Yowie Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Enjoyed my holiday towing the caravan through south-west W.A. for 2 and a half months, but happy to be home as well. Headed out early this morning to the deep water near Lilli Pilli for the tailor on pillies, not big fish, plus the trevally on a fish strip. Once there was about half light in the sky, the tailor stopped biting. Apart from a couple of little reddies, the fishing shut down before sun-up. Pumped a few nippers just as the wind picked up a bit, not good for drifting, so anchored in a few spots over the sand banks and cast and retrieved the nippers for the 4 flatties, not big fish, and a bit of time between the bites. No little pickers to take the nippers, not even a small whiting. Enough for a couple of feeds, also a few for family members as well. The water is fairly clear, not much to be seen swimming about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Nice feed and good to have u back on the hacking yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Good to hear that you are back in familiar waters. A great bag of fish as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Lookout FISH yowies back! Glad you enjoyed your holiday mate. The fish on the hacking had a holiday as well. Welcome back! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Welcome back Yowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Thank you all, nice to be back in familiar waters. Pulled out a few Tommie ruffs, or herring, about the 25 cm mark (very popular in S.A. and W.A.) filleted and pan fried, they tasted reasonably good. A new species for me. Also caught 2 silver perch in a fresh water dam, they were less than 30cm, and were catch-and-release from that dam, as the owner was fattening them up for his restaurant. Another new species on the hook. The salmon were turning up (not that I fished that much) but no bites from them. Some people over there complain about them as not good eating, but jump for joy when they pull out one (70cm or more) then kill it and take it home for dinner !!! Bought a lobster at Jurien Bay (north of Perth) about a kilo in weight, bloody good eating, ate it myself as the wife gets a bit of indigestion when eating them. When I asked for snapper in a fish restaurant, the owner told me there are about 40 different fish called snapper in W.A. The ones we catch over here are called Pink Snapper over there. An enjoyable time, good food and good wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Welcome back Yowie, as always a good catch. The Hacking is certainly cooling down quickly now. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfish61 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Welcome home Yowie, missed the great reports, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobycb Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Bad luck about the wife and the indigestion huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Good to hear you are back... missed the hacking fishing reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Welcome home, Stay with the Port, The Jackets are on the chew again outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Welcome home, Stay with the Port, The Jackets are on the chew again outside. Are they worth keeping for a feed, or just the little bastards that turn up at this time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Not worth fishing for, just a pain in the butt. Lost about 10 rigs on Tuesday for two flatties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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