Chasing whiting in Mandurah
Submitted by br3nno on Sat, 2015-10-17 11:45
Hello everyone
Im keen to try some whiting popping in Mandurah, I don't have a boat or kayak so could any of youse point me in the right direction, a walk on sand flat or something?
thank you
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Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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South yunderup flats
South yunderup flats produces plenty
br3nno
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Awesome, is that in the
Awesome, is that in the canal area or open estuary section?
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Jackfrost80
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Coodanup Serpy mouth, new
Coodanup Serpy mouth, new bridge, War memorial, Point Grey. Anywhere where there are sand flats basically
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Rene80
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Would above mentioned spots
Would above mentioned spots still count as saltwater or fresh?
Jackfrost80
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Very much salt. The Peel
Very much salt. The Peel Inlet is a completely different place to the stinkhole I remember as a kid
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Rene80
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Cheers for that, just want
Cheers for that, just want to make sure
crasny1
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Also an very easy spot is
Novara. Just turn at the boat ramp sign just after the Novara Deli (good for pies and snacks- all the tradies line up there in the mornings as I drive by to work). Then as you see the boat ramp head a little right. You will see the sand patches among weed starting just north of the boat channel, which you will clearly see as a dark line from the jetty heading into the Estuary. Wade out about just below knee deep and blast away. On a calm day you will see them and then you can sight cast rather than blind casting (Polarised a must). Try to miss them by about 6ft with the lure or they spook. However at about 6 ft they seem to "hear" the splash, must think it is something jumping and turn and chase that area. Pause, jerk, reel line tight (which is like a pause), jerk etc. Small jerks works aswell as larger ones. If they turn away after looking at the lure/retrieve try something different, as I find some action works one day, others another. If you have tried a few with "loss of interest" from the fish change lure colour/type.
No swivel, mainline onto a longish leader of (best) flouro to allow for re-ties a few times. Leader as light as possible.
Have fun. Havent had a chance yet this year but as it is warming up, they are sure to be there.
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