Bad News on Salmon

Was listening to ABC at lunch time,they were talking to a pro salmon fisherman from the Albany area.He stated that they would be lucky to net 150 tonne this year compared to the usual 1500 tonnes.

He said the water temp was 22-23 instead of the normal 18-19 for this time of the year,which means they have probably spawned out wide and are on their way back east.All in all its spells a non event as far as a metro salmon run goes for this season


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aw that sucks

Wed, 2009-04-01 17:03

aw that sucks hey

 

 

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Heading to the south coast

Wed, 2009-04-01 17:44

 Heading down to the south coast at easter . there has to be a few swimming around. Ill keep you posted.

 

 

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Whoa after missing out on

Wed, 2009-04-01 17:45

Whoa after missing out on the sambo season, I was anticipating the salmon season big time, and now this...

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Wed, 2009-04-01 18:17

bugger!
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Cape Arid Easter

Wed, 2009-04-01 18:46

should be cool water that way.....

 

 

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Is  this the April Fools

Wed, 2009-04-01 18:54

Is  this the April Fools thing??????Laughing

I'm sure I'll catch a biggy oneday.

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please be april fools

Wed, 2009-04-01 19:06

please be april fools !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Piss

Wed, 2009-04-01 19:42

I just new I should not of had that piss in the water,it releved me but rose the temp.jersey

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Sorry

Wed, 2009-04-01 19:51

Sorry but its no April fools day joke,I only wish it was.Not that I'll get down to catch a couple but there are few fish better to get from the shore down that way.
Hopefully next year will be a ball burster to make up for this year

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Yep! I'm with you Damo! We

Wed, 2009-04-01 21:30

Yep! I'm with you Damo! We just might be into them at Cape Arid! Also glad I made that trip to Yeagarup when I did, at least we did get into a few Salmon.

2 weeks ago the water Temp off Bunbury was 24 degrees and last week it still was 21 - 22 degrees so there might be some truth in that report from the Pro.

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That's two crap years in a row

Thu, 2009-04-02 07:55

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Just imagine the popluation

Thu, 2009-04-02 12:11

Just imagine the popluation numbers for when they actually come, thats 1350 tonnes of extra salmon  

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Proof

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Lol No, only mud crabs Pete

Thu, 2009-04-02 14:23

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NNOOO!!

Thu, 2009-04-02 17:13

that sucks!

i was looking 4ward to it.

will it even be worth castin a few mulies off the rocks or no point at all?

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Always worth a try Curt

Thu, 2009-04-02 18:17

Last year was pretty bad metro wide, but a few people managed to find some. You have got to be in it to win it, so I would give it a go in a few weeks as some salmon schools were seen around the Busselton area a week or so agao.

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Can only be good news for

Thu, 2009-04-02 18:59

Can only be good news for rec fishers.As Flangies points out,thats 1350 tonnes of Salmon happily breeding up!!!!

Hoping to find some in and around Albany over Easter.

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Reliable

Thu, 2009-04-02 22:31

West End would have to be the most reliable metro salmon haunt. If any reach the metro then thats where they will be found.

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strange

Sun, 2009-04-05 21:37

the leewin currrent has been a bot closer in this yr from what ive been told, i know a guy who had a sambo eaten buy A marlin, spooled him 10nm out from canals 2 weeks ago, also dollies out at the wave buoy, sw off coral lumps.with big tuna, seen a few more turtles also,the water is deff warmer,big salmon are few n far between,schools netted so far have been only around the 6 tonne mark, some guys have netted salmon trout, loads of smaller ones around,cple of days ago small schools made they,re way around bunkers,and the bays,west coast has been ok but huge wells have been a pain in the ass for landbased. this week should be ok, as easter usually peaks,few yrs ago we had a massive ground swell , wel this happened again cple days ago, its dying now, but that brings them in so i,m told, and now the swell is small lets hope they stay in..

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Mon, 2009-04-06 06:54

There's been reports of schools as big as football fields down in Albany and there was plenty around on Saturday, with boats trolling all over the place and apparently doing well - and that includes pretty close in.

Don't know about the comparative overall numbers though, but I guess the profs would be the ones to know.

 

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thery,re here

Tue, 2009-04-07 22:51

the fat buggers have landed, capes r hammering, west coast better, smiths.yall,s,

huge bombers up to 9kg

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salmon off boat

Wed, 2009-04-08 20:06

hey bj well have to get off the boat then, when we goin out