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Larger mulloway mostly turned up south of town in the evenings. Tailor catches are improving and larger specimens are starting to turn up, with 50cm+ models now popping up. Lancelin Jetty has been fishing well in the evenings with catches of herring, smaller tailor and skippy. With the stronger easterly winds expected, balooning could be worth a shot this weekend and a chance of a larger pelagic or demersal could be on the cards. Shark captures were best outside of town in the evenings. The easterly wind should make it decent for land-based fishers this weekend and we expect tailor catches to take a good bump.Â
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Good numbers of gummy sharks and mulloway have been caught at Israelite Bay, while Thomas River and Tagon Beach have held gummy sharks and salmon. Good numbers of mulloway have been holding at Poison Creek. Sizeable salmon and skippy have been at Dunns Beach, while Stockyards has fished well for smaller salmon, flathead and big sand whiting. All the beaches west of town have been busy with migrating Albany-bound salmon, while Taylor Street Jetty and the Town Jetty have fished well at night for herring, skippy, garfish and squid. King George whiting and flathead have been the main catches at the town foreshore and Bandy Creek Boat Harbour, while bream to 40cm have been active in Woody Lake. Â Â Â 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.Â
It’s all about the salmon this week and schools have been passing through on most days. Cheynes Beach has continued to fire, but the beach at Salmon Holes has become much more consistent. Other good spots have been Shelley Beach, Lowlands, Sand Patch and Nanarup and they have been thick at Bremer Bay. A few salmon have been caught at Ocean Beach, Muttonbird Beach and up at Mandalay Beach, and Banksia Camp near Walpole. Windy Harbour has held mainly herring. Salmon chasers seem to be doing better on lures this season with the Ocean’s Legacy Sling Shot a popular choice. Around Torbay, drone fishers have picked up pink snapper off the beaches. The King George Sound and the King and Kalgan rivers are still very dirty and bream chasers have found cleaner water at Stokes Inlet, Torbay and Denmark’s Wilson Inlet. Those chasing squid, herring, skippy and King George whiting have done best at Frenchman Bay, where the water is much clearer close in. Blue swimmer crabs seem to have left Princess Royal Harbour. 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.Â
In the Swan River the Causeway upstream has fished well for bream. Finding baitfish has been the key to a good session. Soapy mulloway have been mixed in with the bream, along with a few small giant herring and the odd flathead. Better giant herring have also shown up in the middle reaches, along with the odd tailor. A few flathead in the mid-40cm range were taken at Applecross on the weekend and Applecross is probably the pick of the land-based river tailor spots, but keep an eye out for bull sharks and don’t wade out too deep. Tailor catches have been good around Cottesloe, from the northern beaches, off Coogee and at North and South Moles, with the Moles also yielding herring, skippy and garfish. Floreat Beach has held mainly herring, but there have been plenty of them. The northern beaches have produced pink snapper, while the rock walls in South Fremantle have offered, herring, skippy and squid. There have been unconfirmed reports of big mulloway being pulled from the scaly mackerel schools that are thick in Fremantle Harbour so it could be worth trying for them. The Freo harbour has also held yellowtail and a few herring. This weekend looks great for land-based fishing as well so wet a line! 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!Â
This Fishing Report was submitted on 4/17/2025 7:45:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 4/20/2025 6:39:12 AM.
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