The Angling Report (continued)

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Next Beach comp is on the weekend of the 20-21 May

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Mark Purchas

Beach Fishing Report – April

Rob Meneguz

Summary

Cyclone Ilsa threatened to disrupt April beach comp, with large swell and rain forecast. Four different anglers weighed in Pink Snapper. Rob & Kiwi set the tone getting a 2-day bag out on Pinkies! Daniel and Belinda Mallon also joining in on the Pinkie Party getting one each off a local rock wall!

Highlights

With the forecast showing big swells and rain, it would be fair to say most anglers thought the only thing putting a bend in their rods over the weekend would be mountains of weed. This was the case for most of the coast, with weed filling up most popular spots. The anglers who persisted found clear water with the swell not as big as forecast. Reports on Friday night suggested we were in for a good chance of some Pink Snapper, with the social media platforms lighting up with some terrific catches. This turned out to be the case, with 4 anglers weighing in Pink Snapper. Belinda and Husband Daniel Mallon both got a Pinkie, with Belinda’s the larger of the two at a smidge under 6kg. Daniel’s was still a good fish at 3.43kg and he also managed to add a Wobbygong Shark to his catch, which was 8.35kg. Kiwi and I had a party on the Pinkies, catching 4 each over the 2-day comp. My second Pink Snapper (bigger than the first) snapped my line right on the shore break in about a metre of water. The fish seemed to swim off leaving me devastated. Kiwi mentioned that the fish might have gotten stuck in the weed restricting its access to freedom. I thought this would be extremely unlikely, but figured it was worth a look. To my surprise, the fish was still swimming around, and I herded it back to the shoreline before scooping it up and throwing it onto the sand. I could not believe it! Cruising along the beach at Lancelin, Kiwi noticed a large dark fish had been washed up. I heard over the handheld, “DHUFISH”!!! (8-10kg), We couldn’t believe it. A WA Dhufish had been washed up on the beach. Such a shame! Maybe the fish was sick or broke off someone’s line by accident. In the Juniors, Cruz was the sole competitor, with his biggest catch of the comp a Flathead of 581g. His most impressive catch was a Kiwi, after laying out some sand holes on the beach which Kiwi fell into late into the night! Sue Freeman put another impressive score on the board for the Ladies, making it her third consecutive comp with a score over 100.