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There was a lot of baitfish activity offshore this past week, so trolling for tuna along the cliffs could be well worthwhile. Elsewhere, Jakes Beach offered decent whiting, while the sheltered areas around Red Bluff have been rather productive for squid. Locals have been enjoying improved crayfish captures although quite a few crays have been berried or tar-spotted, as to be expected early in the season. So make sure you handle them with care and they are returned to the drink quickly. The mornings are looking best if you're thinking of an early duck out before the wind makes it choppy from midday onwards this week. Saturday and Sunday morning should be calmest.Â
Thomas River produced mulloway to 80cm and gummy sharks averaging 7kg, along with skippy to 3kg and plenty of salmon among the bycatch. Bigger gummy sharks have been caught at Dunns Beach with plenty of salmon doing the rounds, while Rossiters Beach was productive for mulloway. Observatory and Fourth beaches have been the salmon hotspots closer to town, while skippy and big King George whiting have been caught at Bandy Creek Boat Harbour. Castletown Quays Beach offered King George whiting and flathead, while the Town Jetty held squid, herring and garfish. Bream to 43cm have been caught on soft plastics at Woody Lake, while bream have been taking both baits and lures at Stokes Inlet. Big thanks to Southern Sport & Tackle for their report as always!Â
The week began with three glamour days and crews that headed offshore were well rewarded. The coral grounds produced queen and pink snapper, nannygai, breaksea cod and dhufish, while offshore waters in 40m depths or so east of town at Two Peoples Bay and west at Bremer Bay and Cheynes Beach offered similar fare. On the continental shelf, nannygai, blue-eyed trevalla and hapuka were the order of the day. Tinny fishers who stayed in King George Sound had little trouble bagging out on squid and King George whiting around the 40cm mark with Frenchman Bay one of the better spots for KG's. The calmer conditions seen this morning should return on Sunday and Tuesday morning with a drop off in the wind and swell. 5am-11am on Sunday morning should hold a decent window.Â
Shore fishing improved significantly, with beaches either side of town starting to produce herring, skippy, whiting and residential salmon. At Nanarup, droners have been chasing pink snapper and Samson fish with good results, while from the rocks east of Cheynes Beach saw queen snapper, skippy and Samson fish landed. Around West Cape Howe big harlequin fish, Samson fish and smallish pink snapper have been falling for big soft plastics, while crab baits have accounted for decent blue groper. East of town saw Parry Beach enjoy a good run of tailor. Mulloway remained elusive in the King and Kalgan rivers, but on warmer days bream fishing was rewarding. The warmer weather also produced good numbers of yellowfin whiting on the flats at Emu Point, while the Emu Point marina had a few small King George whiting, sand whiting herring and squid, as did the town marina. The rocks at Frenchman Bay also produced a few squid. Big thanks to the crew from Trailblazers in Albany for their tips!
King George whiting chasers have been doing well when using fresh squid baits in 40m depths around Rottnest Island and some big skippy have also come from the broken ground around there. Rotto's West End out towards the wrecks was also turning it on for pelagics, including amberjack around one metre, small Samson fish and the occasional yellowtail kingfish. Samson fish have been offshore from Mindarie and Hillarys along with a few skippy. Windmills continued to fish well, mainly for sand whiting and a few smaller King George whiting, while tailor trollers did well around Mewstones and Stragglers. The 15-20m depths of City Beach continued to produce sand whiting, while at South Fremantle squid and whiting catches have been good from the channel markers all the way down to Coogee. Trolling for chopper tailor has been productive in the lower and middle reaches of the Swan River around South Fremantle, Bicton and Point Walter. All of Saturday and early Sunday morning is looking beautiful on the water with minimal wind and swell likely to see a majority of the day a glass off on the water, but expect it to be choppy from Sunday arvo through to midday on Tuesday as the wind and swell picks back up again.Â
This Fishing Report was submitted on 10/20/2023 3:52:19 AM by Seamus and last updated on 10/20/2023 4:30:53 AM.
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