Posts Tagged ‘Spanish Mackeral’

«
»

Accommodation for GAMEX and AIBT 2012

November 25th, 2011 by Helen

The Exmouth Game Fishing Club is getting itself organised for the 2012 season of GAMEX and AIBT. Last year we saw record numbers of boats and fishermen come into the town for this ever popular event. With accommodation at a premium I would like to urge you to book your holiday homes now. I still have some vacancy in some of our most popular homes.

A nice marlin caught off Exmouth

GAMEX dates- 10 March – 17 March

AIBT dates – 19 March – 25 March

Coral – sleeps 4 singles in two queen beds and two single beds. Tariff – $170 a night

Turtle – sleeps 2 singles in two queen beds. Tariff – $180 a night

Oyster – Sleeps 6 singles in two queen beds and 2×2 sets of bunks. Tariff – $180 a night

Tusk – only available from March 18 – 25. Sleeps up to 9 singles in one King bed, two queen beds, one single bed and 2×2 sets of bunks. Tariff – $230 – $320 a night

Mandu – ON THE CANALS and the closest holiday house to the Marina and the Exmouth Game Fishing Club. Why is this not booked!!?? Sleeps 6 singles in 3 King beds which unzip to make 6 King Singles. Tariff – $300 a night.

(Ningaloo Reef Holidays is a sponsor of GAMEX) See you all at the competition, make sure you introduce yourselves if I haven’t met you yet.

 

permalink | trackback

Posted by Helen Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Discover Exmouth, Fishing Reports, News, Special Events | No Comments »


Fishing Report – 3.06.2011

June 3rd, 2011 by Helen

Pic isDarrel Spicer’s mate from Perth with a cracker blue swimmer…(sorry, don’t know his name!)

Darrel Spicer had some mates from Perth visit recently and they all decided to get some crabs in the gulf.  To their utmost surprise they got some cracking blue swimmers including the one pictured this week that was an
impressive 185cm! Oops, I think they meant millimetres? Still a VERY impressive crab! The boys from Perth couldn’t believe the size of the crabs in the Bay of Rest and the amount of them. The season for crabs has certainly been a great one and perhaps it is from all the rains we had early in the year.
There have been some keen GT anglers up from Albany this week in search of big fish.  The boys are armed with large poppers, barbless hooks and heavy braid.  They plan to catch and release a few, while also getting out to
target some other fish in very deep water.  They believe there would be blue eye trevalla here and are planning to go out in 500m+ depths to try for them using standard manual reels….ouch! I will let you know next week if they are successful.
A few lads from Bluewater Scarborough are here this week and have been blessed with glass conditions and good fishing. Interestingly, on one day they pulled in to Bundegi and were surveyed by some Fisheries researchers.
They had other boats and anglers reporting very little, while the Scarborough boys had filled a sheet with various species.  They boys had caught and released everything from tiny Charlie court cod to shark mackerel, queenfish, gold spot trevally, giant trevally, golden trevally, long tail tuna to 20kg, sharks, long toms and Spanish mackerel.  They had also tried some local squid for a few reef species and caught bluebone, spangled emperor, rankin cod, coral trout and a Spanish flag.  It was a mixed bag for the day and while they released plenty, they also had some fresh fish for dinner that night.
The Exmouth Classic reef fishing competition is on June 17-19, so make sure you get your entries in early to avoid disappointment.  Last year there were some great catches and this year Fisheries will be here again to do research on fish brought in for the competition.  Entry forms can be filled out at the clubhouse or the local tackle stores.

Darrel Spicer's MATE with a blue swimmer

permalink | trackback

Posted by Helen Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Fishing Reports | No Comments »


Fishing Report – 11.12.2010

December 17th, 2010 by Helen

This week is all about the girls out-fishing the boys.  We will start with Marilyn Taylor who was out fishing with partner Stuart Lindfors in the Exmouth Gulf.  The couple headed out from the marina when Stuart managed to
catch a golden trevally on a small baitcaster with 9kg line using a 55g gold twisty. Stuart was feeling rather chuffed.  Then Marilyn hooked up to her first queenfish not far from the marina.  This fish is pictured this week
and is a ripper!  After that, Marilyn landed a Spanish mackerel weighing 15kg off Bundegi: her biggest yet.  Now Stuart wants to know what tips we can give him to stop her outdoing him. We said that it’s better a woman
outdoes a man, than doesn’t let him out!

Following that report was Mitchell Head, who was travelling with his girlfriend Chrissie around Australia.  The two stopped in at Exmouth and fishing from the shore managed to land some awesome queenfish at Old
Bundegi, Learmonth and Wapet creek.  Mitchell reckons he’s got Chrissie hooked for life now, after she out fished him on several occasions. Chrissie was using the Sebile sinking stick shad and could hardly miss a
bite.  She did crush her barbs though, which made for a quick release in the water and the smile on their faces showed that they may be staying a while at this location.

The weather has certainly heated up and if you’re thinking of having a traditional Exmouth Christmas, then now is the time to get in the water and catch a few rock lobster and fresh fish.  The winds have been odd lately
with some northerlies and humidity about, but if you can’t get out and get some fish, then thankfully Kailis are open this year, so there should be plenty of seafood about for the hot summer festive season.

