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Tackle shops in Albany sold a a lot more wet-weather gear than fishing tackle this week, with last Sunday really the only fishable day, which fortunately coincided with the Albany Boating and Fishing Club’s Southern Squid Spectacular. This great annual competition once again saw an army of boats heading out into King George Sound with plenty of good catches recorded. The biggest bag of 10 squid for the boat category was Aaron Jones’ 7.81kg haul. Anglers not chasing squid in the sound also came up with some reasonable King George whiting. However, despite last Sunday’s weather window boats have been unable to get out into the open ocean. Thankfully, the wild swell and winds that have ravaged the southern coast will start to drop off between Tuesday and Thursday, providing some welcome relief for fishers hoping to punch out.Â
The beaches are still carved up by big swells, which meant most anglers had to be content targeting smaller species in sheltered waters this week. A report from Fosters Beach said salmon were around when conditions were fishable, and skippy and herring were being caught at Cheynes Beach. The town marina has been productive for herring and tarwhine, while Middleton at night has been a reliable spot for squid if the water is clear enough. Frenchman Bay could also be good for squid, again if the water is clear, or Emu Point for herring, whiting species, small skippy, salmon trout and squid. The deep channel at Emu Point does bring in bigger species including big Samson fish, which have spooled many anglers or wrapped their lines around the pylons. Also on the squid front, a big congratulations to Steven Plant whose whopping 1.89kg shore-based squid was the biggest of the Southern Squid Spectacular, outshining competitors in the boat category. Another option is bream fishing in the King and Kalgan rivers where darker coloured soft plastic grubz, such as motor oil, bloodworm or watermelon, have worked well in the tannin-coloured and fast-flowing water. Bream catches have also been reported from Torbay Inlet. Out at Denmark’s Wilson Inlet bream and herring could be an option and snapper should start to show up in the inlet’s Prawn Rock Channel soon. Big thanks to the crew from Trailblazers in Albany for their tips!
Waters in the 20m depths between Garden Island and Rottnest fished well earlier this week for King George whiting, sand whiting and squid. Skippy and just-size pink snapper were also in the area and some crews encountered larger schools of tuna. Big pink snapper, some nudging 90cm, and a few dhufish have come from the 40m depths south of Rottnest. Out from Rottnest’s West End boats slow-trolling live baits, small skirts or deep-diving lures have picked up small yellowtail kingfish. Windmills fished well this week for smaller King George whiting and plump sand whiting. Inshore waters all along the metro coast have held heaps of herring and waters off South Fremantle have been teeming with lots of squid, especially around Douro Road. Squid have also been caught in good numbers off Hillarys, while the Three-Mile Reef has fished well for pink snapper, skippy, King George whiting and big Samson fish. The stronger swells and south-westerly winds will hang around on Saturday but will start to drop off into easterly winds and a decreasing swell to one metre by Tuesday, which should provide some nice flat conditions for the boats in the metro area.Â
This Fishing Report was submitted on 6/23/2023 4:23:34 AM by Seamus and last updated on 6/24/2023 1:56:01 PM.
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