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Fishing Report 30.5.2010

June 2nd, 2010 by Helen

The squid have been prevalent around the marina this last week with reports still coming in from anglers in small dinghies heading out of an afternoon.  Blue manner crabs have also shown up in the gulf with the cooler weather.  Mullet bait has been working well for the crab pots and frames from fish works well too.  The cooler weather should see the whiting anglers return to the town beach of an early morning on the high tide using prawn bait and small long-shank hooks.
Pictured this week is Brett Stevens from minigolf, who was beaming with smiles after catching this giant trevally in the Exmouth Gulf.  The fish had some old battle wounds on it that were healing well and after a few quick photos the fish was released.  These fish are very hardy and we’ve seen many caught with battle wounds like this one.

The Exmouth Game Fishing Club is hosting the Exmouth Classic in mid June, so if you’re keen to get out and target a few reef species, then grab an entry form from Betta Electrical or one of the local tackle or fuel shops.  

The opening of the eatery in the clubhouse is Friday the 4th of June! Nemo’s, as it will be known will be open for lunch Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10-2 and dinner on Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 6-9.  For bookings call 9949 4567.  Profits go towards the clubhouse and non-profit organisation of EGFC.
 

Brett from Minigolf with Giant Trevally

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Fishing Report – Gamex Leadup

March 20th, 2010 by Helen

Wow, what a wild week it has been for fishing in Exmouth. There are numerous people reporting marlin literally crawling all over the water and one boat crew has reported getting 14 different species of fish in one day! Hopefully
that will continue through to Gamex. 

Meanwhile, from the shoreline there has been reports of queenfish, jacks, squid, and trevally in the marina, including the one caught on fly this week from young Braden Cooper. Robyn and Allan from Canberra once lived in Exmouth. In fact their daughter Beck was born here. Now Beck is a teenager and along with her brother Jordan the whole family have returned to Exmouth for a holiday. The family were down at Bundegi with others on the beach when a predatory fish chased a smaller bait fish about 50m from the shore. The predatory fish tossed the smaller fish in the air several times and put on a performance for the beach-goers.  The smaller fish was estimated to be about 40cm long and we
believe it may have been a small billfish feeding on the queenfish that have been roaming the inside of Bundegi Reef.

If you have been sleeping in lately, you have missed some sensational mornings. Nearly every morning this last week the dawn has been spectacular with glass conditions in the gulf and amazing colours reflecting off the clouds on the horizon.  The town beach has had schools of baitfish shimmering on the glass surface and on some mornings you could see the tail and dorsal fins of fish cruising in the shallows. On other mornings the predatory fish were smashing up the baitschools in all directions while pelicans also chased the bait: it really is a beautiful paradise here!

The Clubhouse for the EGFC at the marina is in full swing with Gamex crews in town. Anyone is welcome to get down to see the weigh-ins each evening between Sunday and Friday between 6-8pm.  Although 2/3 of the 64 boats are targeting the tag and release sections, we expect some fish will be brought in to be seen by all. Look out next week for a full report on results.

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Fishing Report – 19.11.09

November 21st, 2009 by Helen

Murray Howlett resides here for most of the year and enjoys throwing a line in for a fresh feed during his stay. He has been getting into some big blue bone of late around the west side: the largest being 7kg.  He also caught a 7ft shark using a balloon rig which he fought for some time and landed for a few quick pics before a healthy release.  Murray has had great success with spangled emperor too and we reckon he could start teaching a few locals how to fish with the success he has had!

The Exmouth Game Fishing Club will be holding their end of year presentation and Christmas Party at the Yacht Club on Sunday the 13th of December from 5pm.  Exmouth Marina Village are proud to be a part of this yearly social event again, and it’s amazing how the marina has changed in the last twelve months!  There will be a bbq dinner and drinks provided for current members. If you are a member and haven’t RSVP’d, then they assume you are not coming….  RSVP’s are essential for catering purposes. 

 There will be beach cricket for those who wish to partake, casting fun and the presentations for year ending November 2009.  Santa will be visiting too!  If you have a child, (another reason to RSVP) we don’t want Santa to miss them when he empties his sack! 

If you have any tag cards from fishing to present to the weighmaster, they must be in by Nov 30th.  If you would like to come along and are not a member, tickets are available for $25 per adult and $15 per child.  To RSVP, please send an email to secretary@egfc.com.au or ring Kathy on 9949 1086 or drop in to Bluewater Tackle World Exmouth before December 6th.

The mangrove jacks have started to move in to the marina with the warmer temperatures. A half pilchard or hardy-head drifted slowly down on an incoming tide tends to be working well.  The jacks can be quite cheeky and are not easily fooled. Ensure you have monofilament leader of about 40lb breaking strain, not wire, as they seem to be able to see the wire and will not take to your presentation. 

