Summer has been a little fickle but things are starting to heat up out on the water. January is traditionally a great time to fish early morning before the sea breeze comes in or on a sunset as the breeze drops. Swell is down, sun is up and fish aplenty! Dont forget to like our Facebook page for great product specials, new releases, fishing reports and giveaways. 
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Crays, demersals and tailor have been the talk of the town so far this month.
Craig from Saltwater Charters has been consistently getting large crays out from Hillarys during breaks in the wind. Many Bluewater Mindarie customers have been getting their bag limit with the majority over 80mm. This is expected to continue over the coming months. Tuna heads have been the pick of the baits.
Lumps around the 50m mark north of Rottnest have been producing good numbers of jewies and baldies. There have been some smaller fish caught so please make sure you have your release weight and handle the fish with care.
Laith from Bluewater Melville has been catching nice pinkies from the 5 Fathom Bank.
Those prefering sand between their toes are catching plenty of tailor between Quinns Rocks and Two Rocks. Dawn and dusk are the most productive times, with those casting twisty style lures and poppers having the most success.
When the tailor aren't about there are plenty of herring and skippy to keep anglers occupied. The river is fishing well for bream upstream and flathead downstream but the big suprise is the size of the tailor being caught. Many customers are reporting tailor over 50cm. This can only be a good thing for the future of the river but remember size limits and only take what you need for a feed as tailor dont freeze well. Further north there have also been good numbers of break sea cod, jewies and baldies around Jurien Bay, when the weather permits. The wind is always hit and miss around Jurien so make sure you pick your days. . 
Exmouth Report What a ripper festive break we had this year in Exmouth with great weather, good fishing, fun people in town and lots of happy campers. Well, if you were camping on the 49degree days, it was not so pleasant, but the temperatures post Christmas have been brilliant with mid to high thirties of a day and pleasant 20’s of an evening. The winds have been a little persistent on the west side however, most anglers have had the chance to get out somewhere amongst the action. Two guys from Perth were certainly enjoying their break in their tinny off both sides of the cape. They caught everything from 20kg cobia close to shore off Learmonth, to mackies, spanglies, trevally and queenies around the west side. They came in to ask us for advice and we thought we should ask them! They have been using poppers, sliders and softies from both boat and shore. Keeping fish to take home is definitely not on the agenda and the boys have had a great time and enjoyed the fishing holiday Meanwhile, on the pelagic scene, the local charter sportfishing boats have been firing. Two of them have been consistently getting tuna, mahi mahi, marlin and sailfish, while one of them hooked 8 blue marlin in one day! Another raised a fish that was estimated to be 900lb conservatively. The fish came in to the spread and followed the lures for a few minutes in big swell. This was long enough for the whole crew to get a good look at the fish that was not fired up to eat. The big blues are definitely in! In fact the biggest fish ever weighed in Exmouth was brought in just last week from the boat “The Bear” The crew were chasing marlin when 16yr old Liam Smith hooked up to the big fish pictured this week. The fish weighed in at 287kg, making it the largest ever weighed in Exmouth and only 32kg off the state record for the biggest marlin ever weighed in Western Australia! That record of a 319kg blue marlin has been standing since 1984 by Sir Garrick Agnew. On the same day that Liam caught the big blue, Wob Jacob, fellow crew member also tagged and released one of similar size. Deckie Michael Jacob helped get the big fish onboard and it was weighed at the EGFC clubhouse that evening. Skipper Mike Smith had just bought an electric smoker for Christmas and it has been well used since! Angler Liam caught sailfish, blue marlin and striped marlin during his Christmas holiday and we think he is one lucky sixteen year old!
Meanwhile, on a different note, local kayak angler Steven Smith has been successful yet again with big mackies from his small craft in the waters off the Cape. Steven netted a few mullet when the swell was too big to get out, then picked his day to head out behind the reef trolling large mullet. Within about 10seconds he had a 24kg mackie snaffle the large rigged mullet as it slowly swum astern. After such a buzz, and while only early in the day, he thought he would rig another. Ten paddles later, he caught a 22kg mackie! Steven is still smiling about the day (or rather the half hour out!) and he says it proves that you don’t need big boats, dollars and gear to bring in the big fish here at Ningaloo! On a different note, local angler Leigh Mitchell had a day fishing and crabbing on the other side of the gulf. He got this great pic attached of a female crab (that was obviously let go again) and we thought we’d share it with you. The whole ecosystem has been great this last year and this report shows just how wonderful it can be here in Exmouth. Of course, the fish don’t just fall on your hook, and some anglers do struggle during their stay to find the fish they are looking for. Persistence, patience and planning are some key elements.... sometimes praying helps too! If you’re ever keen to know what is happening, drop in to see the staff at Bluewater Tackle World, where we can fill you in on all the daily reports of fishing, weather, tides and what’s been working.
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