Recfishwest's State-Wide Fishing Report 04 April 2025 🎣

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Israelite Bay has been a hotspot for big mulloway and gummy sharks, while Thomas River has held salmon and big skippy. Dunn Beach has been going well for school mulloway and salmon, while all the beaches west of town have been full of west-bound salmon schools.
Castletown Quays has produced flathead and sand whiting, while bull herring have been plentiful at Taylor Street Jetty in the afternoons. The Town Jetty has offered squid and garfish at night, while Bandy Creek Boat Harbour has held skippy and King George whiting.

    
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. 

Salmon have been hit and miss, but when they’ve shown up they have been in better numbers and sizes. Bremer Bay, Lowlands, Salmon Holes and Cheynes have been the most consistent spots with anglers enjoying a red-hot salmon session at Cheynes on Wednesday. Salmon have also been caught at Sand Patch, Normans, Reef Beach, Ledge Beach and Fosters. Herring have been in good numbers at all these locations and Cheynes has produced a few yellowfin whiting. Frenchman Bay has been a good spot for squid, herring and small King George whiting. The town marina has produced a few bream, along with herring, small skippy and numerous pickers. Bream fishers have been heading to the Hay River, Bremer River and up at Walpole with good success. Princess Royal Harbour has continued to produce blue swimmer crabs for scoopers, while at Denmark’s Wilson Inlet decent flathead have been caught on soft plastics. Herring and Samsonfish have been caught at McGearys Rock.

Cheers to the Trailblazers Albany crew for their fishing 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. 

Although weed has been a problem at times the deep gutters at Cottesloe have been producing solid tailor. Tailor have also come from the north metro beaches and at City Beach, which has held lots of herring. The northern beaches have produced a few pink snapper and the odd Samsonfish for drone fishers, while a nice pinkie was landed around Sorrento late last week. Squid have been at the Fremantle Moles with North Mole fishing better. Herring have been in good numbers at both Moles and garfish have been about too, but getting past the herring has been a challenge. On Tuesday a nice pink snapper was picked up off the Coogee rock wall, which has also held herring and small skippy. The rock walls south of the Moles have offered herring, small squid and the odd cuttlefish. In Fremantle Harbour scaly mackerel have been thick during the day. Squid have made their way into the Swan River with some good ones caught near the traffic bridges and at the Bicton Baths. Night-time yellowfin whiting chasers have been getting a few around East Fremantle, while late afternoons have been best for tailor at Point Walter Jetty, Point Resolution and Applecross. Flathead have been picked up in twos and threes in the deeper sections of the lower Swan with vibes and micro jigs fishing best, while the odd one has been caught on soft plastics in the upper reaches. Bream fishers have been doing better fishing under lights after dark, with Canning Bridge, Windan Bridge, Redcliffe Bridge and Garratt Road Bridge producing a few. The odd soapy mulloway has been caught also. The conditions for ballooning look great until around midday on Sunday with these roaring easterly winds, so if you don’t have a drone we recommend giving this a crack if you want to target demersals or even a rogue Spanish mackie offshore.

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!