The reports recently on people fishing who have seen whalesharks in the gulf have been great, so we thought we would share some of the pics with you this week!
Wow, what a hard month is was to decipher the winner of the monthly fishing comp for January. Was it to be the 287kg blue marlin? [...]
Want to have your say with some new legislation proposed? The Exmouth community is being urged to make submissions outlining their thoughts on the proposed closure to recreational fishing at Yardie Creek. The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) intends to implement the ban at the fishing destination following concerns that recreational fishing is significantly [...]
The winner for the December monthly fishing competition was William Roach with his fantastic capture of a golden trevally from the gulf. William, aged 8, caught the 12kg fish off Pebble Beach and it took him a long time to land. He was so tired after bringing the fish in, but strong enough to hold [...]
The coolish summer has continued and the fish have not stopped enjoying it either. A yellowfin tuna was caught onboard a local charter boat that was bled onboard and later weighed in that night at 75.5kg! What a ripper? The angler caught it on 37kg while targeting marlin in the grounds west of the lighthouse. [...]
What a ripper festive break we had this year in Exmouth with great weather, good fishing, fun people in town and lots of happy campers. Well, if you were camping on the 49 degree days, it was not so pleasant, but the temperatures post Christmas have been brilliant with mid to high thirties of a [...]
The marina has been heating up and reports in of some interesting catches include cod, jacks, and even blueys. The long walk out along the northern wall can be rewarding at the lead up to high tide, but care is needed and sometimes the birds can be rather smelly!
Large baitballs in the gulf have still [...]
The weather this last week has been sensational and perfectly in time for the Freedive Fiesta spearfishing tournament hosted by EGFC. There were 12 teams and 24 spearfishing guys that competed in the event with many skippers and ‘boaties’ that helped out. On the first day several bluebone, spangled emperor, mackerel and bass were brought [...]
The IGFA Great Marlin Race (IGMR) is a partnership between IGFA and Stanford University that pairs recreational anglers with cutting-edge science to learn more about the basic biology of marlin and how they utilize the open ocean habitat. The goal of the program is to deploy 50 pop up archival tags (PAT) in marlin at [...]
Conditions have been better than last week with light SW winds glassing off the gulf. Bait schools are spread wide and far throughout the gulf and many pelagic captures have been reported. Sailfish have been harder to entice with bait being plentiful, but for those willing to put in the hard yards the rewards are [...]