Check out some of 2023’s best videos from some of WA’s most popular online fishers!

To wrap up 2023, we’ve reached out to some of WA’s most well-known fishers across YouTube and Instagram asking them to show us their favourite videos from this year!

The content they chose below showcases some of the year’s best fishing spots, catches and action from right across WA. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did – and make sure you subscribe and follow their pages for more great content like this!

Gideon Mettam

Instagram: @gidos_fishing_adventures

YouTube: @gidosfishingadventures

Gido got up to some mouth-watering fishing action in glassy conditions with perfect visibility in WA’s north this year, check out the action below!

 

Scott Jessamine 

Instagram: @Saltfix Fishing

YouTube: @Saltfix Fishing

Scott catches plenty of fantastic species all up and down the WA coastline and the video below showcases some incredible yellowtail kingfish action in shallow water!

 

Fishin’ Wishin Life 

Instagram: @fishinwishinlife_official

YouTube: @FishinWishinLife

We reached out to Shaun Wieffering who has been flat out fishing at some stunning locations across WA throughout 2023 and this video filmed up in Shark Bay was by far his favourite. Given the pink snapper action we don’t blame him!

 

Jade Suzanne 

Instagram: @jade_suzanne

Jade travels to some of the most picturesque fishing locations in the world and 99% of those are in our West Aussie backyard! Click on the image below to see her favourite Instagram reel she uploaded this year aboard Top Gun Charters.

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