96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 12/01/24 Can you identify this fish species? This is the first time this species has been identified at King Reef (Exmouth Artificial Reef) through Baited Remote Undewater Video (BRUV) monitoring. Even after five years there's new species calling King Reef home! (...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 01/11/24 The eyes of a spearfisher always light up when a big coral trout cruises past. Make sure you try shallow frying up small strips of the skin (scales still on) in oil - it turns into an incredible crackling that tastes like a mix of fish and pork. Our contr...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 05/01/24 Coral trout are a hard-fighting and delicious species to target and bommies like this frequently hold this highly sought after species for fishers on boats or those prowling the reefs with a speargun. Have a crack at shallow frying up thin strips of their...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 01/03/24 Just another brilliant underwater snap from Blue Media Exmouth 's Violeta J. Brosig at King Reef in Exmouth which is stacked with jacks. Follow her page to stay up to date with her remarkable photography skills in the area! Our contributors Sam Bock Sam R...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 22/12/23 This stunning dolphinfish snap courtesy of @bdoutdoorsdotcom is how most of us will look at 2am on December 27th prowling the fridge and tucking into some leftover Christmas ham. Our contributors Sam Bock Sam Russell Jarrad Lawford Sedin Hasanovic It's be...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 15/12/23 Demersal fishing open between Kalbarri and Augusta from tomorrow 16 December until midnight 31 January. The green light for fishing for demersals officially arrives tomorrow! As thousands of boaties are expected to be venturing to the ramps this weekend m...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 24/11/23 Here's an early Chrissie prezzie to show our appreciation to you and all of our fantastic members.You're all in our Festive Prize Draw to win great fishing prizes! 🎣🎁 All FREE or premium members of Recfishwest will go in the running to win one of seven...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 17/11/23 Join the Cast of Thousands and go in the draw to win great fishing prizes! 🎣🎁 By becoming a FREE or premium member of Recfishwest today you will go in the running to win one of seven awesome prize packs donated by our generous friends in the tackle indu...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 27/10/23 According to one of DPIRD's leading crayfish scientists the run of the whites is tipped to start around late November to early December. While this excites more than 56 000 licenced cray fishers in WA a shadow is looming over future access to some of the...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 20/10/23 In case you missed it the Metro FADs fishing season has officially begun with the deployment of four FADs off the Metro coast this week! The four most northern Metro FADs have gone in around 30 nautical miles off the coast out from Hillarys and Two Rocks...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 13/10/23 Bonefish can grow to just over one metre in length and love to roam the shallows to feed over sandflats mudflats and seagrass beds with the incoming tide. Exmouth Gulf is a cracker of a spot to find this species and they are a popular target for fly fishe...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 10/11/23 Want to see the magic behind all trout stocking in our South-West? Check out the latest video showing the behind the scenes look at DPIRD's Pemberton Hatchery which includes hundreds of fish going wild during feeding time and the highlights from Pemberton...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 29/09/23 A staggering 1 125 competitors wet a line during last weekend's Apex Kununurra Barra Bash which is by far the most in the competition's history! A total of 379 barra were caught with a combined length of nearly 250 metres which to put into perspective is...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 22/09/23 As of this Saturday September 23 until midnight on Sunday October 8 fishers in the West Coast Bioregion (between Kalbarri and Augusta) can target west coast demersal species off the boats. Reminder fishing for pink snapper off the land or boats from 1 Aug...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 15/09/23 Han Yeoh @hanyeoh13 decided to wander the shallows of the beaches around Rockingham over the weekend and found plenty of squid lurking over the nearshore weed beds. You will be surprised at the depths you can catch these delicious critters with Han hookin...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 25/08/23 First-hand proof of a FAD working its magic for pulling in pelagics! This snap captured by Sammy Hitzke Fishing showcases how dolphinfish are just one of the species that are drawn to the devices through the 'oasis in the desert' effect. If you're fishing...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 18/08/23 If you're looking for some of the most spectacular aerial snaps of pelagics look no further than the Instagram page of @hannesribbner. This dolphinfish is complemented by some of the most crisp and stunning billfish snaps you'll ever see. Now that Dampier...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 08/12/23 In case you missed this! - Westport Development Recfishwest continues to have serious concerns about the future of Cockburn Sound following the Government's announcement recently on the final location and design for its Westport development in Kwinana. Th...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 11/08/23 Al McGlashan managed to snag this cracker of an underwater snap of a giant trevally shortly after it inhaled a surface popper not the easiest of tasks given their power and speed once they realise they're hooked! Arguably the hardest-fighting of the 40 tr...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 08/09/23 Ever seen a tunnel made of fish? Check out this cracking cod snap taken by @brookepykephotography off Exmouth who has some stunning underwater photos that we highly recommend you check out. Give her page a follow! Our contributors Sam Russell Jarrad Lawfo...