I think it's a bit early to tell, certainly no reports from the pros up north yet.  Maybe some divers over the next week or so will have some reports of moulting. 

 Catches in pots very minimal right now. My call very early season this season.  Scientists say this season worse than last. I didn't think that could happen. 

I had a swim last weekend and there werent even feelers on the spot I normally see a few.

The native christmas trees are starting to flower around me which suggests it isnt far away. 

 I tried a little bit in September for reds, but by the end of the month a lot were already tar spot. Not sure if that is early, but my records from last year inidcated I was mainly getting tar spots October-November.

as a 'centralian'... what are whites, please?

 That have moulted and are ready to migrate to deeper water, the migration referred to as walking or the white run....when the ramps are chocker with out of control boaties frothin for a feed of crays.

 Will drop mine towards the end of the month. 

Water temperature seems average and moon phases calendar date is a couple of weeks shifted compared to last year. The puerulus recruitment index for Alkimos and Warnbro collectors in 2020, which might predict the size of the Perth area run this year, is very slightly down on the 2019, but there is not much difference across 2018-2020, so that suggests a bit of an average year similar to the last couple. I'll try dropping at the end of this month, in case there is some movement during the darks following New Moon of 1 December. Not sure if moon phase is a strong factor for whites  though. I'll then just pot for a month until Christmas, as I've found mid-December good for reds anyway.

 Pots are in. See how I go.

 Noticed today that te cristmas trees around Bunbury are just coming into flower so would expect white activity to be starting

 If only the bloody wind would settle down :/ put mine in on sat, but haven't had a window to check them yet. Looking like won't be anytime soon. As luck would have it good wind always in work days lol!

Just seen a dive report out of Dawesville...Couple solid whites in there catch.

 Got 1 lonely red today. Good size tho, and male. Mind u hadn't checked the pots In a week due to weather and was first pull.

 Went up the back of GI and it is a minefield of pot floats right up the back of the reef. 

 So is anyone catching? 

My folks in Shoalwater are still getting nothing as is my mate out of two rocks. 

 1 berrried female from 6 @ Hillarys this morn

 Pots out tomorrow, I've seen a few dive reports. The whites are still in shallow so they haven't moved yet. Within the next week is my guess. 

 5 whites today in 1 pot another pot very close had an occy other 2 pots a little deeper were empty. Will check again tomorrow. 

 If the Que at hillarys this morning is anything to go by, then the run should be starting soon lol!

 11 keepers this morning 3 undersized all whites.

 Good to hear Guy, I dropped mine yesty. Mate up there already had his in and got nothing yesterday. It'll be on very shortly I reckon up there. 

 Pots dropped and had a Whiting sesh afterwards, some of the biggest fattest Whiting I've evr caught. For scale the KG was 480mm.

The Skippy was on a tripple header 2 baby Pinks as well. Had to move to get away from them. 

 Got 6 today, all whites. 4 came from 1 pot, so think they are starting to move. 1 pot had an occy, in 10m with a 2 day interval.

Our first for the year. Both white and only just size. Mandurah   

 folks got 18 in Shoalwater. 4 reds. Had to put size ones back. 

just need to follow them as they walk out

One licence 26 crays in the one pot ....... had to watch the rest of  them go over the side  

 That makes me sad lol, I only got 2 from 4 pots today! Last checked Tuesday.

 That makes me sad lol, I only got 2 from 4 pots today! Last checked Tuesday.

 Shot out after work this arvo with the stepson had 21 in 2 pots left my best positioned pot for tomorrow morning  when  we have 3 licences.  Also hoping to see what's in the pot out abit deeper.

 24 in the pots today for first pull, 21 keepers. 1 tar spot and 2 under. Fresh crayfish rolls for lunch were delicious. 

 First pull  after 6 day soak, two pots in 12m off Stragglers, for zero. Still some bait, but nothing at all in the pots. The pro floats in the area were being picked up today while I was there, so if still nothing next pull I'll move out to FFB. Fingers crossed, but FFB worked well last year in December for me.

