Email: lasue@wn.com.au http://www.murchisonboathire.com.au/
MURCHISON BOAT HIRE AUGUST 2011 ELETTER
Well looks like the end of the pelagic season is nigh. I doubt there will be many more mackerel and tuna
caught from now until Christmas, so it is a long wait until then. This month has been quite good with great pelagic action
together with a lot of dhuies and snapper on the bottom. It’s about now that we start to see some big tailor caught
out at Black Rock and at the Chinaman’s. Blue Holes and Red bluff are also top spots for a crack at a jumbo tailor.
Fred Heydenrych has hire one of my boats before experiencing an awesome time and returned early this month
for another shot trolling for mackerel and tuna, his favourite style of fishing.
Fred tells it as he saw it.
“Our first trip to Kalbarri in May was one to be remembered. Sharing fresh cut fish fillets at the fish filleting station with fishermen and families less fortunate than us.
It was a memorable trip made more memorable by the man nicknamed by our crew as “The Guru”, known by others as Laurie from Murchison Boat Hire,
who gave us the right boat; put us on the right spots, with the right gear. All WE had to do was hold our beers and relax, trolling,
while we waited for our reels to scream. So the prospect of such good fortune for a second time, later on in the season (august)
when the fish have retreated north with the currents, and with questionable weather, was enough to make any reasonable man decide to stay home.”
“Nevertheless, the unquenchable lust for tuna, the optimism of a true fisherman, as well as the Guru on our side, we decided impromptu to give Kalbarri another crack. The events that proceed blur one into another. Our reels did sing! “
Justin with his sambo taken trolling
and Fred with one of many mackerel
and the group, Johnno, Seaton, Fred, Clayton myself & Justin.
“Fish after fish after fish, of all shapes and sizes: macs, sambos,
yellow-tail kingfish, emperors, dhuies,
and even a few mother fat late season tuna that got away!”
We struggled to get a dhuie but on the last drop of the day we got a quadruple hook-up and landed 4 dhuies!
We kept the 2 biggest and returned the other two that went down well with the release weight.
“The weekend came and gone, we left with eskies full of fillets,
sunburn, line cuts and maybe slightly poorer, but with memories that will bring us back again, next time to hit up
some large tuna and maybe even some Exmouth sailfish.
Thanks Murchison Boat Hire, the Guru Laurie, and Sue for another memorable fishing expedition.”
Not firing at Quobba?
Tu Pham and mates Jayme, John and Ken spent a week at Quobba Station spinning from the rocks. They were very disappointed
as they had not caught a thing? Unusual for Quobba, but when the water turns green there is not much you can do.
They spoke with Andrew Doan from The Tackle Shack who suggested they drop into Kalbarri and hire one on my boats.
They arrived late in the evening and jagging a very good weather day to be out in the 7.8m boat.
The trolling went off with fish after fish
& then on the bottom,
landed dhuies, snapper
and even a good mulloway among other things.
George Raffa sent these pics from another camera. They had an awesome trip up to the Mackerel Islands last month.
Lightning Fast Weekend
Andrew Doan has hired my boat many times now and was up late this month for a flying trip. Arriving late
Friday, and taking the 6.5m boat for Saturday and Sunday and back to Perth on the Sunday evening, was a bit of a lightning trip.
Andrew and his 5 mates had a ball catching a variety of fish just past the Sand Patch mainly on knife Jigs!
Here are a few of the fish they caught!
Photos by Andrew Doan - West Oz Anglers.
There were
sambos and amberjacks
and even double hook-ups on jigs!
Dhuies on knife jigs as well.
Snapper
and even a flounder took a jig
and a nice mulloway among all the fish.
Andrew took advantage of our boat and accommodation package, getting a discount on his boat hire,
and convenient accommodation decked out for anglers.
Just ask me about it or have a look on my website, CLICK HERE
This year with all the rain that we have had has brought on the best wildflower season we have had for a very long time.
So if you want to see them, now is the time to come to Kalbarri.
Encourage your partner to come and see them, and you might be able to get some fishing done while you are here.
Best ways to see them are on the local quad bike tours. They operate out of Murchison House Station, where they take
you up river along the flood and sand plain areas. The show is spectacular and quad biking great fun!
The Kalbarri Wildflower centre has guided walks with a wildflower specialist who will point out the
flowers and tell you all about them, it’s only $10.00. They do a good Devonshire Tea as well.
Drive to the gorges and stop along the way and have a wander in the bush.
The flowers are everywhere and the best shows will continue through to late October.
Need somewhere to stay?
We have holiday accommodation in Kalbarri and you get big discounts on our boats.
Have a look on my website for the details, and check out the savings.
Bite of the month
This month’s, Bite of the Month goes to Tu Pham for his big bite.
He had been fishing at Quobba Station early this month without much luck, and decided to change tactics and hire
a boat out from Kalbarri. His luck changed dramatically, landing mackerel first up and then this mulloway
on the bottom among other fish.
See all the previous Bite of the Month winners on my website.
Popular Northern Destinations
Thevenard Island
Nicki and Scott are the new managers of the new Ashburton Resort. Phone 9184 6586 email: admin@ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Island Manager: 9184 6444, Drew Norrish & Traci Nathan
This year the 6.5m and 7.8m boats are already booked for Thevenard Island but there are still spaces available for adventures in this great place.
bookings@mackerelislands.com.au
Check out the website: http://www.mackerelislands.com.au/
Gnaraloo Station
Gnaraloo contacts for accommodation:
Barbara: 9315 4809
Email: bookings@gnaraloo.com.au
Website: Gnaraloo.com.au
Game, Bottom and Beach Fishing Action
These links will take you to Youtube showing some great action video clips taken from
my boats and also a very good mulloway from the beach.
Triple tuna hook-up
Dhuie and snapper
Beach mulloway
Remember if you rent our accommodation in Kalbarri you get big discounts on our boats.
Have a look on my website for the details, and check out the savings.
5-day weather forecasts, http://www.buoyweather.com/ go to virtual buoys, pick the location you want.
This is the one I go by!
Big bait – big fish
Laurie
