Cockburn Sound Boundary?
Submitted by surfer on Tue, 2014-05-20 22:29
G'day Guys,
Does anyone know if there is a defined boundary for Cockburn sound i.e.what is the northern/western most points of Cockburn sound, is it woodman point?
When people refer to catching fish in "Cockburn sound" are they actually in Cockburn sound or are they really outside the boundary, for example if I'm fishing mewstones am I still in Cockburn sound?
Cheers
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bigmick
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The boundsary seems to be a
The boundsary seems to be a line from Woodman's point out to Carnac island, then down the back of Carnac and Garden Islands and roughly across to Point Peron from the southern tip of Garden Island. You'll find pictures on this webpage of what the fisheries department class as Cockburn Sound http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Recreational-Fishing/Recreational-Fishing-Rules/West-Coast-Bioregion/Pages/Seasonal-Closures.aspx
MandurahMatt
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I often wonder if "the
I often wonder if "the sound" gets more action than it actually does! I know for a fact some unscrupulous members of the fishing community catch a lot of snapper at "D9" lol
Bewdey Fellaz
sarcasm0
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How is it unscrupulous to catch snapper at the D9
So long as the sound isnt closed for snapper season?
MandurahMatt
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Just saying I'm pretty sure
Just saying I'm pretty sure there's a few people out there that fish other spots n say they caught em at D9
Bewdey Fellaz
Mike17
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Causway
During the crab closure the Garden Island causway was the south west boundry according to fisheries when a called them.
Use The Force
surfer
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If the northern boundary does
If the northern boundary does run from woodies to carnac then 90% of my "cockburn sound" snapper spots are outside of cockburn sound and nearly all my cs snapper have been caught outside cs????
I wonder how many other reported cockburn sound pinkies have in actual fact not been captured inside the defined cockburn sound boundary????
sarcasm0
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Dunno what the beef is
The boundaries have been in the fishing rule book for years, whats the downside? I mean, I would be looking at it from the point of view that you have some good snapper spots that you can fish even when the sound is closed for pinkies? Double bonus, in the lead up to the cockburn sound closure means you can fish away from the hordes in C.S all targetting the d9/pinnacles/gravel patches/sulphur/harding rock etc?
surfer
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No beef at all mate, I just
No beef at all mate, I just thought CS extended further North than what it actually does.
beau
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Ive read and heard some
Ive read and heard some people even call the bay north of woodies to freo "cockburn sound" too..
Boydy
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Done it myself
Fished from Woodies point drifting north and referred to it as Cockburn Sound. Technically not correct.
What is the bay actually called?
sarcasm0
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Owen Anchorage?
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Boydy
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Cheers sarcasmO.
Cheers sarcasmO.
Edit: for my above post "Technically correct" then, as per RT's comments below lol.
Swompa
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As per previous, Cockburn
As per previous, Cockburn Sound follows the coast from Point John (just north of Point Peron), around to Woodmans Point, out to Carnac Island, then to Garden Island, following the inshore side, then from the southern most tip across to point John.
Just north of Woodmans Point is Owen Anchorage, then Success Bank with fish Rock on it, then you are into Gage Roads.
surfer
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Thanks Guys,I think that
Thanks Guys,
I think that clears it up for me. As I suspected most of my Cockburn Sound captures are clode to CS but theoretically not CS.
I wonder how many other people report as having caught fish in CS but not really theorteically being caught in CS...including the fishing shows. I wonder if Ryan T can make comment.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Cockburn Sound!
(1) The Pink Snapper ban boundary is only for Fisheries to use as a boundary!
(2) Cockburn Sound extends from the South of the mouth of the Swan River at Fremantle and runs all the way down to Cape Peron near Rockingham and yes between the Islands is still Cockburn Sound!
surfer
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Thanks Ryan. Thats what I
Thanks Ryan. Thats what I initially thought but was confused by the "fisheries boundary" that represents Cockburn Sound.
smicko
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This is pretty self
This is pretty self explanatory I'd reckon.
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Recreational-Fishing/Recreational-Fishing-Rules/West-Coast-Bioregion/Pages/Seasonal-Closures.aspx
surfer
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Thanks smicko, wasn't realy
Thanks smicko, wasn't realy asking about closure boundaries (I know where they are), as you say they're pretty obvious.
I was asking about the actual cockburn sound boundary, and from what Ryan said the actual Cockburn Sound boundary is further north than the closure boundaries, all the way north up to the freo moles.
Cheers