Spearfishing North of C'von

[WestOzDesertFisher]

Better late than never. Saturday, Feb 21 Misch and Ben had a go at a spot that none of us had tried before, a place with a lot of deep gutters and high rising coral bommies. The boys told of various small Mackerel, different Trevally species, a number of Sharks and even a Coral Trout being seen! All I saw was perfect conditions, small surf and birds working out wide. I was restricted to watching from the beach due to losing a clip off one of my fins, time for a new pair I reckon, so didn’t get to dive but got some great shots of the conditions and the fish. Still, what a day!

Here are just a few... Enjoy

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Check out the mouth on that Cod!

Damo

[Pete62]

Good onya Damo, mate u guys r livin' the dream over there, divin' fishin' surfin' what else do u get up too.

Cheer's Pete.

[Pete62]

Mate, whats the structures on the cliffs in the background in pic 2 ??

[WestOzDesertFisher]

Good onya Damo, mate u guys r livin' the dream over there, divin' fishin' surfin' what else do u get up too.

Cheer's Pete.
What else is their to do? ;D lovin' life atm i can tell ya that.


Mate, whats the structures on the cliffs in the background in pic 2 ??
Rio Tinto operations, you might be able to spot the Cape Cuvier Jetty, i can't but yeah that's where they export the salt.

Cheers
Damo

[Pete62]

Cheer's Damo, keep up the good work, and the reports, I always look forward to seeing what u lads have been doing.

Pete.

[marty+jojo]

Some great pics there Damo. Looking forward to more of your reports.
Marty.

[WestOzDesertFisher]

Cheers fellas. Anyone spear over the east coast?

[kokomo]

sure do.. :)

about 50 50 spear-line fishing

[mattooty]

Love those tuskys. I notice that alot of the fish don't have puncture holes on one side. Is that because you're using a pranger on the shaft or are you using hand spears?
I do a fair bit of both. Mostly chase lobbys when i go for a dive these days. Haven't had the gun out for a while.

[Saltdoggy]

Spear fishing sounds crazy, so keen to do it though! Look like you boys picked up some excellent fish tho! Beautifull looking tuskies and cod! Sick little barrel in one of those shots too! Good work boys

[cuzzamundi]

Some great fish yet again! prime territory over there! Keep em comen mate!
cuzza

[BLOOEY]

WOW.Awesome place. Great photography too. And the best part i noticed was that there was not another soul in sight, Must feel like you own that place. Pretty bloody envious i have to say:brood: . Baldchin groper is a beauty aswell. Ben

[Benno1]

thats what i thought as well Blooey...Baldy chin groper...fantastic piccies Westy!!!...beautiful part of the country you guys live in...must be hard to drag yourself away from the ocean some days huh...cheers for the top shlef piccies and report... :D

Quick question...i noticed in the 5th picture...the boys are snorkling without their flag...is this the norm when spearing without a boat???...also do you spear a fish...bring it in...then go back out???...id imagine you boys wouldnt want to over excite the men in grey suits :P

Mrs Benno1
Sunny

[WestOzDesertFisher]

sure do.. :)

about 50 50 spear-line fishing
Good to hear, what are the main target species over there?


Love those tuskys. I notice that alot of the fish don't have puncture holes on one side. Is that because you're using a pranger on the shaft or are you using hand spears?
I do a fair bit of both. Mostly chase lobbys when i go for a dive these days. Haven't had the gun out for a while.
Just good shots mate ;) and they're pretty slim spearheads, hard to notice in some pics.

[WestOzDesertFisher]

WOW.Awesome place. Great photography too. And the best part i noticed was that there was not another soul in sight, Must feel like you own that place. Pretty bloody envious i have to say:brood: . Baldchin groper is a beauty aswell. Ben
Really enjoy my photography mate, i think it's important to take the time for a good photo. The fish with the white chins, yep, they are Baldchin Groper or Baldies as we call them.


thats what i thought as well Blooey...Baldy chin groper...fantastic piccies Westy!!!...beautiful part of the country you guys live in...must be hard to drag yourself away from the ocean some days huh...cheers for the top shlef piccies and report... :D

Quick question...i noticed in the 5th picture...the boys are snorkling without their flag...is this the norm when spearing without a boat???...also do you spear a fish...bring it in...then go back out???...id imagine you boys wouldnt want to over excite the men in grey suits :P

Mrs Benno1
Sunny
Allways hard to leave when you get days like these. Nah, we have a short cord on the end of the gun that we keep our fish on, it brings other fish around aswell as the sharks, otherwise it would take forever to land only a few fish.

[tiges]

Another good report Damo, keep 'em coming. Looks like a couple of nice little reefbreaks there, as well as good fishing.

Gunna try ang get over there later in the year, around October. Do a few days in the SW, and hopefully get up N for a week or 2.

[WestOzDesertFisher]

Cheers everyone. Here's a couple of screenshots from some vids i took watching Misch trying to gut the fish without a knife, so funny. Looking forward to some more good weather.

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[Cobia Kid]

i cant c any pics or vids???!?!?!