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96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 22/03/24 Dampier's pristine waters on full display. This great aerial snap was taken by @johnnyutah29 who catches plenty of the fantastic species on offer in th

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 ther

Jason has returned to the reef again this year and brought 13 year old son Josh along again for his second trip. In 2011 Josh caught his first marlin and this year he’s shown that he’s keen to take on a few more.  On Day 1 Josh caug

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 10/06/22 Fish habitats created by North West offshore infrastructure: Watch above in 4k 60fps. Our contributors Sam Russell John Dempsey Peter Fullarton John Curtis

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 23/02/24 Fishing for southern garfish is back on off the Perth coast from Friday 1 March! Their stocks are looking very healthy after a seven-year closure. More inf

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

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 03/03/23 The last pair of eyes a prawn or small fish doesn't see! It's easy to see why flathead are the camouflage masters and these eyes are brilliant at s

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 19/08/22 @cooperrwatsonn snagged this beauty of a snap of Curtis and Jasmine both ticking a billfish off their bucket lists and releasing it back into the waters of

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 16/02/24 You know the pelagic action has peaked when you can snap a dolphinfish sailfish and marlin in one picture! Check out the @bdoutdoorsdotcom page for more cr

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 24/03/23 Western Angler Magazine Editor Scott Coghlan had a cracker of a salmon session on the south coast this week filming some great footage on the drone and lan

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 exc

THe 2012 Cairns black marlin season has finished on a high with some of the best fishing we encountered coming in the last couple of weeks.  With the water temperature quite cool for most of the season Capt. Luke picked it for a late run and th

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 t

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

Some photos from our last couple of outings on KEKOA. The light tackle black marlin fishing in Cairns and Townsville has been pretty consistent. Our last day out with Ken yesterday we released four black marlin.  Luckily as Ken was the only ang

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 05/04/24 The definition of a perfect spot to wet a line for salmon along the south coast. A deep gutter with white wash like this usually holds good fish and the @t

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 nort

We finished up our final day of fishing with Team Pelagic USA yesterday with 4 from 5 marlin.  What an awesome end to what has been a fantastic trip. After quickly putting away a 250lb-er for Ron the big bite came on the right rigger to put Mik

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 24/12/20 Land-based fishing guru and Recfishwest Safety Ambassador Gideon Mettam pulled this delightful dhufish from the rocks near Albany while donning his Crewsav

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 04/06/21 COBIA! Brenton ledge was sight-casting cobia while enjoying ideal conditions off Dampier and this speedster took his lure. Great pic and cobia Brentron the