There has also been a few malabar cod and estuary cod in the marina.  These fish can pull hard, so be prepared.
The trout have been continuing to show up in the gulf on those afternoons when it is howling around the west side, yet glass in the gulf.  Ben Knight caught and released several one afternoon not far from the marina, including the one pictured this week.  This is a bar-cheek trout, as you can see from the bars, or elongated dots on its cheek. True coral trout have dots all over…..but they all taste the same: delicious!  The limit is one per person per day and in these shallow waters of the gulf, these hardy fish release well.

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Fishing Report 1.11.09

November 4th, 2009 by Helen

 The Exmouth Game Fishing Club held its annual Billfish Bonanza last week-end.  The event was a great success with 20 boats, 65 anglers, over 150 billfish raised and 49 billfish tagged. The mornings were a little breezy, but the gulf glassed off each afternoon with some magical visions of silhouetted whales breeching as the sun set for boats returning to the
marina and Bundegi. 

 Most of the fish tagged were sailfish in the gulf averaging 30kg.  There were several black marlin on the west side of the
cape tagged including a 180kg black onboard James Roscic’s new boat Apocathery.  There was also a 90kg black tagged on 10kg line, which was a fantastic effort by female angler Debbie Snook. This took out the Champion
Angler Marlin Section.

The youngest angler in the event, 7yr old Hayden Michaels caught five sailfish and successfully tagged three of them.  He won the junior section and was runner up in the champion angler sailfish section too: another wonderful effort! 

 Simon Prins, a chef from the Novotel, had never caught a sailfish before the event. He ventured out onboard Saxon Raider and tagged eight sails to take out the Champion Angler Sailfish award.  Simon, along with Kurt and Jo Decker aboard Saxon Raider took out the Champion Boat for Tag and Release Billfish.  The crew on Fully Sic came runner-up followed by On-Strike. 

 During the event many people tagged their first ever billfish, including the three anglers from Jurien Bay aboard the boat Yogi.  There were only two boats that did not catch a fish, and both those teams won a  prize too! 

The event was very challenging and exciting with baitballs in the gulf that had sailfish, trevally, long tail tuna and queenfish feeding on them.  The birds were a good sign for the anglers to find where the action was happening.

There were three sailfish tagged that had already been tagged previously. One of them had been caught in two consecutive days.  The EGFC promotes good fishing ethics and fish handling to ensure the sustainability of recreational fishing through catch and release.  It’s great to see these fish feeding one day, being caught and released, and back feeding again to be caught the next day.  

Congratulations goes to all the participants, while a big thanks goes to all the sponsors, volunteers and committee who
helped make it such a great success.

 

Bill Fish Bonanza

Bill Fish Bonanza

Pics are: Team In Deep getting ready to release a fish. Hayden Michaels with
his first sailfish. Hayden Michaels with his Dad Steve and the trophy for
Champion Junior.

Hayden Michaels

Hayden Michaels

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Fishing Report – 17.10.09

October 26th, 2009 by Helen

Sorry for the missed report last week.  We were busy at the Mandurah Boat Show for the week-end (and few days it takes to get there and back!) It was a great show with some new and interesting ideas.  There was fish filleting demonstrations, the Engel Aquatank, cooking demonstrations and all sorts of great ideas for the EGFC for the AIBT(Australian International Billfish Tournament) and Gamex in 2011.

The Exmouth game Fishing Club has begun works on the building and the due date for completion is the week before Gamex 2010. (!)  Local contractor DLR have started works with vigour and all hands are on deck to get the project ready in time.  Meanwhile the Billfish Bonanza is on this week-end. Briefing is 6pm Thursday October 22nd at the rec centre.  If you are interested in seeing what this event is all about, you’re welcome to come down and join the club members and competitors  as they gear up for the tournament.  The bar will open each night and there will be nightly raffles and info on tagging billfish for this three-day event. 

Meanwhile, pictured this week is Karen Cook-Barron with her first sailfish.  Karen is a first-timer for the Billfish Bonanza and she is hoping to see many more of these fish this coming week-end.

The coral trout have been abundant in the gulf according to many locals who have had the time to get out in a boat on the glassy afternoons.  Soft plastic lures have been working best and one customer reported a 6kg bluebone caught on a Bozo soft plastic.  Blue lined emperor have also been caught in the gulf waters.  One was even caught on a bait jig, that just held up to the challenge of the feisty fish.

The shore based fishing has shown up even more spanglies on the west side as the weather warms up.  Better results for these species have shown to be in the early mornings.  A lightly weighted bait of squid or strip of mullet has been successful.  Berley in the water also improves your chances with these hungry fish.

