I think it's a bit early to tell, certainly no reports from the pros up north yet.  Maybe some divers over the next week or so will have some reports of moulting. 

 Catches in pots very minimal right now. My call very early season this season.  Scientists say this season worse than last. I didn't think that could happen. 

I had a swim last weekend and there werent even feelers on the spot I normally see a few.

The native christmas trees are starting to flower around me which suggests it isnt far away. 

 I tried a little bit in September for reds, but by the end of the month a lot were already tar spot. Not sure if that is early, but my records from last year inidcated I was mainly getting tar spots October-November.

as a 'centralian'... what are whites, please?

 That have moulted and are ready to migrate to deeper water, the migration referred to as walking or the white run....when the ramps are chocker with out of control boaties frothin for a feed of crays.

 Will drop mine towards the end of the month. 

Water temperature seems average and moon phases calendar date is a couple of weeks shifted compared to last year. The puerulus recruitment index for Alkimos and Warnbro collectors in 2020, which might predict the size of the Perth area run this year, is very slightly down on the 2019, but there is not much difference across 2018-2020, so that suggests a bit of an average year similar to the last couple. I'll try dropping at the end of this month, in case there is some movement during the darks following New Moon of 1 December. Not sure if moon phase is a strong factor for whites  though. I'll then just pot for a month until Christmas, as I've found mid-December good for reds anyway.

 Pots are in. See how I go.

 Noticed today that te cristmas trees around Bunbury are just coming into flower so would expect white activity to be starting

 If only the bloody wind would settle down :/ put mine in on sat, but haven't had a window to check them yet. Looking like won't be anytime soon. As luck would have it good wind always in work days lol!

Just seen a dive report out of Dawesville...Couple solid whites in there catch.

 Got 1 lonely red today. Good size tho, and male. Mind u hadn't checked the pots In a week due to weather and was first pull.

 Went up the back of GI and it is a minefield of pot floats right up the back of the reef. 

 So is anyone catching? 

My folks in Shoalwater are still getting nothing as is my mate out of two rocks. 

 1 berrried female from 6 @ Hillarys this morn

 Pots out tomorrow, I've seen a few dive reports. The whites are still in shallow so they haven't moved yet. Within the next week is my guess. 

 5 whites today in 1 pot another pot very close had an occy other 2 pots a little deeper were empty. Will check again tomorrow. 

 If the Que at hillarys this morning is anything to go by, then the run should be starting soon lol!

 11 keepers this morning 3 undersized all whites.

 Good to hear Guy, I dropped mine yesty. Mate up there already had his in and got nothing yesterday. It'll be on very shortly I reckon up there. 

 Pots dropped and had a Whiting sesh afterwards, some of the biggest fattest Whiting I've evr caught. For scale the KG was 480mm.

The Skippy was on a tripple header 2 baby Pinks as well. Had to move to get away from them. 

 Got 6 today, all whites. 4 came from 1 pot, so think they are starting to move. 1 pot had an occy, in 10m with a 2 day interval.

Our first for the year. Both white and only just size. Mandurah   

 folks got 18 in Shoalwater. 4 reds. Had to put size ones back. 

just need to follow them as they walk out