Exmouth
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:20 pm
Hey there all,
It's a bit of spur of the moment thing, but turns out I will have so free time around easter and I'm seriously considering driving up to exmouth (and shark bay maybe) and camping out there for a week. Alternatively I may consider trying south for Salmon.
I'm a bit of a saltwater novice and only have fished saltwater proper once before (swan/canning doesn't count), so any advice will be appreciated.
I would take the kayak up though as I'm not an experienced paddler, no offshore forays or anything. Yak mainly to help combat wind and some fishing close to shore spots that are out of casting range and would also be doing shore based angling
Main rigs would be an 8wt and 10wt but will also take 9wt as backup rod, all with intermediates and floaters. Busy starting to tie clousers, decivers, 1/2 & 1/2 in size 2 though 2/0, surf candies in size 2, squimps and crabs in size 2 and 1/0. main colours on the baitfish patterns would be all white, white with red thread, olive over white and chartreuse over white
I guess 20lb fluoro tippet is standard fair up there for fishing?
If anyone could please provide me with some shore based options/locations that I should start it would be of great help as I would have no idea where to start, or PM me with any info that may be of help to me.
Thanks for the help guys
It's a bit of spur of the moment thing, but turns out I will have so free time around easter and I'm seriously considering driving up to exmouth (and shark bay maybe) and camping out there for a week. Alternatively I may consider trying south for Salmon.
I'm a bit of a saltwater novice and only have fished saltwater proper once before (swan/canning doesn't count), so any advice will be appreciated.
I would take the kayak up though as I'm not an experienced paddler, no offshore forays or anything. Yak mainly to help combat wind and some fishing close to shore spots that are out of casting range and would also be doing shore based angling
Main rigs would be an 8wt and 10wt but will also take 9wt as backup rod, all with intermediates and floaters. Busy starting to tie clousers, decivers, 1/2 & 1/2 in size 2 though 2/0, surf candies in size 2, squimps and crabs in size 2 and 1/0. main colours on the baitfish patterns would be all white, white with red thread, olive over white and chartreuse over white
I guess 20lb fluoro tippet is standard fair up there for fishing?
If anyone could please provide me with some shore based options/locations that I should start it would be of great help as I would have no idea where to start, or PM me with any info that may be of help to me.
Thanks for the help guys
