Fishing for squid
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Fishing for squid
Hey guys does anyone know the best time of the year to go squid jigging is their a season for them ? . Cheers.
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Re: Fishing for squid
Good question, id be interested in some advice on this as well. one of the few things I miss from down south is a quiet squidding session.
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Re: Fishing for squid
Try the search function dudes. Has been a bit of info over the years
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Re: Fishing for squid
Neap tides in the dry.
Havent tryed to catch them in years.
Might give it a go this week of some of the local jettys and wharfs
Havent tryed to catch them in years.
Might give it a go this week of some of the local jettys and wharfs
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Re: Fishing for squid
I got this lot at the end of the dry last year,all on a jig but I was in a boat with an underwater light.
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Re: Fishing for squid
Thanks for the info guys, most appreciated
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Re: Fishing for squid
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Re: Fishing for squid
Thanks guys ill go give it a try with me new under water leds
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Re: Fishing for squid
Underwater lights are interesting. I saw a vid of some guys using underwater lights. The whole ecology thing happens. 1st plankton arrive, then baitfish, then squid & then the predators arrive.the big one wrote:Thanks guys ill go give it a try with me new under water leds
Think about throwing the 1st one out as a live bait.
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Re: Fishing for squid
Let us know ow you go big one. I've been wanting to catch some squid for ages.
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Re: Fishing for squid
Too easy seadog ill let you know how I go.
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Re: Fishing for squid
Not Darwin, but may help with times of the year?
We used to chase squid from the Busselton Jetty and from the boat on the inshore weed banks within Georgaphe bay, W.A, primarily using squid jigs and locally caught herring kitted out with a pencil jig under a float. You'd catch squid down there all year round but their numbers would dramatically increase during their breeding season in Spring during the months of Sep, Oct and Nov. This would also be the time when the big Samson fish would frequent the shallower waters, chasing the large numbers of squid, great fun to catch from the Busselton Jetty on a handline. It is also during this period where it wouldn't be an uncommon event to catch double digit numbers of squid and squid above a kilo. There was one guy who manage to catch a deep sea variity of squid, not too sure what species it was, but the guy ended up keeping it and took it down to my mate who owned a fishing shop in Busselton at the time to report. The flesh of this thing was an inch thick! I saw it for myself and couldn't believe it, awesome bait for big Dhufish but not much chop to eat as it's texture would have probably been like rubber.
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We used to chase squid from the Busselton Jetty and from the boat on the inshore weed banks within Georgaphe bay, W.A, primarily using squid jigs and locally caught herring kitted out with a pencil jig under a float. You'd catch squid down there all year round but their numbers would dramatically increase during their breeding season in Spring during the months of Sep, Oct and Nov. This would also be the time when the big Samson fish would frequent the shallower waters, chasing the large numbers of squid, great fun to catch from the Busselton Jetty on a handline. It is also during this period where it wouldn't be an uncommon event to catch double digit numbers of squid and squid above a kilo. There was one guy who manage to catch a deep sea variity of squid, not too sure what species it was, but the guy ended up keeping it and took it down to my mate who owned a fishing shop in Busselton at the time to report. The flesh of this thing was an inch thick! I saw it for myself and couldn't believe it, awesome bait for big Dhufish but not much chop to eat as it's texture would have probably been like rubber.
Cheers
Buzz
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Re: Fishing for squid
I was out at Fenton Patches about two weeks ago over night and a few come up to the boat because of the lights.
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Re: Fishing for squid
Cooler months in the Pilbara are when the squid school up in the shallows. Can be quite easy to catch 20-30 in a session.
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