Well it’s that time of the week again, time for another fish report. We’ve had some really good days lately with the wind dropping out giving us fishos a chance to get out on the water.I took fellow worker John Browning from Tackleworld Country out for a fish last weekend.He has been dying to give the Soft Plastic lures a go so we finally managed to score a day off work together and with the weather looking good we headed out of Dongara to fish with Gulp and Squidgy soft plastics. I took John out to a couple of shallow lumps where I have been catching good size Dhu Fish and Baldys.The day started off slow with only a couple of undersize Dhu Fish and a nice 55cm (3kg) Baldy coming aboard. Then out of nowhere John is on, and it’s a solid hook up.Strong head shakes with a lot of weight had us calling it for a good Dhu.The fish was stubborn and didn’t want to leave the safety of the bottom and put up a great fight - pulling drag off Johns Shimano Saragosa 5000 over and over again but John did a great job applying the brakes and coaxing the fish to the surface.It was a healthy 10-11kg Dhu with a Pink Gulp hanging out of it’s mouth.The fish was bled and put straight on ice which made John a very happy man - I think I actually saw him licking his lips as it went into the esky!John went on to catch another 6kg Dhu fish that we successfully released so for the day we ended up catching a Baldy and  7 Dhu Fish keeping the two biggest releasing the rest.

Beach/Rocks/Harbour

Back of the Lives area is the best spot to catch most of your bread and butter species like Herring, Skippy, Sand Whiting and smallish Tailor.Burlying up seems to be the key to bringing the fish in so try throwing a handful of burly in every 5-10 mins to keep them interested. I also seen photos of a brave angler catching a 10 ft Tiger Shark from the Lives wall using a fresh Tailor fillet as bait.If you’re after a few Tailor, the Drummonds Cove area is the place to try. Bbaitcasting Mulies on a gang hook seems to be what’s doing the damage and fishing an hour before and after dark is the best time for Tailor.

Offshore and Islands

We’ve had good reports of Dhu Fish and Baldys coming from around African Reef and Pensioners Bank and lots of Pink Snapper being caught out in the 35-45m mark.The Islands are still firing for the usual so we’ve had reports of lots of good sized Dhu Fish, Baldy’s, Pink Snapper, Red Throat Emperor and Spangled Emperor coming from the southern group of the Islands.We also had some Tackleworld Country regulars tell me they were fishing the Islands at night and were having a ball catching mixed species of fish on the glow in the dark Berkly Gulp soft plastics. They said they were fishing in 10-15 m of water and just letting their glow in the dark Gulp sink to the bottom and wait for it to disappear ... meaning that it had been swallowed by a fish!A great way to fish Gulps and some exciting fishing. If you're chasing Pelagic species, there’s lots of mixed Tuna and Mackerel being trolled up around Wreck Point and Long Island.

South of Town/Dongara

Lots of Dhu Fish being caught in close to the main reef systems around Dongara.The Pink Snapper are being caught in 25 – 35m and mark finding drop-offs or structure in these depths is the key to finding the Snapper. Also the Dongara rock walls are producing Skippy, Herring, Whiting with the odd Tailor coming through after dark. Show us your fish...

Send us in your Photos!

Remember that the fish report is for your benefit and if you don’t tell us where you catch fish, we have nothing to talk about…!

This week's pic is from Tackleword newsletter reader who answers to the name of "wiseone" with an Easter mulloway caught at 7mile. He tells us that he put her back for another day

Fishing Funnies

No one in this town could catch any fish except this one man. The game warden asked him how he did it so the man told the game warden that he would take him fishing the next day...Once they got to the middle of the lake the man took out a stick of dynamite, lit it, and threw it in the water. After the explosion fish started floating to the top of the water. The man took out a net and started picking up the fish.The game warden told him that this was illegal. The man took out another stick of dynamite and lit it. He then handed it to the game warden and said " are you going to fish or talk?"

We're one of a kind!

We are the only Shimano shop north of Perth, we have everything from Shimano Nexave reels to Shimano Stellas and a wide range of Shimano rods and Shimano products, come in and see John, Ash or myself (Lloyd). We are all experienced fishermen and use all the products we sell on a regular basis we also have a great range of soft plastics such as Berkly Gulps, Shimano Pro Range Squidgys and Gladiator Smash Baits.We have also extensively tested these soft plastics and only sell what works for our fish and region. Shimano, Ugly Stik, Daiwa, Okuma, Penn and there’s still heaps of sale price items from the boat show and lots more all at amazingly cheap prices!!! Come in and check out the bargain bins before it’s all gone!

Times for IFISH with Tackle World to be announced on Lifestyle Channel on Foxtel.  If you get the chance when in Perth you can watch it on

and

Check out Hooked ON Tackle World on the on Foxtel. Screen times are (EST)
Tuesdays 7.30pm
Wednesdays 4.00am; 10.30am & 2.30pm
Saturdays 6.30pm

All Eastern Standard Times

FISH DISH
Crispy skinned snapper with red curry and baby bok choy

Cooking time 15 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

1 to 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
1 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 lime, juiced
4 (150g each) snapper fillets, skin on
2 bunches baby bok choy, trimmed, cut in half lengthways
steamed jasmine rice and fresh coriander leaves, to servee

Method

Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add curry paste. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until aromatic. Add coconut milk and stir to combine. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar and 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Simmer, stirring, for 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over high heat. Brush fish with remaining oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook fish, skin side down, for 3 minutes. Turn fish over. Cook for a further 1 to 2 minutes or until just cooked through. Remove to a plate. Cover and set aside for 2 minutes to rest.Meanwhile, place bok choy in a steamer basket over a pan of simmering water. Cover and steam 2 to 3 minutes until bright green and tender.Divide rice between plates. Top with fish. Drizzle with red curry sauce. Sprinkle with coriander. Serve with bok choy.

WEATHER OUTLOOK

GERALDTON:

Mostly sunny until cloud develops later. Light to moderate E/NE winds tending S/SE in the afternoon.
Maximum temperature: 24
UV Alert: 11:00 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Outlook for:Thursday : Light shower or two. Min 11 Max: 23
Friday : Some light rain. Min 12 Max: 23
Saturday : Cloudy. Min 12 Max: 23

Kalbarri to Jurien Bay:

Warnings Nil.
Synoptic Situation A high pressure ridge is developing over the south of the state, with a broadtrough along the west coast.
Wednesday until midnight: E/SE winds 8/13 knots. Seas to 1.0m. Swell to 2.5m.
Thursday: SE'ly winds 13/18 knots. Seas to 1.0m. Swell to 2.5m.
Friday: SE'ly winds 13/18 knots tending S/SW 5/10 knots inshore for a period during the afternoon.
Here are some more links to keep you up to date...

http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/geraldton/warnings_and_forecasts.shtml (used for above report)

http://www.oceanoutlook.com.au/geraldton.html or http://www.weatherzone.com.au/marine
Tides  http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/MAPS/wa.shtml

ANGLER’S ALMANAC – 2010 available in store…

This weekend is the last quarter of the moon period, Friday and Saturday are white days, Sunday is a light grey day and Monday is dark grey day. Best times for fishing this weekend are between 4am – 6.30am and 4.30pm - 7.30pm.Fishing inside of these times will improve your catch chances. The minor fishing times are 6 hours either side of the above major times and you would fish about a half hour either side. Also, fishing 2hrs either side of the high tide or fishing the incoming tide will increase your chances of catching fish.

Tight lines and have a great weekend of fishing!