96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 17/01/25 It's great to see WA salmon stocks looking so healthy as snapped here by @mat.kleczkowski.photography in our South-West. West Aussie salmon are in bigger abundances and sizes now than they were 10-15 years ago and the upcoming salmon season kicking off fr...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 10/01/25 It's marron mania time! The marron season officially opened on Wednesday from 12 noon 8 January to 12 noon 5 February. We love these critters and so do around 10 000 licenced marron fishers that's why we are pleased with the Government's latest announceme...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 03/01/25 Welcome to 2025 and we hope your Christmas and New Year's break brought you bent rods! This deluxe dhuie snap taken under Busselton Jetty was courtesy of skilled underwater photographer @mat.kleczkowski.photography give his page a follow because this guy...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 20/12/24 We hope our last fishing report for 2024 brings you good luck and bent rods! Enjoy safe fishing with your friends and family during the Christmas and New Year break and our next fishing report will be hitting your inbox on Friday January 3rd! Our contribu...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 13/12/24 Having a dive for crays or crabs this summer? Make sure you play it safe by going with a friend (and stay close to each other) don't push yourself to your limits use a dive flag to let skippers know where you are and be prop aware. You can find some great...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 29/11/24 Crabbing in Cockburn Sound is set to open for the first time in a decade on Sunday! If you're diving for these tasty critters remember to stay safe and be prop aware ( some great tips here ) and dive with a friend stay within comfortable limits of one ano...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 22/11/24 King George whiting have been in great sizes and numbers recently between Lancelin and Busselton with small strips of fresh squid tentacles working best for bait. Easy to fillet and five-star eating quality. One man who catches plenty of this great specie...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 15/11/24 In great news for West Aussie abalone fishers the upcoming West Coast abalone season will see the reopening of the stretch of coast north of Moore River up to Greenough River in addition to the rest of the fishery through the metro down to Busselton Jetty...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 25/10/24 Since last week's full moon period large schools of pink snapper have been gathering in Cockburn Sound to spawn and footy legend Glen Jakovich was there to capture this great spectacle. Check out Jako's video along with other footage of pink snapper schoo...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 18/10/24 How many species of fish can you see in this great King Reef snap courtesy of Violeta J Brosig from @bluemediaexmouth? Our contributors Sam Bock Sam Russell Jarrad Lawford Sedin Hasanovic Want to know the best tips for taking great fish photos and also on...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 11/10/24 For those fishing Abrolhos Island - Taking landing or possessing baldchin groper from 01 October - 31 December is prohibited within the Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area. These fish aggregate in shallow waters in the Abrolhos area to spawn as...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 27/09/24 Barra Bash smashes WA comp record AGAIN with 1 412 anglers and epic catches! For the second year running this weekend’s Apex Kununurra Barra Bash has smashed the State record for most entrants in a fishing competition which included 300+ juniors and angle...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 20/09/24 Picture: Talk about a blast from the past! Recfishwest has been involved in stocking programs since the late '90s. These photos from 1998 capture the Bream Survival Revival project an effort to re-stock the Swan River with black bream after a chemical spi...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 13/09/24 Picture: Matt Bielecki Our contributors Sam Bock Sam Russell Jarrad Lawford Sedin Hasanovic Want to know the best tips for taking great fish photos and also on how to handle fish out of the water? We've got you covered with our r esponsible fish handling...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 30/08/24 Fremantle Ports have confirmed that vehicle access to South Mole will reopen on Friday 7 September which is great news for fishers with mobility issues who were unable to walk up to their favourite fishing spot over the last few months. A big Recfishwest...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 23/08/24 In great news for Perth metro fishers this week The Fisheries Minister announced that crabbing in Cockburn Sound will be given the green light from December 1st for the first time in 10 years meaning you can now drop nets snorkel scoop or dive for them li...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 16/08/24 Red throat emperor are very common in our northern waters and while they are generally smaller in size compared to their cousins they are right up there as far as taste goes. Our contributors Sam Bock Sam Russell Jarrad Lawford Sedin Hasanovic Want to kno...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 08/11/24 A big week for the south coast fishing community - but we have secured a better outcome for fishers in South Coast Marine Parks. As a result of the thousands of local fishers making their voices heard we’ve got a much better South Coast Marine Parks outco...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 09/08/24 This is the last sight for a lot of herring garfish tailor squid and generally anything that can fit inside a Spanish mackerel's gob. Trolling a garfish on gang hooks and a wire trace off the coast is a popular method for catching these brilliant pelagics...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 26/07/24 Our northern waters from Exmouth right up to Broome were firing for billfish this week and the youngsters at @saltwatergrommet s got stuck into more sailfish action off the Pilbara coast. Give their page a follow to see the next generation of fishers tack...

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 17/01/25 It's great to see WA salmon stocks looking so healthy as snapped here by @mat.kleczkowski.photography in our South-West. West Aussie salmon are in bigger abundances and sizes now than they were 10-15 years ago and the upcoming salmon season kicking off fr...