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Very little boating activity has taken place as big swells and discoloured water have ruled out most activity. A few boaties tried sheltered areas in close within King George Sound, but had little success apart from a few hard-earned small King George whiting. Poor water clarity has also shut down squidding for now. Thankully it looks like there will be a narrow window of reprieve from the stronger winds and swell over the weekend and Saturday arvo right through to Sunday evening could see a number of boats heading out to the inshore waters, with a decreasing swell of 3m and calmer winds expected.Â
With the beaches copping a hammering from the big swells, targeting bread-and-butter species from sheltered waters has been the go. Early this week Frenchman Bay produced the odd flathead and a few small King George whiting. At the town marina herring, small skippy and yellowtail have been brought on with the use of burley, while Emu Point offered similar species and the odd King George whiting. The local river systems resemble choccie milk and only a few reports of black bream catches have come in, suggesting the fish may have shut down until it clears up. One option this weekend could be the southern inlets, where fishing on an incoming tide may produce pink snapper, big flathead, skippy, King George whiting, herring and bream further up river. Big thanks to the crew from Trailblazers in Albany for their tips! Want to see Gido landing some nice King George whiting recently on the south coast? Check out the action (and a lot of wobbegongs) in his latest YouTube video here.Â
Around Three-Mile Reef and waters out from Hillarys and Mindarie have fished reasonably well for pink snapper and King George whiting, along with a few small tuna and the odd Samson fish. In closer there have been skippy, squid and the odd flathead. Offshore from Ocean Reef, dhufish, baldchin groper and a few breaksea cod have been caught. Waters around all sides off Rottnest Island have held Samson fish and a few tuna. Dhufish, pink snapper and breaksea cod have also been caught on the bottom in depths up to 50m. Further down the coast the 15-20m depths off Cottesloe and City Beach have produced sand whiting, while squid have been plentiful off South Fremantle. King George whiting have come from Windmills and the white-water around offshore reefs such as Stragglers and Mewstones have produced decent tailor. The Fremantle Sailing Club have hit it lucky with better conditions expected this weekend for its pink snapper competition. The weigh-in is from 2.30-3.30pm on Sunday at the club in Marine Terrace. There are calmer easterly winds and a swell of around 2m expected this weekend which should be ideal for the boaties. With less than two weeks left before the demersal closure from August 1, make sure you're courteous to others at the boat ramps and try fishing more remote grounds to avoid the crowds.Â
This Fishing Report was submitted on 7/21/2023 2:00:20 AM by Seamus and last updated on 7/22/2023 10:05:57 PM.
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