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At Tackle Tech, we have proven success with many of Perth's bread and butter species, and we can show you how!
The reasons why people go fishing vary as much as the fish you can catch.
No matter what your age or physical capacity, fishing is a sport that can cater for the way you like to do things. Whether you like to sit back on the banks of the Swan River soaking a bit of bait or rock hopping while chasing pelagics on artificials, fishing can provide you and your family with the perfect excuse to get outdoors!
King George whiting
 Habitat: Coastal marine and estuaries, over sand or weed.
Grows to: About 72cm and 5kg.
Reproduction: Matures at about 40cm and three to four years.
Life span: Around 15 years.
Features: Small brown spots on sides, brown/bronze tinge on back.
Capture Stats: caught using 4.5kg line on a 5-10kg rod with a 4000 size reel on bait in 20m of water less than 3 nautical miles from the mainland in Perth’s northern suburbs.
Bar-tail flathead
 Habitat: Bottom dweller, on soft substrates off the Continental Shelf.
Grows to: About 76cm and 2.8kg.
Reproduction: Females mature at about 26cm and males at 19cm, when they are each about two years.
Features: Tapering body, dark bars on tail, eyes on top of head with ridges and spines.
Capture Stats: caught using 2kg line on a 1-4kg rod with a 1000 size reel on a soft plastic artificial bait in 5m of water inside the Nornalup Inlet.
Tailor
 Habitat: Beaches, inshore reefs, estuaries.
Grows to: About 120cm and 14kg.
Reproduction: Matures at about 35cm and two to three years old. Life span: Around nine years.
Features: Prominent lower jaw, silver, elongated and compressed body.
Capture Stats: caught using 3kg line on a 2-5kg rod with a 2500 size reel on a soft plastic artificial bait in 5m of water less than 1 nautical mile from the mainland in Perth’s northern suburbs.
Australian herring
 Habitat: Open coast, estuaries and inshore reefs.
Grows to: About 41cm and 0.8kg.
Reproduction: Matures at about 19 to 21cm and two to three years. Life span: Around 10 years.
Features: Rough scales, golden spots on upper surface and black tips on tail.
Capture Stats: caught using 3kg line on a 2-5kg rod with a 2500 size reel on a soft plastic artificial bait from the mainland in Perth’s northern suburbs.
Mulloway
 Habitat: Coastal embayments and estuaries, off beaches and inshore reefs.
Grows to: About 200cm and 74kg.
Reproduction: Matures at about 90cm and six years.
Life span: Around 30 years. Features: Silver/bronze sides, long dorsal fin and ‘spade tail’.
Capture Stats: caught using 4.5kg line on a 5-10kg rod with a 4000 size reel caught on bait in the middle of the day at a northern metro beach.
Silver trevally (Skippy)
 Habitat: Coastal waters and estuaries.
Grows to: About 94cm and 10kg.
Reproduction: Matures at about 28cm.
Life span: Around 18 years.
Features: Silvery white to pale blue, green/bronze back, dark spot on gill cover.
Capture Stats: caught trolling a hard body lure using 2kg line on a 2-6kg rod with a 1000 size reel
inside the Nornalup Inlet.
Black bream
 Habitat: Estuaries and rivers.
Grows to: About 60cm and 4kg.
Reproduction: Matures at about 15 to 20cm and two to five years.
Life span: Around 29 years.
Features: Silver/olive brown upper body, four to five vertical rows of scales between front of dorsal fin and lateral line.
Capture Stats: caught using 2kg line on a 1-4kg rod with a 1000 size reel on a soft plastic artificial bait in 5m of water inside the Nornalup Inlet.
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