Fishing Lure

Last week's 79.6kg world record cobia landed aboard Jazz Charters near Rottnest sent the fishing world into meltdown, with the beast smashing the previous world record by 20kg.

There’s been a range of unexpected sightings and encounters on the back of the heatwave – manta rays have been spotted cruising through Cockburn Sound, a whale shark was encountered off Two Rocks, a pod of sailfish was seen off Fremantle, and a dolphinfish was seen beaching itself in Esperance. 

To read more about the awesome pelagic catches turning up down our coastline, read our latest news article here.  

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Gummy sharks and mulloway have been caught at Poison Creek, while skippy and gummy sharks have been in good numbers at Alexander Bay. Dunn Beach has fished well for gummy sharks and salmon, while Stockyards has offered big tarwhine and flathead and herring. Salmon have been caught at Fourth, Salmon and Observatory beaches, while Bandy Creek Boat Harbour has produced King George whiting and skippy. Squid have been consistent at the Town Jetty, while the town foreshore has held King George whiting to 40cm. Bream to 35cm have been prolific in Stokes Inlet.
    
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. 

Plenty of small to medium-sized bream have been in the Kalgan River.  They have been skittish at times and prawn baits have worked better than lures. School mulloway catches have been reported from the Kalgan River as well. At Emu Point whiting and squid have been in reasonable numbers. Frenchman Bay and Whalers Cove have produced the Albany quinella of King George whiting and squid, although the KG’s have been on the small side. A few herring, whiting and the odd skippy have been plucked from among the pickers in the town marina, where the right-hand side has fished well for squid. Blue swimmer crab catches have slowed a little in Princess Royal Harbour and a few can still be found in Oyster Harbour, which has also offered herring and whiting on the flats. Salmon catches have been reported from Shelley Beach and the odd one has shown up at Sand Patch and Ledge Beach, which has held plenty of 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. 

Plenty of bonito have been taken from the North and South moles, which have also produced 40-50cm tailor in good numbers. Herring and garfish have been about the Moles as well, and also around the rock walls in South Fremantle, where skippy have been about. Good tailor have also been caught at Catherine Point and off the Coogee rock wall. Leighton and Cottesloe beaches are always worth a crack for big tailor, while tailor catches have been good on the northern beaches with Quinns one of the more consistent locations. Floreat and City Beach have held mainly herring and small tailor, while slightly bigger tailor have come from Brighton Beach. Drone fishers have picked up modest-sized pink snapper and a couple of small dhufish from the northern beaches. A couple of 70cm-plus tailor were taken in the middle of the day from the reefy ledges between Quinns and Yanchep this week. Blue swimmer crabs have been picked up by divers swimming out from Bathers Beach and South Beach. In the Swan River, Alfred Cove has been one of the better night-time spots for scoop netters chasing blue swimmer crabs, while the East Fremantle area has produced good numbers of school prawns for dab netters after dark. Yellowfin whiting, flathead and flounder catches have slowed in the river, while giant herring have been very hard to find. The flats at Alfred Cove, Point Walter, Como and Claremont have been worth a go for chopper tailor and a few herring have been swimming with them. Bream and soapy mulloway have been caught up river from the Causeway to Guildford, with the odd flathead taken as well. Most of the bream have been caught around structure but a couple of good ones have been hitting lures on the flats. Sunday morning is looking best for a land-based flick with the early south-easterly wind. 

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!