This morning off Mandurah

 We did well today  2nd pull. Bagged from.3 pots 2 lisc. The 3rd pot pulled was tangled with several other pots and a 6 to 7ft shark tangled/ dead halfway down. We got our floats and pulled  and shark was about 2m below the boat. Was a nightmare of ropes,  snagged and way to much for 2 guys. About 6 sharks circling to. What should we do? Just leave it? 

what did you do? sort it or leave for someone else? 

 Well I'm.sure the others will be trying before us. We only get once a week to check. More tangles than a braid bird nest

This Post needs photos..love a good tangle :)

 You ain't seen a tangle like this. Shark mustve rolled and spun 100s of times. Hate them but felt sorry for it lol. There are pots tangled down below so not even sure how many it has taken with it. Hopefully another shark eats it so it's a bit easier to attempt. 

 I got 6 today. Been a bit of an average season for me. Weather and work has made things a bit tricky. Have also wondered if pots have have been pulled a couple of times. Have been 2 occasions where have had to search for the pots, and found them a good 1-200m away from where the should be. Steel bottom with an extra 10kg ballast so don't think normal movement. Oh well. Guess will always happen. Still getting enough for a feed, but missing the excitement of seeing a pot brimming with feelers lol! At least I have not lost a pot! ......yet.....

 1 last year another 5 days ago , both home made 40 kg. dry weight with double float and and deff. recognizable , no chance on float coming off had copper wire tying ends of the rope ,  the culprit is taking a huge risk ! 

 Is it a good year?

 Went to pull my pots yesterday off the back of garden island.  My floats were tangled with another. As I had a closer look it was only the floats and about 10 meters of green rope. Floats were new with a peace of pink pool noodle between,  12oz snapper lead attached.  The cut look like a prop hit it. I call it over channel 73 just to see if anyone was around then put it on board as it would be a marine hazard.  I left it a the C.P.B.C ramp . 

Seems like a real quiet year this year and a quick run.... Been going out with a mate off Mindarie for a few years now... Put pots out around 18th November as last year they seemed to walk earlier than previous years. Pulled 4 days later and got 8... Re-set them and been out 4 more times since then ranging from a 2 night soak to a 5 night soak depending on weather and availability, each time we went out we bagged out (16) No massive pots think the most we have had in a pot this year is 10... We havnt been out since last Wednesday due to work and weather but from reports from mates who are not far from us it has really slowed down and they only got 3 today from 6 pots, they have been getting 24 each time but over the last 5 days to a week numbers have dropped off significantly..... Thoughts? Walk might be ending quicker this year 

 This morning

 I think it's done. Only 2 from 4 pots today.  quiet year for me, compounded by wind and lkmted

opportunities.

 Pulled this morning, 12m depth out from Carnac. Ten size, all in one pot, 1 red and 9 whites. Solo trip, so two went back. Second pot nearby empty, but suspect tampered with.

 At Rotto, pulled twice for a single cray yesterday and 3 berried today.

Miserable failure

 Cracker day for us this morning 33 in the pots mix of reds and some big whites, other mate near me had 41 in his. I knew this week's pull was goint to be the cream. Very happy with that. 

 We got donuts in 3 pots 3 in the last only 1 white. Moved the pots to try get some reds.

 Got 11 from my folks pots in Shoalwater and 11 from mine in 15m behind GI after 7 days. 

Good numbers still in close NOR. 10-15m working the edges, only pulling 2-3 pots each day lately.

 Pulled my two pots this morning for 9, all whites. Same sandy reef edge, 12m, NW of Carnac.

 Been consistent for me for the past 3 weeks. Consistently ok. Nothing major just consistent bags of 8 or 16. Luckily I've been doing solo or when the deckie does come we get our 16. Still in close 12-15. I want to bring them in this weekend but deckie says otherwise. Manual pull with no tipper sucks. 

 Pulled my two pots this morning, 2 day soak in 12m. 7 good whites, all in one pot.

 Pulled my two pots today after 9 days and  got 15. Still dropping same spot in 12m NW of Carnac. One tar sport, 1white and the rest reds. All my pulls  previously this month had good numbers but were mostly whites. Seems the reds are now the go.