benny 1 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Inspired by the West Lakes topic I wonder what you have seen, heard of or caught in the river? I have caught bream, STs, mullet, garfish, mackeral, blue crabs and have seen a nice snapper, eagle ray, squid and a couple of jewies in the river. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Forgot to add I have also caught KG and Yellowfin Whiting in the river too haha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest undertaker Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I saw the Police pull up an HG Holden about 20 years ago with it's "occupants" still inside .........funnily enough,3 day's later,they were at my place of business ;D.......did a fine job on them too,even if I say so myself. ;)Far and away the biggest capture I've seen in the Port. :icon_lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 sh!t man that would be disturbing haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest undertaker Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 nothing personal......it's only business 8) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 haha fair enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve-Bream-Fishing 4 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 A diver found a Rocket Launcher in the Port once :o and know of a member who found Ammo one day :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 A diver found a Rocket Launcher in the Port once :o and know of a member who found Ammo one day :owould it fit the rocket launcher ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 All sorts of weird stuff in the river, I even found an old bone resembling a marlin's bill! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Over the years I have seen or caught...King George Whiting,Yellowfin Whiting,Mullet,Salmon/Salmon Trout,Tommies,Gar,Mulloway,Trevally,Slimey Mackeral,Bream,Snapper,Eagle Ray,Trumpeter,Smooth Ray,Scorpion Fish,Eels,Flathead,Squid,Chowand Mackeral Trevalla.All from the container wharves up to the causeway .When i was a kid used to love it when Dad would be putting the fishing gear into the back of the old Valiant,with a grin on his face saying,"Where going down the port"It was never the same as heading up the River or over to YP but it was always an adventure and there was always something to catch.Cheers 8) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Thahn Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Kingfish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 KingfishErr.......you win Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Guru 0 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Where abouts were these two cadavers pulled from? Near the birks? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooksey_134 1 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 all ic caught from there are mulloway, bream, eaglies and lost mega smoothies, you guys are all better then me!hey guru awsome signiture! nice pics all LBG too its pretty cool man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pescados 1 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Impressed what has been caught in the river (except Undertakers catch ;D).However of late (about last4-5 weeks) have not caught anything legal,some small stuf but that's it.Hope it will improve soon as the "fresh air" is getting a bit monotonous. , :icon_e_wink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickyj 3,205 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 When I used to bait fish i have caught KG whiting Bream Mullet .Seen Small flaties .Saw the biggest Bream I have ever seen about 20 years ago caught by a little old scotsman with an avery reel and a giant ball sinker .Caught on the old cement wharfs.My wife's Brother in law once told me many years back.About a train car that went into the Port river .Divers were sent down to find it and help bring it up.They surfaced and asked which of the many train cars they want brought up.Seems over the years the workers hadn't bothered to tell anyone when they went over the edge :icon_eek: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Guru 0 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Thanks Brooksey, your signiture inspired me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jagger 24 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 never cought much of any thing out of there but did manage to step on some thing real slippery and slimey one day doing a tri-athlon there. Felt the same as some thing I stepped on walking out at goolwa for a surf. I thin you catch my drift !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooksey_134 1 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 have people forgotten about the snapper? theres a lot of them in the river too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest undertaker Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Where abouts were these two cadavers pulled from? Near the birks?No,from the Veitch Rd area.......been under for "a while" as well........couple of weeks from memory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted September 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Yeah I know about the snapper I saw a good one swimming in the river on Friday, what surprised me the most was that it was a good size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Butters Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I used to have some pretty reliable flounder and flathead spots.. haven't been there for a while tho.. Bennyboy caught that magpie fiddler.. only one ever recorded caught from the river.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Guru 0 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Where abouts were these two cadavers pulled from? Near the birks?No,from the Veitch Rd area.......been under for "a while" as well........couple of weeks from memory.Oh yeah, I think I know where. I went fishing one time there from this ancient looking wharf. I think thats where they would have driven the car off.BTW, was their skin all translucent n stuff from being underwater? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest undertaker Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Where abouts were these two cadavers pulled from? Near the birks?No,from the Veitch Rd area.......been under for "a while" as well........couple of weeks from memory.Oh yeah, I think I know where. I went fishing one time there from this ancient looking wharf. I think thats where they would have driven the car off.BTW, was their skin all translucent n stuff from being underwater? Looked a little bit like Glad wrap instead of skin in some places ..........this is probably not the place though, huh : ;D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooksey_134 1 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I used to have some pretty reliable flounder and flathead spots.. haven't been there for a while tho.. Bennyboy caught that magpie fiddler.. only one ever recorded caught from the river.. hey butters i herd those magie rays were like super rare and only a couple have ever been caught? was bennys one released? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Butters Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 rare as brooksey.. only 4 recorded captures in the last 50yrs or something.. yeah we released the ugly bugger.. looked like it had a world map on its back.. Only reason i took a photo.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave061 10 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Don't mean to dig up an ancient thread, but seemed fitting to add comment, given, the fishing spot is on topic. Back in the 70's (circa 1974), Dad and I stumbled across a dilapidated boat-builders jetty, in the port river (diagonally across from the power station). Was late afternoon June/July. The wooden pylons were still solid, but most of the decking had gone south. So you had to be careful where you walked or you'd end up in the drink. We were heading home, but decided to give it a go for 20 min or so. Within minutes of dropping lines, we've hooked up. We fished until dusk, by then, we'd filled the bucket with a couple of decent feeds. Bream heaven is the best description. It was our regular fishing spot from them on wards. 3lb (1.3kg) were the norm, we'd hooked a few monsters too. Unfortunately, all good things seem to come to an end. About 12 months in, we turned up to find the jetty fenced up, and being rebuilt. The end result, a solid concrete jetty. Sadly the bream were no longer there. Took a look at Google maps the other day, but it's no longer there. Here's where it was. Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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