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Surf Casting and Angling Club of W.A. (Inc.)
Cervantes Field Day - Location Details. |
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Getting There.
Cervantes is approximately three and a half hours drive north of Perth via the Brand Highway.
Accessibility.
Four-wheel drives are an advantage for this venue but by no means a necessity. There are several good fishing spots accessible by two-wheel drive vehicles, with the town jetty being just one.
Tackle Shops.
Tackle and bait can be bought from the hardware store but the selection is fairly limited. Bait can also be bought from the Shell garage as you enter Cervantes.
Caravan Parks.
Pinnacles Caravan Park - Telephone (08) 9652 7060
There is only the one caravan park in Cervantes. Located on the beachfront 500 metres north of the Cervantes Post Office, the Cervantes Pinnacles Caravan Park offers powered and un-powered sites, on-site shop, barbecue facilities, playground and campers kitchen. Also available are on site vans and park cabins to accommodate 2 to 6 persons with refrigerator and full cooking facilities.
A short walk takes you to the nearby shops and the beach, where you can swim or fish from jetty, beach or boat.
Camping on the Beach.
Camping on the beach is only allowed if prior permission is sought from the shire. It you do camp on the beach please be sure to take all your rubbish away with you when you leave, other wise this privilege will be lost to everyone.
Fish Species.
Tailor can be caught from the Jetty and all along the beach.
Herring can be prolific at the Jetty especially when the Cray Processing plant is pumping out. The herring can sometimes become focused on the output from the Cray Processing plant and ignore other offerings. They can also be caught along most of the beach.
Although not as common as they once were, mulloway can be caught all along the beach.
If you want to catch a shark then I'd recommend fishing a live-bait from the jetty at night. Sharks can be caught from the beaches, but again a live-bait at night would be the best ploy. Dead baits are prone to being picked up by the numerous large rays that inhabit the area.
Mackeral are picked up very occasionally, usually when fishing for tailor. They are not common enough to fish for specifically, but make a most welcome by catch when they do put in an appearance.
Other species often encountered are Snook and small Tarwhine, which can sometimes be a nuisance.
I have seen a couple of people spooled from the jetty when bait casting mulies, so pre-set your drag and be prepared just in case something bigger happens along.
The resident seals that hang around at the end of the jetty by the fish-cleaning table and mop up the scraps will provide some entertainment when the fishing is slow.
Tailor and Mulloway are the prime targets at the jetty with plenty of Herring and Whiting present for a bit of variety. As with all of this area big rays can be a problem when fishing at night.
For more details of the spots in this area, join the Club on a Field Day there.
Andy Woodford, Field Day Officer.
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