The Marina has been firing for different species on different nights. One night there were heaps of spangled emperor, the next night the cod were everywhere, then the next mangrove jack! Brad from the shop caught six jacks one night, with three of them over 60cms, the other three just on the legal size with a couple of small cod and spangled emperor amongst them. There was a big cod in the depths as well that was picking up any debris or berley.

There have been good numbers of small queenfish and trevally along with the occasional good sized fish along the Bundegi stretch. If you find the small bait schools flickering here you should find the predators lurking.

Jeff Asselin from Coolbellup was up here fishing with Jodie and Callum from Exmouth. They were fishing from the beach just south of the 100m mark at the pier using squid. To their surprise they pulled in this sweet bar-cheek coral trout. It weighed in at 7.5kilos! We have had other customers catch these trout along that stretch of beach before using poppers. There's no doubt that these fish will eat a good presentation and there's no doubt either that they are tasty and this one was kept for dinner that night.

The big rains have stirred up the waters around the gulf side, making it difficult for spearfishermen and people sight-casting to fish. However, there are huge schools of baitfish along the tip of the cape and around to the lighthouse. In fact, the authorities put out warnings to tourists and locals about number of large sharks feeding on the bait schools. This type of action can be amazing to watch as huge schools of bait can be seen scattering as predatory fish come in to feed. You can find anything from mackerel, to queenfish, trevally, tuna, spanglies, shark mackerel, barracuda and of course sharks in these feeding frenzies. Using poppers, soft plastics, metal lures and hard-bodied minnows will work well and it is advisable to use barbless hooks for quick release of the species back to the playground, or retrieval of gear.

If you want to keep anything, make sure you have an ice slurry ready in this hot climate to ensure optimal quality of the flesh.

EGFC member Andrew Campbell was up here targeting billfish and on his first day out raised five and got two. He then got another two the next day and two the day after that! Gamex entries continue to flow in and if you haven't got yours in yet, make sure you hurry up as numbers are limited and fines will apply for late entries. We are hoping this rain will flow the nutrients out to make the fishing even better for 2009.