more tips on how to catch marron during the season until 12 noon, February 5, click here. Some fantastic captures of redfin perch are still rolling through from these areas as well, although the biggest catches are generally more reliable from Wellington Dam. As this is a big body of water, have a look at Wellington Dam on Google Earth to suss out any good structure you can reach easily as the perch love schooling in these areas and around drop offs. Redfin up to a very impressive 45cm have been captured recently, while Harvey Dam and the Collie River have been more consistent spot for the 30cm nippers. Captures of plump brown trout have also been coming in from Wellington Dam in the mornings and late afternoons when they are most active, with spinner lures working nicely. Good numbers of well-conditioned redfin perch have also been coming out of the Capel River on soft plastics. Big Brook Dam continues to be WA's premier trout haven and a lot of fly fishers are still having luck in the mornings despite less fish being caught than recent weeks. Both Waroona and Drakesbrook Weir have had good numbers of yearling trout and fish to 40cm have been coming in consistently over the past fortnight, with small redfin in the mix taking plastics and smaller vibe lures. Captures of broodstock trout from these two dams have rolled through but it's a matter of putting in the kilometres on foot and casting into the drop offs to find them. Now that summer is well and truly here, remember that trout do become less active during the day, so if you're targeting them aim to fish the early mornings and late afternoons when its slightly cooler for a better strike rate. 

 
Mandurah and surrounds
James Woodage and Adam Hicks had a great morning session recently out from Mandurah, dropping paternosters throughout the 30m depths before this 13kg whopper of a dhuie engulfed some fresh bait. Nice work fellas! 


Mandurah
Off the boats the demersal species are still going very well, but mornings are key for catching inshore snapper. Trolling mulies through burley trails along most of the northern beaches has worked nicely. Most of the dhufish have been appearing further offshore though in depths past 40m. If you want to chase snapper off tinnies around Five Fathom, they’ve been doing very well in the mornings as well but a strong burley trail is key. Half a mulie drifted through here also works well. Even dropping a soft plastic down and using the gentle rock of the boat while drifting has seen a lot of hookups. There are still loads of southern bluefin tuna around, although they tend to increase in size from 1-3kg jellybeans to 6-7kg once you hit up the 40m depths. Crays are appearing in depths of 30m+ now and most of the whites are being pulled in much further out in 130m by the pros. Sunday morning is looking best for a boat session.

For land-based fishing around Mandurah, along the northern beaches has been great for mulloway and tailor and drone fishers are doing very well around White Hills and Tims Thicket for 50-70cm snapper. Mulloway appeared off the beaches mostly between Florida Beach and Melros. North of Mandurah the beaches get more surfy through to Golden Bay, where there’s some of the best gutters seen which scream mulloway and tailor. For yellowfin whiting, try moving further up the estuary where there’s no flow as big breeders will stick around the low flow areas where the food is pushed into. They’re very hungry at the moment and love smaller surface stickbaits and poppers. Scooping is going amazingly well for blue swimmers and one crew this week managed to scoop 23 crabs all 1cm over size down the Harvey end of the estuary. Squid were quiet, but should improve now that the prawns are on the move. Thanks to the crew from Tackle World Miami for their tips! 
 
Don't forget, the Lions Club of Falcon Kids Fishing Competition is happening this Sunday and has loads of prizes up for grabs from the great crew at Tackle World Miami. Details on the fishing competition below! 



 

SECRET HARBOUR / PORT KENNEDY / ROCKINGHAM / SAFETY BAY / WARNBRO SOUND
Once again, the tailor action doesn't seem to be slowing down around the beaches in Rockingham, Falcon, Port Kennedy, Warnbro Sound and Golden Bay as the gutters through here are very inviting for schools over 45cm in length. Mornings has been the best window and wetting a line between 5:30am-7:00am has been ideal, while mulloway up to one metre are coming through in both the mornings and evenings. The crays are starting to dry up a bit in close, so try dropping pots in 30m+ depths. The squidding action in close in depths of 3-8m went a bit quiet with a few choppier days on the water, but mornings are still best for this. Skippy weren't as prominent as last week but a good trail of burley or oil has been bringing them in around Coventry Reef and Garden Island, along with plump herring.
Perth catches
The crew from @fishinwishinlife_official have been out on the water almost every day since summer kicked off and this 46cm breaksea cod is a very solid catch for the Perth metro area. Nice work guys! 


Boats

Boats are still doing very well for the demersal species such as pinkies, dhuies, baldies, queen snapper and breaksea cod but venturing out deeper into waters of 60-80m seems to be a lot more consistent, especially the 80m mark. For skippers mostly focusing on crays, they've slowed down inshore and most are having better luck when dropping past 30m depths, with the biggest hauls coming from 40m (if you're back and arms can handle pulling them in from that depth). Five Fathom has slowed down for crays, along with the back of Carnac, so maybe avoid dropping your pots around here. Around Rotto has also been producing a lot more crays than inshore. Tuna have also been poking around Rotto and a few of the staff from Anglers Fishing World in Fremantle got some southern bluefin up to 6kg around Parker Point and the south side of Rotto. The tuna action hasn't peaked yet and no massive schools have been spotted, with early February tipped to be the best time once the current warms up the water. Yellowtail kingfish and Sambos are still doing very well around Radar Reef and the Barges. Tailor are still performing very well when trolling through the river around Mosmans, East Fremantle, Blackwall Reach, Point Walter, Matilda Bay and Claremont and those same areas seem to have had the best luck when dropping nets for the blue swimmers. Big thanks to the crew at Anglers Fishing World in Fremantle for the notes this week and Sunday morning looks best for a weekend session in the boats. 

Shore-based

The best land-based action for the past few weeks has definitely been from the Swan River, which comes alive in summer. Some very impressive flathead, flounder and giant herring have been going off pretty much everywhere you can wade out on the sand banks, although the best action tends to be between South Fremantle and Claremont at the moment. Some fishers have been catching upwards of 40 flathead in 2-3 hour sessions, so definitely give this style of fishing a crack if you haven't tried it before as the number of fish in the Swan will leave you stumped. Small-sized twisties have been working well for the rather elusive giant herring and there were many caught from the Matilda Bay, Point Walter and Claremont regions. Crabs seem to be performing best for scooping around Dalkeith, East Fremantle and Point Walter. The crabs haven't peaked yet, but Mandurah has been doing extremely well if you fancy a drive. Off the beaches, most of the reefy areas from Trigg right up to Two Rocks have been doing well for tailor and mulloway. The South Mole has been good for squid in mornings, but just a reminder that the North Mole will be closed off to fishers for eight weeks due to maintenance so give this is a miss until it's finished. Sunday morning is looking best for a land-based flick with stronger easterlies coming through. 
 
 
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Catch Information

Species:
Baldchin Groper
Baldchin Groper

Barramundi
Barramundi

Black Bream
Black Bream

Bluefin Tuna
Bluefin Tuna

Breaksea Cod
Breaksea Cod

Brown Trout
Brown Trout

Coral Trout
Coral Trout

Dhufish
Dhufish

Flounder
Flounder

Gummy Shark
Gummy Shark

Hapuka
Hapuka

Mulloway
Mulloway

Nannygai
Nannygai

Pike
Pike

Queen Snapper
Queen Snapper

Red Emperor
Red Emperor

Spangled Emperor
Spangled Emperor

Spanish Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel

Whiting
Whiting

Yellowfin Whiting
Yellowfin Whiting

This Fishing Report was submitted on 1/13/2023 3:37:28 AM by Seamus and last updated on 1/15/2023 10:05:40 PM.


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