Recfishwest's State-Wide Fishing Report 14 February 2025 🎣

Town Jetty has held plenty of herring, small skippy and some good-sized squid, while Bandy Creek Boat Harbour has offered bream to 35cm, small skippy, a few flounder and lots of herring. The Bream Lakes have been firing as well despite the nearby fires. Fourth and Salmon beaches have held a few salmon, lots of big herring and few skippy, while Dunns Beach has produced skippy to 3kg, herring and salmon. Thomas River has yielded skippy around the kilo mark, small mulloway and gummy sharks, while Israelite Bay has offered flathead, mulloway, gummy sharks and bronze whalers.
    
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. 

Sheltered locations were the only options this week, with the town marina and Emu Point producing mainly squid and herring. A few small King George whiting and one or two juvenile salmon have been caught around Emu Point as well. It’s unlikely the conditions will ease for scoop netters, who had been finding blue swimmer crabs in Princess Royal Harbour. Ironically, at Windy Harbour early this week a few resident salmon and some decent tailor were picked up in a rare weather window.

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. 

North Mole has been quieter than usual, but a few big tailor have been taken there at times. Around Cottesloe anglers have enjoyed good sunrise sessions, landing 35-45cm tailor on stickbaits and when weed has not been a problem tailor have been caught at Hale Road, City Beach and Mullaloo. Herring have been at Mullaloo as well, while Pinnaroo Point has held small sand whiting. Bigger tailor and small pink snapper have been taken by drone fishers around Yanchep. The marinas around South Fremantle have been plagued with blowies but they also have held a lot of herring, chopper tailor and tarwhine. Soft plastics and small stickbaits have worked well on these species this week. Divers have been swimming from shore and were picking up blue swimmer crabs at Rockingham and a bit further south. Fishing has slowed in the Swan River, but chopper tailor have been in caught at most jetties and drop-offs at dawn and dusk. Canning Bridge has held tailor up to 50cm, while the Narrows, Applecross, Point Walter, Claremont and East Fremantle should be worth a crack as well. Flathead and flounder fishing has been a lot slower. Good models of both species have been taken in the lower reaches, but not in big numbers. A lot of the flathead have also been undersized. The Causeway has offered bream, soapy mulloway and flathead, while Redcliffe, Bayswater, Maylands, Garratt Road Bridge and Guildford have produced these species as well. A lot of the bream have been undersized, as have the soapies but some good flathead have been landed. Sunday morning is looking best for a land-based flick.

Chasing abalone this Saturday from 7-8am? Surf Life Saving WA have given it the green light to go ahead, but with a MEDIUM RISK. Just remember to put your safety first, fish with mates, check the forecast, use the right gear and do NOT go in the water if you aren't a confident swimmer. You can find the best tips to help keep you safe and also catch abalone with more ease by watching our abalone safety video here. 

A big thanks to Anglers Fishing World in Fremantle for their great tips! These guys love their fishing just as much as we all do, so make sure you ask their super friendly team for advice and stock up before wetting a line off the land or boat!