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Tips for dunsborough? - 17 November 2008 14:29:26

Jamie Moir

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Hi,
I've never taken a boat to Dunsborough and I'm staying in old Dunsborough over the weekend. I know of a couple places for abalone around near Sandy Bay, so I'm hoping to hit those up and perhaps try for some crays.

Fishingwise, how far out into the bay, or any particular part of it, for KG snapper or squid? I have a combo gps/fishfinder, but very little experience with it, so just planning on having a poke around. It it worth going around the cape and launching from canal rocks perhaps, what are people likely to get out that side?

Ta,

till

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RE: Tips for dunsborough? - 17 November 2008 19:09:39

Jim Singleton

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quote:

Fishingwise, how far out into the bay, or any particular part of it, for KG snapper or squid?

Schoolies weekend......? Er as far out in the bay as possible.

If thinking of launching from the Canal Rocks side,
check the weather conditions first.

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RE: Tips for dunsborough? - 17 November 2008 21:57:32

Jamie Moir

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I'm a little past school, or schoolies for that matter, there is just some BBQ I want to go to on the Saturday and figured if I was going, I should take my boat =0

For sure I'll check the forecast before going out the other side of the cape, it can turn nasty out there fast for little boats.

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RE: Tips for dunsborough? - 18 November 2008 6:15:39

John Bowie

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Jamie,

Try quindalup ramp, Its just inside the bay and it gives you the option of nicking off round the cape if the weather is good.
Straight out on the weed banks for squid (good to eat and mega bait fresh). Troll towards shag rock for Bonito (go out first though from the ramp). Try the four mile for the odd Pinkie and wandering jewfish (in closer this time of year).
The weather on the weekend looks a bit windy so id say going round the cape is a bit dodgy.
In closer to the rocks for herring and any sand patch around the 4 mile produces whiting.
Heeps of dive spots for crays but youd have to sus that out yourself

(seems like you have)
Closer to wrights bank just off the cape puts you on to anything from Breaksea to full on Sambo action if you want to play hard.
Red snapper just behind and aout from there but it depends on weather.
Good luck and post some pics

John

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RE: Tips for dunsborough? - 18 November 2008 7:19:05

Jamie Moir

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Wrights bank looks like a good tip, but with the weather Naturaliste Reef may be a little bold. I can't argue with fresh squid, and as you say, plenty of fish can't either.

Should I get lucky, I'll be sure to get some snaps up next week! Thanks for the pointers!

Laters,

Jamie

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RE: Tips for dunsborough? - 24 November 2008 15:05:26

Jamie Moir

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First off, sorry for the lousy lack of pics, its just we didn't really get any seriously cracker fish. Punchline in the first sentence, way to go!

Went down to Dunsborough, mostly to meet a few people involved with an oral history project about fishing the capes my partner worked on. At the BBQ I met Ray Walker who contributed to the project as well as other contributors (local abalone divers, longliners, local fishers and caravan park owners) as well as people involved with commissioning and writing up the report. Its a great read and they promise to make it available as a PDF!

Mostly my brother Cameron, friend Mark and myself dived for abalone off Shelley Beach, and around the corner to the cape over a couple of days. There seemed to only be roe's there, no brown or greens, but there were some +100mm in the mix. The best spot seemed to be right inshore, at the base of the cliffs, well away from the seal colony!

We saw a couple of crays, but they didn't want to play along!

I could also see a big whale well into the bay broaching, it got right out of the water several times.

In an attempt to give everyone a go on the boat, we came into Bunker Bay and while waiting for Debra to drive over, we had a few drifts for squid. I got quite a good sized one, but then it was the first thing caught on the boat *ever*, so back it went!

Next we had a visit from the Marine Police, they wanted to see all of our safety gear and let us off for not having our tickets on us.

We swapped Debra on and my brother off at the beach, then went out to berley up some fish for Debra, she got a bunch of wrasse, skippy and a few huge trumpters. I livebaited one, but no takers.

We then trolled back to the old dunsborough boat ramp, but with no takers. We also saw another whale between us and pt piquet, just a little one.

The next day my brother and I (attempted) to get up early to fish wright's bank. It was a very slow ride out there, the wind and wave directions were at 90 degrees to each other, so it was either water over one side or the other and barely better than 10kn. The seas were pretty big once we got out past the cape and we saw a few bait schools and flying fish. The sounder looked really fishy, but its new and I don't really know what I'm looking at all the time. We hooked a bunch of blackarse and my brother got a good keeper, and a blue snapper, lots of wrasse, sgt baker and blackarse when back over the side.

We really took the wrong bait, there were simply too many pickers on that reef for mulies and prawns, even the side off a fresh wrasse was gone in under 1min. I recommend live baiting or occy, even a fist sized limpet was destroyed, and it was harder than workboots, I had to cut it's foot off to get the hook thru it.

We called it a day there and headed back to the protection of the cape and just as well, some rain came in and I could barely see 50m in it!

Oh well, better luck and better weather next time!

Now to find the Rev's STS report for the same day ...

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RE: Tips for dunsborough? - 24 November 2008 16:29:02

Ray Walker