Arm stretchers are cruising close to shore

EXMOUTH

Barry

Taylor

The weather lately been surprisingly nice, with most days being warm but still. There has been the odd really windy day, however the gulf generally gets at least half a day of good, fishable weather each day.

There’s been lots and lots of big GTs on the outside of the reef. A recent report of a man who gets them off his kayak, along with a few red bass as well, has had locals amazed at his dedication.

Blue and black marlin are still being caught in fantastic numbers. A customer and marlin novice mentioned getting four billfish from five hook-ups – pretty good for a first timer! Anglers towing lures such as Richter Soft Grassies and Soft Oscars have been doing the best.

Great numbers of whiting have been reported with the warmer water on the gulf side. Most of the better fish have been taken on topwater lures, with poppers and stickbaits such as the Jackson Pygmy Popper doing most of the damage.

A few spangled emperor have been caught off the shore, in fact they seem to be more abundant than usual! Nomad Mad Scads,

Strada Tempest stickbaits and Storm So-Run

Minnows are popular lures for the spangos.

Fishing in this way has also been producing trout, GTs, red bass, Spaniards

Max soft vibes claiming good numbers of rankin cod, red emperor and coral trout.

NEXT MONTH

There hasn’t been a lot of news on the and other pelagics close to shore.

Those with boat have been finding success fishing vertically over patches of reef, with Nomad Vertrex crabbing front, however this may improve over the coming weeks. Looking ahead, the weather is likely to stay the way it has been for