Leschenault Inlet crabbing
Submitted: Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 13:51
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Old Mal
Heading down Bunbury way and was wondering if there are any crabs to be caught in the Leschenault Inlet these days ? Appreciate any local guidance on this as Mandurah and
Perth are pretty hopeless for crabbing of late.
Happy New Year to all the ExplorOz mob online.
Old Mal
Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 16:55
Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 16:55
Mal,
Yesterday about 6pm SWMBO and I went out into the Peel Estuary just past Mandurah Quays and parked the tinny up in some shallow
water.
We jumped off for our first ever attempt at using scoop nets (up to now we used drop nets in deeper
water) and had a dozen size in the baby bath in 15 minutes. That's enough for us two so home we went and chowed down.
Happy New Year and plenty of crabs to you too.
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Kath - Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 10:04
Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 10:04
GB Memories in the later 90s of going to the Peel Estuary with some locals from around Coolup. Was given the option of eating beef out of the freezer or going fishing.
We found the nets were set up by the time of our arrival and soon after the mullet strarted to flow enough to start with a huge mountain of green chillies into the pan to stuff into the crusty bread. Yumm for the entree.
The chilli infused oil was then used to
cook the chopped mullet, after flouring. Yumm for mains.
Just on dusk the crabs came for the mullet and even our share was a 20 litre buckets of crabs for the host.
It was a most memorable bush tucker experience out with the local farmers.
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Reply By: The Explorer - Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 19:07
Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 19:07
Hello
No, unfortunately there is no crabs, hasn't been for years.
There are also no fish or rock lobster in ocean nearby. Sad but true.
Don’t recommend anyone from
Perth heading south ever again:)
Cheers
Greg
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen F (VIC) - Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 19:19
Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 19:19
What
about us Victorianites heading west.
Cheers.....Stephen
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Follow Up By: mike w (WA) - Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 20:23
Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 20:23
Greg, LOLOLOLOL. I like that.
what
about us ex south westers, surely our visas must still be valid..
I was looking at heading down Busso way for a few days before I start my new job, looking for a fresh feed of crays-mmmm havent had a fresh feed for a few years now
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 22:28
Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 22:28
"What
about us Victorianites heading west. "
Depends..do you have any affiliation with Collingwood Football Club?
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Greg
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Follow Up By: mike2ronnie - Saturday, Dec 29, 2007 at 23:39
Saturday, Dec 29, 2007 at 23:39
head to harbour might pick up a few early am.
Busselton near Wannarup beach a few mainly females.
cheers
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Reply By: The Explorer - Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 09:57
Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 09:57
Hello Old Mal
Ok, more seriously, went out yesterday late afternoon on the Leschenault Estuary (opposite Australind/Clifton
Park - not to be confused with Leschenault Inlet which is near Bunbury itself) and after 3 or 4 hours caught 4 size crabs (9 drop nets from boat). So doesn’t look that flash at the moment,
well not in that part of town anyway. There were only a few others trying (including some scooping).
It is easy to know when there are plenty of crabs to be had - the Estuary looks like
Sydney Harbour at the start of the
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - minus the yachts.
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Greg
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Kath - Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 10:12
Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 10:12
Greg, mate observes of the yachts locally......
" the shags bleep on em all winter and the bleep s shag on em all summer" Don't think there was a tinge of jealousy in that;-)))
I guess that was wasn't your suggested source of crabs though?
............. just to be off on the tangent of course ............. LOL
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