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The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus—meaning "sharp nose") is a large mackerel shark. It is commonly referred to as the mako shark together with the longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus).Found worldwide in tropical an

On Sunday I fished on a 30’ Ricky Scarborough boat named Smuggler and caught over 4 dozen dolphin. Monday I fished on Magic, a 37’ Scott Briggs boat with some new friends. We started the day way down South and ended up 42 mil

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

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 28/06/24 Red emperor were rarely seen throughout Exmouth Gulf prior to King Reef being deployed in 2018 now there's schools of juvenile reds brimming around the

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 09/02/24 Up close and personal with a marlin tormenting a bait school! There are good numbers of billfish being raised and landed west of Rottnest with catches expe

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 19/04/24 Dunsborough was the place to be this week if you wanted to find the best salmon action and thankfully skilled fisher and photographer @luke_latty was wetti

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 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 officiall

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 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 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 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

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

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 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 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

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 26/04/24 The 69th National Spearfishing Championships have taken place in Dunsborough this week from 20-26 April and Recfishwest are proud to be supporting and fund

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

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 19/01/24 Heading west of Rottnest? Make sure you have some lures out the back because monster marlin were hooked this week. The FADs are also red hot at the moment