Terry Howes from Perth has been up for a few days’ fishing. On his first day out on a friend’s 25ft boat, he tagged a marlin and a sailfish. He also caught a wahoo and two yellowfin tuna: what a way to start your holiday! He was blessed with good weather on each day out and targeted sports fish inside the reef a few times that resulted in several golden trevally being caught and released.

If you would like to get in to the trevally inside the reef, a good berley trail and patience is recommended. If you prefer to be on the move, then ensure you are wearing a good pair of polarized sunglasses to spot the fish as they move through the shallows. Soft plastic lures and small C’ultiva shads work exceptionally well. You can also pick up spangled emperor doing this. This style of fishing is not limited to a boat and shore anglers can attract these species as well. If you prefer to sit and wait for the fish to come to you with bait, then squid is recommended.

Shark mackerel have been making raids on the baitfish schools at the end of the northern marina wall of an evening. There have also been mack tuna and the odd queenfish amongst the mayhem. Patience is the key to an amazing sight. The sun sets and then like a switch the water erupts as the predatory species have a last effort at eating before darkness sets in. The odd fish have been swimming by all day, but this sight on dusk is a must-see. If you are lucky enough to see it, you won’t forget it.

If I say that the weather is good one week, it seems to turn, so, this week I will say that it has been bad. HOPEfully next week it will be good! It has been a bit drizzly and windy of a morning, but there is always something fishy to do here. Winter time can bring other species into the area and one such species is pictured this week. Suze Gerovich caught this sweet pink snapper using a soft plastic south of Coral Bay. You can catch these fish in the Exmouth gulf and off the west side through winter. They are good eating if you want a feed, and picturesque if you want to release them after a quick pic.

Suze pinky