Get Hooked on Fishing - Department of Fisheries
Get Hooked on Fishing - Department of Fisheries
Get Hooked on Fishing - Department of Fisheries
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14<br />
whiting<br />
australian herring<br />
Other names: Tommy rough, ruffie and sea herring.<br />
skipjack trevally<br />
Tailor<br />
tarwhine<br />
Scientific name: Arripis georgianus.<br />
Distributi<strong>on</strong>: Southern Australia to Shark Bay in WA.<br />
Very comm<strong>on</strong> at Rottnest Island.<br />
Habitat: Usually caught close to reefs al<strong>on</strong>g the<br />
coast or in estuaries.<br />
Recommended bait: Whitebait, prawn, squid<br />
and maggots.<br />
Recommended rig: Berley blob float rig – the<br />
berley blob allows the bait to float near the<br />
surface <strong>of</strong> the water while the berley attracts<br />
swivel<br />
the fish hto<br />
the bait. Other hfish<br />
caught <strong>on</strong> this<br />
rig include garfish.<br />
australian salm<strong>on</strong><br />
running ball sinkerh<br />
squid<br />
h<br />
h<br />
swivel<br />
blue swimmer crab<br />
Berley blob floath<br />
IMPORTANT!<br />
The Australian herring looks<br />
similar to a juvenile Western<br />
Australian salm<strong>on</strong>. The<br />
difference is that the salm<strong>on</strong><br />
has smaller eyes and lacks the<br />
black dots <strong>on</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
h<br />
h<br />
50cm <strong>of</strong> line<br />
caudal fin (tail).<br />
size 6 hook<br />
or small gangs<br />
100cm <strong>of</strong> line<br />
size 10 hook
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