no big salmon bunbury

even know there hasnt been any strong reports of salmon on the west coast, the salmon trout here in bunbury have been keeping me entertained on the light gear with plastics and little poppers..most fish around a kilo. everyyear around salmon season we get massive amount of salmon trout. they move around alot but once u find them u can hold them in front of u for hours..any lure and they absolutley inhale them. and the good thing is they just seem to get bigger and bigger untill they piss off again. i just the love the typical salmon hit on a plastic(big dead weight then...HANG ON IM HOOKED  zzzzzzzzzzz) i make it fun by fishing 2lb main line and 3 kilo trace, trying nearly every lure and plastic in my box and  i even bring out the fly gear and try out some homemade flys. no point sitting at home waiting for the reports to come in..get out and enjoy some light takle fishing, bream have also been firing up, got 4 hooters from the one snag last thursday. also been doing really well on flathead,snapper and skippy in the harbours one flatty went 42cm. just wish i could get out deep and enjoy some bottom bouncy or jiggin but im stuck to landbased and me kayak..ohwell might have to ring the bank soon:P

hope everyone has an awsome easter..loving the 5 days off..beer+fishing+no work...ahh what could a man want more:D happy travels and hope everyone gets a good fish or two..looking foward to all the pics

happy fishing

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Meteorite's picture

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salmon trout

Thu, 2011-04-21 07:20

I read some brochure from the fisheries and from what i make of it ( i do have trouble understanding them sometimes - they can be complicated) you can only take 4 salmon trout ? is that correct ?

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Correct

Thu, 2011-04-21 16:34

because the name 'salmon trout' is the common name for a Juvenile Australian Salmon.

They are exactly the same species therefore the bag and size limits are the same.