October 2011

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A slow month, mainly due the category one demersal closure, but those who have been out and fished,
all caught good fish, released the category one fish had fun and kept the allowable species. The closure ends on the
15th December, just in time for the best cray fishing to be had. Around the beginning of December the crays moult and hide in
rock crevasses and under the sand until their shells harden. Then after the full moon in December they start to move about.
This is the best time to set your pots. If it is anything like last year we will bag out every day until Christmas.
The mackerel will be back mid December or sooner as the water temp is well up from usual,
closely followed by the tuna schools.

Mohamed’s red emperor
Mohamed Al Hameli hails from Abu Dhabi in the UAE and studies in Perth. He fishes a lot in the Red Sea,
& when a couple of mates arrived for a holiday decided to show off a bit of WA to them. He arrived in Kalbarri
& took the 5.3m boat out for a spin on Grand Final Day.
He and 3 mates headed north with their bait and hand lines drifting along some of the pre programmed spots on my GPS.
They landed a few, mostly undersize fish, a couple of small sharks and then this 8.8kg red emperor for Mohamed.
A great catch Mohamed, you get “Bite of the Month” on my Website.

School Holiday Fun
Ben Lee and wife Lilian with their daughter Kayelin had a couple of days out in the 5.3m boat during the school holidays. Weather was
not the best but they managed to get stuck into 5 snapper just past the Sand Patch.
Well done Ben, you are getting more experienced and it is starting to pay off.

Local Fishing Comp
Local club comp day on the 22nd was panning out to be quite nice weather wise and the wife Sue could not make it this month,
But I managed to scrape up a crew. Frank Rystenberg who has fished with me before and Paul Allen, who usually fishes the river
came out with me. As the category one fish, 2 month closure is still in effect, we had to target fish like skippy, morwong
sambos, yellow-tail kings, mulloway, tailor etc. The best way to get these is to anchor up and set a burley trail.
We started to catch fish right from the first drop. I was using a small Octopus lead style jig, and I had 3 fish on board
before the bait guys had anything! Paul managed to get some fish on bait in the end, but the above fish, pink snapper and cod
had to go back as there are category one fish.

Frank was very happy with his big baldchin groper but it also had to go back. Next up he hooked a fish that took him under the reef. He tried
to get it off without luck but we told him to let it slack and sometimes the fish swims out and then you get a second shot at it.
Anyway with a lot of patience and persistence he announced that he had got it off and was now reeling in the fish! It turned out to
be this rock. See, persistence pays off Frank!

Another occy jig caught fish which was great going, until I lost both my jigs to fish. Paul had to return his baldchin groper as well.
We ended up with 8, 6, and 5, keepers mainly club-nosed trevally around 2kgs, bludger trevally, and a just size yellow-tail king.
My bag of 15.8 kgs was enough points for me to win the individual and we got most points for the boat that day.

Another strong Leeuwin Current
I was surprised by the water temp when I was out last; it was up around 20.1 degrees. About 1 degree warmer than usual at this time of year.
Indications are we will have another strong Leeuwin current next year making it another spectacular mackerel and tuna season.

Tri Pham’s Day Out
Last Thursday turned out to be quite a nice day, the kind of day Tri Pham and mates, Troy, Thomas and Ann, had been waiting for.
They shot out in the 7.8m boat to a known hot spot, set a burley trail and the fish went ballistic from the first drop.

Tri landed a nice golden trevally and Ann holds up one of about 10 club-nosed trevally she caught.
The category one demersals were on the bite but had to go back, Troy with a snapper and Thomas, his first
ever dhuie, a 65cm fish returned as well. They were coming aboard two at a time for Troy.

Troy with another club-nosed trevally and Ann got a small Yellow-tail kingfish as well.
They would have released 20 or more fish, keeping less than one bag limit, had a great time and were back by lunch.

Bite of the month
Great fish for Mohamed El Hameli who hired the 5.3m boat early this month. Mohamed and mates were drifting around
some pre programmed spots on my GPS with their hand lines when they decided to reel them in.
It was then that Mohamed felt this 8.8kg red emperor which they wrestled into the boat.
See all the previous Bite of the Month winners on my website.

Kalbarri Offshore & Angling Club Monthly Comp.
22nd October 2011

The beach guys did well all landing mulloway between 6 and 10kgs. The tailor were not bad either!

The river fished well with a 900 gram bream for the winner which was part of his bag of 8 fish and the little tackers got into them as well.
Popular Northern Destinations

Thevenard Island
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/
Ashburton Resort
Nikki and Scott Dagan are the new managers of the new Ashburton Resort. Phone 9184 6586 email: admin@ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Website: http://www.ashburtonresortonslow.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

I have made six blogs; you can view all of my 2005 newsletters with photos @
http://www.murchisonboathirefishing2005.blogspot.com/

And from January 2006 to December 2006 with photos @
http://www.murchisonboathirefishing2006.blogspot.com/

And from January 2007 to December 2007 with photos @
http://www.murchisonboathirefishing2007.blogspot.com/

And from January 2008 to December 2008 with photos @
http://www.murchisonboathirefishing2008.blogspot.com/

And from January 2009 to December 2009 with photos @
http://www.murchisonboathirefishing2009.blogspot.com/

And from January 2010 to December 2010 with photos @
http://www.murchisonboathirefishing2010.blogspot.com/

And from January 2011 onwards with photos @
http://www.murchisonboathirefishing2011.blogspot.com/
Big bait – big fish
Laurie