Another
quiet month due to the demersal ban that finished on the 15th
December. There are plenty of fish out there as those that
have
been fishing report having to release lots of snapper, dhufish, coral trout and
the likes.
The
cray season opened on the 15th October but most anglers wait until
the “whites” start to move usually mid-December.
Cray Fishing
I heard that the
crayfishing has been extraordinary around Perth this year with most boats
getting their bag every morning.
It’s been a bit
different up this way! I put my pots in on the 9th December and the
results have been poor.
Our tally from 3
licences, ie. 6 pots are as follows: 3,6,5,9,5,10,4,7,3,4,11,5,3,1,0. So it is
right down, about half from last year!
Son Ben is up for the
holidays and took the 6.1m boat out every day with his girlfriend Lisa and
fellow crayfisher Kaz.
They got their share
of the crays as well.
These pics are stills
from the Gopro footage Lisa took during the week.
One of the better
days with a few crays
and some underwater footage of the sharks that come up
and eat the old
bait that is thrown
into the water.
Big Cod Day
Kent Muir and Jason
Edwards called in early this month needing a well-earned break from contract
fencing out Paynes Find area.
Hot dirty work was
rewarded with a great weather day and some good fish from the 5.3m boat.
They went out to the
3 mile and found fish all over the sounder. Being jigs and lure only fisherman,
Kent dropped down
a knife jig on his
2500 size Sustain with 10lb braid only to lock up solid to this big cod. He got
it up after a long battle
but had to release it
due to the demersal ban.
Jason was next up with another great cod.
A troll on the way
back close to the river mouth resulted in the first tuna for the season from
any of my boats.
Well done Kent.
Best Times to go Fishing in Kalbarri?
Tuna – Feb/March
Mackerel – March to May
Dhuies – June/July
Snapper – Any month except 15th October to 15th
December
Tailor and mulloway – September-November
Crayfishing – December for the “whites”
Best weather for boating – April to June (no wind)
Best weather for kite surfing - September to January (Lots of wind)
Best month of all to get the most out of it all - May (The boats
are very busy then)
My website has a page
on this subject which goes into more detail
Demersal Ban over!
The 16th
December coincided with a very nice day so I went out in the 7.8m boat with son
Ben, girlfriend, Lisa and Sue.
We went south trying
for a mackerel at the end of the cliffs, a known mackerel hotspot without
success, so we
dropped anchor at a
spot down by Wagoe. Within minutes of the
first drop, big snapper were coming up,
Ben got an 8.3kg dhuie
and Lisa lost a
couple before she got hers.
Sue got the biggest during
a double hook-up with Ben’s dhuie. We were bagged out within 45 minutes and
headed home for breakfast!
6.5m hire
Michael Steen had the
6.5m boat last Monday and went for a fish after putting a craypot in just out
from Frustration.
They got a snapper
and morwong but dropped a few more and release an undersized snapper .
Here, Rod Taylor
with his 610 mm snapper and Kev Matthews with the 620 mm morwong.
They go out
again on Boxing Day for a fish and to pull their pot.
Each month I award Bite of the
Month to someone who catches the best fish from one of my boats.
From this month
onwards together with Striketech
reels I am giving away a Striketech reel to the Bite of the Month winner.
Kent Muir wins
outright this month with a big estuary cod that took a jig dropped down at the
three mile just out from the river mouth this month. Hooked up
on a knife jig using his 2500 size Sustain with 10lb braid Kent had had a lot of
trouble on his hands. He got it
up after a long
battle but had to release it due to the demersal ban. Great fish Kent.
Up Coming Events in Kalbarri
Kalbarri Sports Fishing Classic
28th Feb, 1st and
2nd March 2014.
Sponsors are coming
on board with enthusiasm again this year ensuring a big prize pool.
The entry form will
be completed before Christmas, and information is being uploaded to numerous
websites.
If you want to
compete and need a boat, just ring or email me.
(I have only got the
5.3m left for that weekend)
LeisureCat Ultralight
A line class
gamefishing event in its second year.
Riding on top of last
year’s success, this will be another comp not to miss for the serious game fisher
or a first timer to
learn a lot about the sport.
Need a boat for up north?
Remember I will
deliver a boat out to the turn-off for free for those heading north.
Just pre arrange
and ring me from Geraldton and I will meet you there.
Popular Northern Destinations
Thevenard
Island
Island Manager: Art
and partner Jade, 9184 6444.
There are a few cabins available, just ask and see if you
can get one. However Direction Island is
always open and
still a good option and bookings can be made.
Check out the website: www.mackerelislands.com.au
Ashburton
Resort
Ashburton Resort.
Phone 9184 6586 email: admin@ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Website: www.ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Gnaraloo
Station
Gnaraloo contacts for accommodation:
Barbara: 9315 4809
Email: bookings@gnaraloo.com.au
Website: Gnaraloo.com.au
Steep Point
Steep Point Ranger for booking campsites.
Phone: Paul Dickson -
Steep Point 9948 3993
Email: Ranger@steeppoint.com.au
Dirk Hartog Island
Kieran
Wardle: 08
99481 211 Mob: 0407 383 449
Game, Bottom
and Beach Fishing Action
These links will take
you to Youtube showing some great action video clips taken from
my boats and also a
very good mulloway from the beach.
Archived
Newsletters
After a lot of
effort on my part, you can now view all my past newsletters in my Blogs.
I have made six
blogs; you can view all of my 2005 newsletters with photos @
And from January
2006 to December 2006 with photos @
And from January
2007 to December 2007 with photos @
And from January
2008 to December 2008 with photos @
And from January
2009 to December 2009 with photos @
And from January
2010 to December 2010 with photos @
And from January
2011 to December 2011 with photos @
And from January
2012 onwards with photos @
And from January
2013 onwards with photos@
They are quite long
URL’s so add them to your favourites.
Remember
if you rent our accommodation in Kalbarri
you get big discounts on our boats.
Have
a look on my website for the
details, and check out the savings.
5-day
weather forecasts, www.buoyweather.com go to virtual
buoys, pick the location you want.
This is the one I go by!