All the staff at Bluewater Tackle World Exmouth, who bring you this report each week, would like to wish everyone a happy and safe festive season. We thank you for your reports and support and look forward to seeing you all again.  Remember that we will be drawing our fishing competition prize on Christmas eve thanks to Shimano. If you haven’t entered, you’d better get in quick!

permalink | trackback

Posted by Helen Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Fishing Reports | No Comments »


Fishing Report – 18.09.2010

September 19th, 2010 by Helen

Cobia have shown up in the gulf lately.  Many of them have been cruising through and attacking bait schools off Bundegi, while others have been spotted at Exmouth Reef.  They quite often get attracted to a berley trail, so if you’re in the gulf in a boat chasing some reef fish, then expect a cobia to possibly show up if you set out a berley trail.

There have been many small school mackerel close to shore in the gulf. Some of them have been caught off Learmonth jetty. This week there was a surprise catch of a 60cm coral trout at Learmonth jetty! In fact a few trout have been caught this week by people in the gulf, including an 80cm beauty.

If you haven’t been to Bundegi boat ramp lately, then it’s worth a look to see massive schools of hardy heads that gather there.  Queenies have been periodically coming through and smashing up the schools, so it’s worth a try
for one if you’re keen to see some action.  The queenfish can jump and show some amazing leaps from the water when hooked.  If you stay connected and land one, it is advisable to be careful as they can still be very active and have a few sharp spines that hurt!  If you want to use a lure for these species, a small c’ultiva sinking shad works really well, so does a metal lure in about 10-20gm weight.

Sharks been showing up lately with an angler reporting that one jumped clear out of the water as it was chopping into bait schools on the west side.  Sadly, they do tend to show up more often with the whales and their babies about,
but the other good thing about this time of year is the sailfish…as they say, where there are whales, there are sails! And there’s been plenty of them lately.

The shore fishing has been a little quiet this last week, but those who made the effort to walk the long beach towards the Navy pier have been rewarded with a few big GT’s after sunset.  Don’t forget that there is a 100m exclusion zone either side of the pier.  There have also been some big-eye trevally along that stretch of beach.  It’s a good long walk and you certainly work your legs, so that spot is great for a bit of healthy exercise too.

permalink | trackback

Posted by Helen Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Fishing Reports | No Comments »


Exmouth today is Perfect!

September 7th, 2010 by Helen

It does not get much better than Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef today! The temperature is around 27 – 29 deg, the water is aqua blue and calm, the sun is shining and the breeze is gentle.

On days like this I like to take in an early walk along the town beach to check out the shells and pebbles. Then home for breakfast, then off to Bundegi Beach for a gentle soak of the sun and maybe a swim (too cold this morning for me though!). A couple of chapters read from my book then home for lunch.

We then went to Learmonth Jetty not far from the Learmonth Airport and dropped our line to see what we could catch. Nothing! But we had done really well yesterday with Exmouth crabs and some yummy Spanish Mackeral. So not complaining.

Just getting ready for a beer and some left over cold fish for nibblies, then Exmouth Bugs in garlic butter tonight for dinner!

Sorry…I hear it is cold and wet in Perth today!

permalink | trackback

Posted by Helen Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Discover Exmouth | 2 Comments »


Fishing Report 10.09.09

September 14th, 2009 by Helen

Yellowfin whiting have been prolific along the gulf beaches along with
yellowfin bream this last week according to visiting parents of staff.
Small queenfish have also been patrolling the outside of the northern wall
of the marina.  Light spin outfits and small metal slices are working best
for these fish with the trebles replaced with a single tarpon hook. The 3″
gulp minnows have worked well inside the marina on the local bream
population with the occasional cod and mangrove jack surprising the unwary
angler.

Giant Trevelly have been hanging around the breakers along the west side as
expected at this time of year.  Some daring anglers brave the conditions
when the swell is up, but please beware as these large swells can create
very dangerous conditions.  Good quality rock spiked boots are advised when
fishing from the rocks and please fish with a companion.
 Spanish Mackerel are still around in thick numbers alongside the reef,
however the sharks have made their presence in all areas lately, especially
with the beached whale off Bundegi.

Fishing can be good and bad, but a day out should always be enjoyable.  I
managed to get out this week and didn’t catch a thing except some bait.  The
tides were large and the current was extremely strong. We trolled for
billfish briefly, then tried for reef fish, but couldn’t get on the mark.
Then we tried for billfish again, but missed the bite! Nevermind: if we were
guaranteed fish everytime it would take the fun out of going!

Bundegi Yellowfin

Bundegi Yellowfin

Pictured this week is Peter Gates with a gleaming smile after catching a
shark mackerel off the outside of Bundegi reef.  There have been quite a few
schools of these speedsters along with long tail tuna in this area.  Now
that we have Bundegi boat ramp so close, it makes it easy for a fish after
work before the sun sets.  Look for the birds feeding and you should find
the action.  You can troll these areas or cast and retrieve metal lures,
soft plastics or if you’re really keen, a well presented fly will do the
trick.

permalink | trackback

Posted by Helen Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Fishing Reports | No Comments »


«
»