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ESPERANCE
Murray Johnson
Esperance is definitely heading towards the colder weather, but along with that comes plenty of opportunities for good fishing. There are still sunny, calmer days for us to get out and enjoy ourselves, and plenty of fish being caught. For anglers fishing off the tanker jetty in town, the squid are out in full force, with plenty of samples over 1kg. The best time to catch them is early in the morning or late in the afternoon. At the moment, most are getting There are plenty of tuna around. caught using a pin jag on a Image courtesy of @lachy_warren. float, with a herring for bait. Those using squid jigs When it MELBOURNE comes to If things are a bit quiet, ALBERTON are still having good success, beach fishing west of town, it can be worth trying a MELBOURNE MARINE CENTRE ALBERTON MARINE with white and light blue Munglinup has been being squid jig on a paternoster 39 Johnson Street Alberton 92 Hallam Southrig, Road patterns working well. hugely successful, with andHallam getting the jig down (03) 5183 2344 Magic anglers hookingP: mulloway (03) 9703 2003 TheP: size 3.0 Black to the weed line. This is a Squid Snatchers have been over 50lb. There are also good option if the current is F: (03) 5183 2219 W: melbournemarine.com.au a standout. W: albertonmarine.com.au plenty of bronze whalers and running fast and you have a Along with the squid skippy going 3-4kg. fast drift. You can use either MORNINGTON PENINSULA there are still plenty of East of town, choice one or two jigs, and have a MYthe MARINE MELBOURNE herring, and some garfish beach has been Thomas longer leader down to the Cnr samples Nepean Highway BL MARINE coming through at night. We River, with good sinker so&it will clip the weed Ponderosa Place 612614 Plenty Road Preston are also seeing some smaller of mulloway around 20lb andDromana the jigs will sit above it. skippy being caught, of0900 Around the islands we P: (03) 9478 1420 and the (around 1m), P:plenty (03) 5987 occasional bronze around are seeing plenty of sweep, F: (03) 9470 4638 whaler salmon, and skippy W: mymarine.com.au being caught. the 3kg mark. queen snapper, breaksea cod W: blmarine.com.au Bandy Creek boat Those still MORNINGTON willing to PENINSULA and the occasional small harbour has been yielding head out to Israelite Bay sambo. Those heading out NAUTICAL MARINE SHEPPARTON plenty of smaller King are still having success wide into the deeper water 141 Hotham BOATS AND MORE small on gummy sharks, George whiting, small Road are still catching plenty of nannies up to 60cm. Again, Sorrento 207 Numurkah Road Shepparton there are plenty of breaksea, P: (03) 5822 2108 P: (03) 5984 1666 queenies, the occasional F: (03) 5821 2908 E: info@nauticalmarine.com.au harlequin fish, samsons and W: boatsandmore.com.au W: nauticalmarine.com.au yellowtail kingies. Gummy sharks are also TOORADIN MORWELL prevalent at this time of year, CENTRE and theP/Lbest way to P&J MARINE SERVICE CRAWFORD MARINE target them is to drift off 71-77 Chickerell Street Morwell 101 Tooradin Station Road Tooradin the bommies/lumps. Drift P: (03) 5134 6522 P: (03) 5998 3107 the flats for 100m after the F: (03) 5134 6455 E: pjmarine_services@bigpond.com bommie. You’ll find that the nannies sit part way W: crawfordmarine.com.au MELBOURNE down and to the side, while gummies sit further out on ECHUCA THE MARINE SHOP the flats. Plenty of samples EADES XTREME MARINE 6 Holland Drive Melton up to 15kg are being caught. 24 Sturt Street Echuca P: (03) 9747 0588 As winter sets in, the P: (03) 5482 2333 fishing opportunities will F: (03) 9747 3999 change, with colder water F: (03) 5482 2133 W: themarineshop.com.au temperatures and more W: xtrememarine.net.au MELBOURNE rainfall. Along the beaches Lachy Warren with a nice harlequinfish. you can chase mulloway BRAESIDE TRIPLE M MARINE Image courtesy of @lachy_warren. from any of the flowing JV MARINE WORLD 117 Northgate Drive Thomastown rivers and creeks, and 878 Springvale Road Braesidemulloway, plenty skippy, the occasional big8787 we’ll see a continuation of P: (03)of9465 P: (03) and 9798plenty 8883 of black tailor and good-size flounder, flathead the bigger skippy coming F: (03) 9466 1418 bream. through, with samples up F: (03)The 9798Bream 7554 Lakes up to 80cm. W: triplemmarine.com.au in W: town got a top-up from There are still good to 7kg being caught. The jvmarine.com.au the rains, and have been boat fishing opportunities salmon should also start to producing quality fish to in the bay at this time of return from the west coast, over 40cm. The bream are year, weather permitting. A with bigger schools starting getting ready to spawn, and few bluefin tuna are hanging to turn up. are feeding up in preparation. around, with plenty of snook, • Established in 1986, At the local beaches we lots of herring and squid Southern Sports and Tackle are seeing plenty of smaller galore. It’s not unusual to specializes in the supply salmon around. The schools get your boat limit of squid and servicing of fishing are cruising the west coast but in a 2-hour period. After equipment. They have an plenty of fish are still staying you have hooked a squid extensive knowledge of the local. The best beaches are and you’re winding it in, a local area and provide all Fourth Beach, Salmon Beach good tip is to get someone to brands, whether you’re and Roses close to town, throw another jig behind it. fishing from beach, jetty or and there are also plenty of That’s because the squid are boat. Come and chat to the opportunities out of town at competitive and aggressive, friendly staff at Shop 16, The Alexander, Thomas River and will follow each other to Boulevard, Esperance or and Poison Creek. compete for food. phone 08 9071 3022.
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