GT in Perth Metro ?

Do you get GTs this far south ? Decided to go for a fish over the weekend off 3 mile. Was letting out a live bait when it got smashed by something that looked like a GT just under the boat. Got cut off as it darted under my hull.


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A few brassys have been

Mon, 2012-03-26 20:51

A few brassys have been spotted, maybe it was one of them?

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Could have been. Although

Mon, 2012-03-26 21:19

Could have been. Although this guy was a bus. Didn't know you get brassys this far south either. Water temp was 21.5 maybe thats got something to do with it.

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21.5 thats cool, iv seen it

Mon, 2012-03-26 22:46

21.5 thats cool, iv seen it at 23c this year. unlucky u didnt catch it to see what it was

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big skippy?

Tue, 2012-03-27 06:43

big skippy?

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A mate of a mate (who used to

Tue, 2012-03-27 09:11

A mate of a mate (who used to own a charter company and knows a thing or two about fish), swears black and blue that he caught a decent GT metro around 3 weeks back.

 

Apparently photos exist, I haven't seen them, and until I do I'm skeptical!

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The southernmost recording

Tue, 2012-03-27 09:17

The southernmost recording from Western Australia comes from Rottnest so it's certainly possible. GT's are semi-pelagic but they're mostly demersal in nature so it's unlikely that water temp had anything to do with it.