South Coast (Esperance & Great Southern) Fishing Report

Esperance to Albany Fishing Report March 14, 2017

The Esperance to Bremer Bay stretch was frequented by schools of salmon during the past week, which suggests the local beaches are weeks away from seeing the heavier front-runners. Surf fishers at Nanarup caught a few salmon at the weekend and there were juvenile fish landed at Shelleys. Herring and skippy are about in better sizes and bigger numbers in the more remote spots. King George whiting can be found in the sound and both harbours, however some time and effort is required in locating the highly sought after table fish.

Squid have been caught in better numbers through the inshore parts east and west of town. The usual mix of pink snapper, breaksea cod, queen snapper and dhufish have been picked up along the coral. Samson fish have been encountered in dense schools. Red snapper were mostly found at the edge of the shelf and deeper. Mulloway were found in good numbers in the Kalgan River. The systems between Albany and Denmark, which are less murky than those east of town, are fishing reasonably well for black bream.