Recfishwest's State-wide Fishing Report 14 June 2024 🎣

Good mulloway and gummy sharks have been caught at Dunns Beach, while big skippy have come from Rossiters Beach. Stockyards and Wylie Bay have fished well for decent mulloway and big salmon, while thumping flathead have been landed at Castletown Quays. The Town Jetty and Taylor Street Jetty have fished well for squid, both day and night, while Taylor Street has also produced good garfish. Fourth Beach and 10-Mile Lagoon have been salmon hotspots, while big schools of salmon have been cruising along Roses Beach. King George whiting and skippy have been the main catches in Bandy Creek Boat Harbour, while Stokes Inlet held good numbers of bream. The Southern Sports and Tackle Chase the Kraken competition is back and runs until August 1, so check out the details below and ask the friendly crew in store for tips! 



Hats off to the very knowledgeable team at Southern Sports & Tackle for their tips! These guys love their fishing as well, so make sure you swing by their store for the best gear and advice before wetting a line around Esperance. 

Impressive squid have been caught by fishers who managed to find clean water and sheltered locations. Good spots have included the town marina, Emu Point, Frenchman Bay and Whalers Cove. All these locations have produced herring and a few skippy as well, while at Frenchman Bay small King George whiting have been in the mix. Bream activity has picked up in the King and Kalgan rivers and the Hay River could be worth a try for them as well. There have been reports of school mulloway in the Kalgan. Salmon catches have been very sporadic and numbers have been well down, suggesting the run may be over. Most of the usual locations have held a few but they have been very inconsistent. Spots worth trying include Salmon Holes, Cheynes Beach, Nanaraup and Sand Patch.

Cheers to the Trailblazers Albany crew for their tips this week! Swing by their store if you're after some top gear and advice ahead of your next fishing trip. Remember, you'll also catch just as many fish off the beaches than the rocks and it is always much safer to go with this option on the south coast. 

We love seeing youngsters enjoying their fishing! Theo Amson has been a dedicated angler during the stormy conditions lately and it's paid off nicely, with this cracking 39cm bream landed on Sunday evening at Riverside Gardens in Maylands. Fish was released quickly after this great snap and we hope you keep up the top work Theo! Shout out to his dad Chris for sending us the picture which we hope goes straight to the pool room. 

Pink snapper have been the main game in town and once again North Mole has been the hotspot, producing excellent numbers but not quite as many as the previous week. Good pink snapper have been caught at South Mole and from the northern beaches (mainly by droners), while a few have come from the Hillarys, Mindarie and Two Rocks rockwalls. A good mulloway was landed at Mindarie last weekend and the northern beaches have produced big tailor. Both moles and Capo D’Orlando Drive have been thick with herring. A few chopper tailor and herring have come from Floreat Beach when the swells have been down and during overcast conditions and morning high tides, the local rockwalls could produce some big winter tailor during the day. High tides and debris have made fishing the Swan River difficult but a few soapy mulloway have been caught at Guildford and near the Redcliffe Bridge. Tailor should still be around from the Narrows headed downstream and before the nasty weather arrived a few flounder were caught in the lower reaches. There have been few reports of bream catches, but the Causeway downstream should be producing better fish this time of year, especially around the jetties and near the yacht clubs in the lower reaches.