A few times this year we have commented on having the correct safety equipment and knowing your size and bag limits.  I can’t say it enough.  Please make sure you do have the correct epirb and safety gear.  The fines are bad, we all know that, but your safety and those with you is important.  The fisheries and DEC rules are also important.  Once again, we know the fines are bad, but the future of the fishery is important for us to enjoy returning to the water each time.

Karens first Sailfish

Karens first Sailfish

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Fishing Report 14/07/09

July 14th, 2009 by Helen

Cod from Murion Island

Cod from Murion Island

How lucky are the tourists these school holidays? The weather has been
perfect since it began with little to no winds and warm tropical conditions.
This has made it easier for those getting out fishing on the water and
there’s been plenty of action about.

Sadly, the Department of Fisheries have informed me that there are many
people not knowing or abiding by the rules. Please make sure you know where
the sanctuary zones are, what the size and bag limits are and know what you
are keeping. If you are unsure, it is best to let the fish go. People are
also being caught without the correct safety equipment onboard their boat.
Everyone should do a safety check before leaving for the boat ramp, so that
you don’t get caught out in a precarious situation that could be life
threatening, not to mention an embarrassing situation if you get caught by
the authorities…

David Rumball sent us this weeks’ photo of a fish he caught the northen side
of the Muiron Islands. It was in about 25-30m of water and his words were
that it was a “Good day in my book, just to see that big fella swim off”
David was using a Penn 330 reel and squid bait.

Meanwhile, Justin Howlett has been fishing the marina catching Bluebone to
4kg and an 8kg estuary cod. Kids have been seen catching bream by the
dozen, but letting them all go. Young Aiden Lerch with his brother Callum
and cousin Oliver Holmes have been on holidays from NSW. They all caught
their first squid each and Callum caught a cobia off Bundegi using some of
the hardy head bait found gathering around the Bundegi Jetty. According to
the seasonal locals, the beach fishing has been quiet, but the moon phase
and tides next week should improve this.

The EGFC is holding a rigging/knot tying and casting session on Sunday 26th
of July at Town Beach from 230pm to around 4pm. Anyone is welcome to attend
and join in on the fun! Please bring your own rod and reel spooled ,and the
EGFC will supply you with a free casting plug thanks to Bluewater Tackle
World Exmouth. If you want to stay later or bring the family, why not fire
up the BBQ on Town Beach? The afternoon session is to encourage kids to
come along and learn more about fishing, but adults are welcome to come too
and learn or teach a thing or two.

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Fishing Report

July 5th, 2009 by Helen

Love Fishing!

Love Fishing!

27 July 02-07-09

Fishing Reports from Bluewater Tackle

Well despite the cloudy conditions and rain we have experienced over the
last week or more, the fishing has been rather good. We’ve had reports of
everything from massive squid to pink snapper to big marlin.

The school holidays will be in full swing by the time this goes to print, so we’d like
to let you know that there are plenty of options for kids to get out and wet
a line. The forecast is looking good for the first week and there has been
plenty of action in the marina. Some of the best results come from kids
using soft plastics on light gear. Others have been using baits along the
beaches and berley to attract whiting and small trevally. Check your tide
times to ensure optimum time for fishing and remember that like most places,
dawn, dusk and change of tides work well.

We have a new staff member at Bluewater Tackle World Exmouth this week: Nick
Bailey from the Melville store has moved north to experience living out of
the city and in the remote northwest. Nick began his stay with a few days
off to taste the shore fishing. He was casting and retrieving a Halco 105
Roosta popper south of Mauritius beach when he caught two humungous squid!
I’ve never heard of anyone catching squid on poppers before? These two had
a body length each of almost 30cm!… Welcome to Exmouth Nick!

Alex Dandie and his family went out fishing off the Muirons last week using
his new Saltist reel that his parents bought for him. He caught a pink
snapper that weighed over 6kilos! That’s a great effort and fish from these
northern waters. We do get the pink snapper here through winter and this is
one of the biggest I’ve seen. We’ve had reports of plenty of rankin cod and
emperor from reef fishing anglers, while the seem to be fewer sharks.

Christine Gates from Bunbury caught and landed her first ever fish in
Exmouth on a recent holiday. She was so impressed with the day out that she
didn’t want to go back to the ramp! We don’t blame her, by the look of the
weather that day. It was absolutely glass conditions in the gulf and she
spent the day casting at trevally, queenfish, and other small species using
lures on a small rod and spinning reel with light braid. Christine is
pictured this week with her husband Peter and Grandog Rubi Gates.

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