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Fishing for snapper in the Cockburn Sound

Local Fishermen are catching good size snapper, sizes rang from 30cm to 70cm. Snapper can only be caught out side the Spawning season with in Cockburn Sound, how ever fishing with in Cockburn Sound dates apply, Snapper Closure is between the 15 September - 31 October. Legal size is 410mm, reports of smaller snapper were put back

To view a sign with the dates please click here Online Gallery Snapper Sign

Ref: The pink snapper ( Pagrus auratus ) supports commercial fisheries around Australia and is a highly popular species for recreational fishing in the warm temperate and subtropical waters of Australia and New Zealand.

snapper weight 1kg - 10kg. can reach 20kg

Best Bait to use Baits - Crab, Fish flesh, Garfish, Mussel, Octopus, Pilchard, Prawn, mackerel (blue), Squid, Tuna

Australian record to date is 18.4kg.

View local Snapper images taken today before luch time.

Online Gallery - Cockburn Snapper

Local fishing report

October 12, 2006

Warnbro Sound has also been producing some good catches with some very large sand whiting, skippy, tarwhine and some legal snapper. Fishermen fishing behind Garden Island have been taking some good dhufish, King George whiting and skippy. There are still plenty of squid being taken in and around Cockburn Sound

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