trying to find a good safe spot to take young kids fishing.
Submitted by brg on Thu, 2010-03-11 18:52
ive been taking them down ocean reef marina on the little beach but theres no fish there and they loose interest.Id like a nice clean spot to catch anything but dont want to take them on jetties or groins just yet because they cant swim.cheers
Andy Mac
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Beaches
North of Mindarie up around Quinns, likely spots for whiting and herring. Relatively protected beaches with low swell.
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scottscurious
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every now and then ill go to
every now and then ill go to the windan bridge and fish near the burswood golf course.. usally get a few under size black bream just for a bit of fun...if not blowies if that helps any.
wopjrb
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the picnic benches next to hillaries boat ramp
heaps of whiting to be caught using size 12 mustad long shanks and prawns or squid
DieHard
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As wopjrb said by the boat
As wopjrb said by the boat ramps ar hillarys on the other side (closest to the boats) inside that little bay. cast a line out on a running bean sinker rig with a longshank and put some quide strip on the hook you will get Skippy Tarwine whiting and those hard fighters Trumpeter! im sure you will get some nice hard fighting fish in there
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STEVE231
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Rockwall opposite the cafe at Quinns
I was told the other week, from a good source that the herring were quite prolific there if you use a bit of burley.
wopjrb
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early mornings the go at that spot
was gettin em every cast a while back
fisherboy
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yeah hillaries is good there
yeah hillaries is good there a place near aqua that is sheltered which makes it good for learning to cast you catch heeps there aswell only problem is that there alot of blowies
SQUIDGYS for the win!!
Tony Halliday
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yip go around to the ramp
yip go around to the ramp side at Ocean Reef boat ramp and you get herring and other small bait fish, even the kids favorite!!! the blowies...lol
if you worried about not being able to swim, then invest in a kids PDF ( lifejacket) my son use to often fish as a 3 year old of the navy harbor wall back in south africa with his life-jacket on. He only fell in once and I dragged him out squealing like a stuffed pig, they learn fast...lol.
For $20 your kids life is protected and the nice ones have handle on the back to lift them out when they get wet!
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DieHard
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Good Point there Tony Safety
Good Point there Tony Safety First!
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buschy
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If you want to go a little
If you want to go a little further afield - Yanchep beach is a nice family spot. The lagoon is quite well protected - plenty of herring, gardies, whiting - plus always the chance of something bigger - tailor, salmon in a while.
fisherboy
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another place is in
another place is in fremantle next to the eshed markets u dont enen need to cast u just need to let your line down and youve basicall got a fishng
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Redfin 4 Life
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You could try some
You could try some freshwater fishing that solves all of the problems of waves and stuff. But then again depending where you go and what your using freshawter fishing isnt always as action packed as saltwater. And alot of the places to go freshwater would be a bit more of a drive.