Snapper in the Sound? Is it worth a go?
Submitted by Swompa on Tue, 2013-02-05 12:55
Howdy all,
Well I have booked a couple of day off to spend with Mrs Swompa, and had a look at Seabreeze and saw that Monday night looks OK for a fish in the sound.
Question is, would it be worthwhile making a trip into the sound for an evening fish?
I note that it is the first day of the new moon, and we will have an incoming tide, I am just unsure what that equates to fishing wise.
I also know that if im not out there I wont catch anything, but as I am the kiss of death with it comes to fishing in general, is it worth a go?
Albee Mangles
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Definatley not.
There is nothing in Cockburn Sound, its a large deserted expanse of heavily poluted water rendering all fish life non-edible, heavily mutated and simply non existant.
Swompa
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Unfortunately the internet
Unfortunately the internet doesn’t portray the difference between sarcasm and honesty too well, well without pictures atleast.
Albee Mangles
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Sorry mate!
Youre right the internet doesnt, but i figured the words would.
Its always worth a look imo, find some structure, get a burley trail going and see what happens.
PS Email sent!
beau
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I think what Albee is trying
I think what Albee is trying to say is he has caught them all and there are none left, true story!
Albee is the snapper master listen to everything he has to say, I have the last couple years and it has paid off.
crasny1
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I think that should have been
I think that should have been added.
Sorry but I cant help much. All I know is the D9, and that is from FW reading>
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metroLBfisher
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it's always worth a shot
it's always worth a shot especially on the new moon for snapper with incoming tide during the night. if you know your spots it should produce! even good to get out there for a flick to kill some time nothing beats it!
Good things come to those who bait
Swompa
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Thanks Guys, The next trick
Thanks Guys, The next trick is knowing the spots!
I have tripped over D9 in the past (there were 500000 other boat there an no one catching a thing). Can anyone PM me with a hint of where i could try? Dont worry, i wont rape and pilliage.
grantarctic1
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Start at the D9
I would get set up on the D9 just befoure dark and start to burley. Lots of other species might turn up in your trail too. Give it a good go for a couple hours and if nothing happens then start sounding from the D9 towards the channell maker north of there.
Zig zag up and down that conture line , 10m to 13m depths . If you see some schooling fish float down some baits, you should be able to get all the fresh yellow tail etc while you are on the D9 .
Hope this helps , Grant .
fisherking
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If you're nearly as good as
If you're nearly as good as me you should "bag out" on grunter & butter fish. It will keep you busy if nothing else.
As you said already, you wont catch anything if you're not out there.
If you manage to unlock the code, let me in would ya, I've been trying for 6 yrs now & still not managed that elusive pinky.
Cheers
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mrwinta
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try this
Hey swompa have a look at this: http://www.tides4fishing.com/au/western-australia/rottnest-island
someone put that link up recently and it can help you understand what effect the moon and tides have on the fish....
Grant gives good advice too..... there is some good areas along the bank... D9 does get hammered but you can catch your liveys there and move arround afterwards..
Good luck..
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Swompa
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You have no idea how long I
You have no idea how long I have been looking for that site again!
Thank you all for the info both here and in the PM's. Cmap on the iPad is copping a flogging!
Cheers
Swompa
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Well we went out. Started
Well we went out. Started trying for squid near the cliffs just south of the woodmans point marina at 1730 then come 1800. We headed out to "gravel patch" or whatever it is, about 1.5 to 2 miles west south west of the Alcoa jetty. Anchored in the 13m line with lots of fish about.
had three lines out with squid and scalies on, and sent heaps of berley in.
First hook up was a little shark ray just before sunset, then around 1930 had a hook up and run with a 70-100cm bronzie.
As we were trying to contain the dog, and figure out how to get it on board, it went through the line. We hung around for another 30 minutes then headed Bach towards the ramp and drifted in 11m of water but didn't get a nibble.
i sent a Gopro down when we first got there and it was a silty bottom with lots of yellow tail. The GPS software on my iPad wasn't connecting so we had to navigate by sight which was challenging but oh we'll.
So, once again, kiss of death when it comes to fishing, but another day of annual leave tomorrow to make me forget about it.
grantarctic1
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Sounds good to me
Sounds good to me mate, you had a good go, hooked up a few times and learn't about new ground. Keep trying cause your in the right areas and it will only be a matter of time till you post up great report and pic's .
It took me quite a few trips out there to get onto the snapper , don't forget there are other nice fish to chase depending on the seasons.
Swompa
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Cheers mate.The evening was a
Cheers mate.
The evening was a picnic with the wife in Cockburn sound, with fishing rods in so a few drinks and a roast chook were thrown back, and any fish will have been a bonus.
My learning from the evening was to not rely on Plan2nav (Cmap) on the IPad.
Swompa
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And here is Bait cam.I sent
And here is Bait cam.
I sent the Gopro down with a squid attached to see what was down there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfHhIbDWxGs&feature=youtube_gdata
Please be aware that this is 7 minutes you will never get back/
catchalittle
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pretty cool vid thanks for
pretty cool vid thanks for shareing
Nathan