Yabbys
Submitted by danobigfish on Tue, 2012-09-11 18:53
Hey guys
Trying to chase some yabbys to chuck into my tank
Is there any lakes ,dams, ponds north of the river
That I may have a chance with if I chuck in a few nets
Cheers
Dane
Piggy
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Kings park ponds
The ponds at kings park have marron in them!!
Just dont get caught!!
I go boating not fishing
D_DOUSH
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hillarys has yabbys
hillarys has yabbys
trymyluck
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Hillarys ?.. You mean bass
Hillarys ?.. You mean bass yabbies with a bait pump ?? I think he was referring to fresh water yabbies.
Buz
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Lake at Flinders Park on
Lake at Flinders Park on Flinders Ave in Hillarys has a good population of Yabs. Dont worry i doubt you could overfish them out of there. I only ever do one net, one pull and get enough :)
Plus heaps of other lakes around the north suburbs and out towards midland, so there are many many areas to get them.
scottland
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Go to the pet shop
Think you can get 2for $10
Hahaha
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yeatesy89
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Got dams full
How many are you after? And how soon do you need? When i go down to the farm next i can bring you some back if you like, some for the tank and some for the pot
YEATESY89
opsrey
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Cooked or raw?
Plenty of places have fresh water yabbies pre cooked, might need to look further afield for raw yabbies..... :)
danobigfish
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Cheers guys I'll give kings
Cheers guys I'll give kings park a crack !
Yeatesy sounds good mate cheers
Rudog
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FFS!
Of all the places you could try, why choose a Class A reserve? No wonder recreational fishers get a bum rap!
Buz
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If you are going to use an
If you are going to use an opera house style yabby net to chase them just make sure you check it every hour or so, as the old long neck turtles get in them and you dont want to leave one in there to drown overnight!
And my advice is to do it at night.......late. Get better catches and you dont get any unwanted attention.
tim-o
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Yep night time with the
Yep night time with the traps, totally illegal unless on private property dams. I went searchin for yabs in a close to home suburbian pond and got more than I could have hoped....big brown 'crayfish', bloody yumo, might set the traps this weekend!
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Vinesh87
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Yep huge fine for traps and a
Yep huge fine for traps and a class reserve
Zoggy84
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So basically unless ur in a
So basically unless ur in a private dam and have the ok from the owner everything else is illegal???
The name is Zoe.
If any1 but the wife asks im fishing, if she asks im at work.
Buz
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Depends what classifications
Depends what classifications the dam, waterhole is situated in. If its in an A class reserve then yes. If its on unclassifed state, crown or even shire/council land its not illegal unless signed otherwise, but the thats a whole different set of laws you may bump into, eg council bylaws, health and safety laws etc.
But like i said, just go at night and you should have no dramas. I have been chasing all sorts of Freshwater Crustaceans around perth since 2006, even scaling some fences here and there :) hahahahahahaha. Amazingly alot of rainwater runoff ponds you find situated around industrial areas hold good populations, just would be a bit iffy eating them, great for aquariums or bait though.
I have caught heaps of Yabbies, Gilgees and Coonacs around NOR. I have even accidently caught marron before which of course i released back, as you dont want to get caught driving in your car with them out of season. Even if you can prove that you didnt get them from the wild you'll still get fined unless you have a receipt of payment for them ie bought them from a Marron farm.
luke t
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How many do you want. The
How many do you want. The local Pond / lake in my suburb has millions
I take the kids there every now and then ... Our record is 90 in one hour !!! I even made a miniature drop net (crab style) with fine prawn net mesh !! Works a treat.
We always release them but I could keep a few biggins if ya want !!!
Versus
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Anyone know of some spots
Anyone know of some spots SOR? I always eye off every little pond and lake and imagine gilgies scurrying around.I thought it was just wishful thinking but you guys might convince me to go try haha
Buz
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Honestly mate any permanent
Honestly mate any permanent watersource, dam, drain, waterhole, will most likely hold Gilgees. Even some intermitent drain/ponds will have them. I have a runoff pond at the park across from my place that dries up over the summer, but still catch heaps of Gilgees, guess they just burrow down into the mud over summer. Bascially anywhere there isnt Yabbbies there will be Gilgees is what i have found. Coonacs are more harder to find, as with Marron too.