Recfishwest's State-wide Fishing Report 12 July 2024 🎣

Poison Creek has been a hotspot for big gummy sharks and mulloway, while Dunns Beach has held skippy to 5kg. Salmon to 6kg have been caught at Rossiter Beach, while big schools of salmon have been feeding at 14-Mile Beach and Roses Beach with skippy to 3.5kg keeping them company. Wylie Beach and Stockyards have fished well for large tarwhine, big sand whiting and flathead, while the early mornings at Salmon Beach and Observatory Beach have been productive for salmon. Big flathead have been caught at Observatory Beach, while Bandy Creek Boat Harbour has held flathead, herring and King George whiting. Squid have been running hot at the Town Jetty in the mid-afternoons, while Taylor Street Jetty has offered big herring and garfish at night. Bream to 35cm have been biting at Woody Lake.

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. 

Squid have been the main fare for shore fishers this week with the town marina one of the better spots for them, along with Middleton Beach at night. The marina has also held a few herring. Fishing has improved a little at Emu Point with a few squid caught, while Frenchman Bay and Whalers Cove have offered squid, herring and small King George whiting. Some big King George whiting were caught at Gull Rock last weekend, while the King and Kalgan rivers have offered a few small bream. Salmon catches have been well down but most beaches have produced herring.

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. 

This week’s blow fired up pink snapper activity with good fish landed at North Mole and the Coogee, Hillarys and Mindarie rockwalls, as well as the far northern beaches where good tailor were caught and drone fishers picked up a couple of dhufish. With clearer water, North Mole should offer plenty of squid and it has produced herring, garfish and skippy. One or two mulloway were landed from North Mole as well, while South Mole has offered a few squid along with herring, garfish and skippy. Rockwalls around South Fremantle have been reliable for squid when clear water can be found and the Freo Fishing Boat Harbour has offered herring, tailor, skippy and bream. Fremantle Harbour has held good numbers of herring and has also offered tarwhine and skippy. A couple of anglers fished Rottnest’s Radar Reef this week and caught some decent tailor along with a yellowtail kingfish. Big tailor have been targeted successfully from reefy beaches such as Cottesloe, Grant Street and Leighton, while Floreat and City beaches have held chopper tailor, herring and skippy. A couple of sizeable tailor were landed at Pinaroo Point and Quinns. There have been plenty of soapy mulloway hanging around structure in the middle to upper reaches of the Swan River. Soft plastics in white or motor oil colours have accounted for good fish at Garratt Road, the Causeway, Windan Bridge, Redcliffe Bridge and Canning Bridge. The Mt Henry Bridge could be worth a try as well. Big mulloway have yet to show up in significant numbers but soaking a live bait at the Narrows or Canning Bridge could produce a result. Bream catches have been sporadic, but there have been a few hanging around structure with the soapies. They have often shunned lures in favour of baits such as cubed mullet and bony herring. A few flathead have been caught on the Burswood flats and they seem reluctant to move down river to saltier water. Heirisson Island often produces big flatties over winter as well. Things have been quiet in the lower Swan, but there may still be a few big flounder or perhaps a flathead around and a few decent tailor have been taken from jetties on sunset. There were even a few squid around East Fremantle this week. It's great conditions for beach fishing over the coming days though so make sure you wet a line.