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

The culture and work ethic in this store is fantastic and as soon as you walk into Tackle World Miami, the friendly crew there will happily give you the best tips and advice for any species that you're after. The store's owner Ash Ramm works incredibly hard to make sure his customers are looked after and every staff member is just as passionate about fishing as you are. 

Not only does Tackle World Miami's crew volunteer in great community programs such as the Coastal Waste Warriors aimed at cleaning up Mandurah's waterways, but they have always had Recfishwest's back in supporting everything we do to improve fishing across Western Australia. A big thanks to Ash Ramm, Tim Lee and all the other staff members and make sure you follow the Tackle World Miami Instagram page to see how they support fishing and anglers around Mandurah. 

Mulloway to a metre have hit the sand at Israelite Bay, while gummy sharks and bronze whalers have been abundant at Poison Creek. Thomas River has held skippy to 6kg and small gummy sharks, while salmon and skippy have been active at Dunn Beach. The beaches west of town have been full of salmon schools heading towards Bremer Bay with the 14-Mile to Munglinup stretch fishing well. Salmon have been at Fourth Beach and Salmon Beach first thing in the mornings, while squid, herring and garfish have been at the Taylor Street and Town jetties at night. Bandy Creek Boat Harbour has been holding King George whiting, while bream to 45cm have been pulled out of Woody Lake. Wind and swell might make beach fishing difficult over the weekend but next weekend should hold some better conditions.

    
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. 

Just to get you a wee bit excited...this enormous salmon school was spotted on the South Coast recently! Get your gear ready and make sure you stick to the beaches - you'll catch more salmon this way, it's much easier to do, and it is a significantly safer option than the rocks. A great aerial snap from @kwillo89. 

Scoop netters have done well on blue swimmer crabs in Oyster and Princess Royal harbours, while 60-70cm mulloway have been caught in the Kalgan River and at the King River Bridge. Both rivers have held good numbers of bream. A bream of 43cm was pulled from the town marina this week but herring, small skippy and squid have been the main fare there. Herring, squid and small King George whiting have been caught at Emu Point, while Frenchman Bay has offered squid and small KGs as well. Salmon schools have started to show up and fish have been reported from Bremer Bay, Nanarup, Lowlands, Fosters, Norman and Shelley beaches and at Salmon Holes, which has been crowded. Decent bream have been in Denmark’s Wilson Inlet while Ocean Beach has held heaps of tarwhine, mostly small, and herring.

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. 

Jayson Spencer @onlyfish_js managed to crack the tricky code of landing some cracker giant herring this week in the Swan River. This fish loves to jump and spit the hooks, so keep your rod tip low to keep the pressure on the line. 

Garfish have been plentiful at North and South moles along with a few herring. Tailor and bonito action has slowed down at North Mole but one or two just-sized pink snapper have been caught. Fremantle Harbour has held held scaly mackerel and a few yellowtail but little else and even the rock walls along Mews Road have been quiet. Tailor chasers have blamed the lack of a sea breeze for their meagre catches this week but herring have been plentiful from Leighton right up to Floreat. A few better tailor have been taken from the northern beaches, with Quinns fishing OK, along with a few small pink snapper which were landed mainly by drone fishers. Tailor action in the Swan River has been slow as has scooping for blue swimmer crabs. Good yellowfin whiting have been taken late at night around East Fremantle and school prawns have been in good numbers for dab netters. A few school-sized mulloway have been taken at Canning Bridge and Mt Henry Bridge, while smallish giant herring have been active around East Perth and Maylands and also in the Swan River’s middle reaches. Bream have been in reasonable numbers at the Causeway, East Perth, Optus Stadium and up to Guildford but they have been mostly small. A few flathead have been caught at Burswood and a couple of nice ones have shown up at Applecross and Canning Bridge. Soapy mulloway have been in the upper reaches with many feeding on small school whiting around the Maylands area.

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!