Cape Arid National Park
Well did the trip to the Cape Arid National Park with Damo6230 over the Easter break. (2 days driving, 2 days fishing) Found plenty of beaches and rocky headlands to fish between Poison Creek and Israelite Bay with a good variety of fish on offer. As expected there were plenty of resident Salmon and Herring with some real thumper Salmon mixed in. We also got bit off by some huge Sharks and I lost a Mulloway I estimated to be in the 30kg range. (I did get to see it and it was a horse of a fish) We heard rumours of a beach where Pink Snapper are caught regularly and thought it was just fishing tales until people in the camp site along from us confirmed it with 5 fish all over 7kg caught! Hence to say, we now know the spot and are planning our next trip.
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damo6230
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Don't let the secret out BJ......
only a select few "chosen" will return.......
fantastic trip and yep already planing the next one.
some snapper, mulloway and gummies off the beach with our names on them.
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geez mate , thats no fun
geez mate , thats no fun keeping secrets from us all
i know where that fishing spot is
its on a beach
but seriously must be an awsome spot to get fish like that shore based
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Big Kev
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Cape Arid
Great report BJ and some brilliant pics. How many Salmon did you guys catch? The Missus and I are off to Windy this weekend I'm still Salmonless, can't wait to hook into some.
Kev
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matty77
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good stuff boys...... good
good stuff boys...... good to see ya had a ball!!! i heard a rumour that damo spent most of his time sleeping??? any truth????
reckon we should drag big red out on the next trip! i would definatly be keen if it fits in with work
damo6230
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Yeh I was asleep when BJ hooked his mulloway.....
yeh was wondering when a cheap shot would surface.......
it's hard work catching all the bait, tying his rigs and cooking for him...ha ha
he hooked his mulla about 11.30pm so yeh lights out for me as we had a long trip home the next day.
we are planning a trip next year probably march full moon instead of easter as the mullaway like the warm weather. the spot is furhter east again , not rough just slow sandy track, so need more time.
plenty of guys are keen so we will organise the trip well in advance. full expedition with plenty of fuel/ gens etc.
any fishwrecked crew are welcome (well cruiser men.....).
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More southern gold, top effort BJ.
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Hey Damo, Matty77 is just
Hey Damo, Matty77 is just jealous cos he couldn't get his act together to come on an awesome journey! Ha! Ha!
Hi Kev! In answer to your question, we caught Salmon of all sizes but the big ones we caught looked as though they were injured and holding up in the area to recover.
A friend of mine fished Yeagerup last Wednesday to Good Friday and they caught XOS Salmon every 2 hours.
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matty77
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BJ, I would have loved
BJ,
I would have loved to come along with you guys, but unfortunatly the sand would of gone straight through the seats.............. seeing as someone renegged on their offer of some decent seatcovers!!!!! HAHAHA
March sounds like a real good idea, only 10 months or so to go!!!
Big Kev
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Salmon
We're packed and heading to Yeagerup in the morning, can't wait to get stuck into some. Will let you know how we go.
Cheers Kev
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That's awesome Bluetonic
What a great place to spend some time fishing. Pity about the mulloway. Don't worry, you will get his big brother next time.
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