Holls
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What do you think this died of? Old age? Been caught and released? How long do fish live? (Washed up at low tide in Lake Burrill.)
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Stood in about two feet of water and chucked out crumbled up wet bread for half an hour, not touched. Put a little floater on a line 80cm lead to small long shank hook, put on bits of fresh prawn. Caught a couple of baby bream and then an undersized luderick - in Burrill Lake. But NO MULLET ha ha. I think you are right oldsalty, they just don't eat in the way other fish do. But PLENTY of fish eat them!
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Thanks guys. Yowie, I must do a bit of research on this, sounds likely. On the hot day 2 days ago, they were EVERYWHERE, even right up to the shoreline, tailor busting them up. I chucked a lure out and caught 6 or 7 little tailor in about 15 minutes, released obviously. Tonight, a lot colder, hardly any mullet all, but did see a couple of bigger ones jump out of the water as the sun was setting. I'm new to the area (from Victoria) so on a big learning curve. Just LOVE it up here!
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Lake Burrill is teeming with mullet at the moment, all sizes some pretty big and all feeding around the surface when the sun is setting. What the hell are they eating? I thought I'd catch a few for bait but they won't touch anything. Even got the fly rod out, waded in and chucked a range of wet and dry flies at them. No takes. Popping the surface all around me. Put a plastic bait catcher in with bread, burleyed up, nothing. Any ideas?
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Wife: "Hey honey, I think you just got a bite!"
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Now that's what I call fishing! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=733005870097687
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Good fish! Hope you get your new boat in the water soon.
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Guess you've looked at some of the youtube howto clips for sp's? I found that helpful re techniques and gear.
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I fished in those waters about eight years ago and you can see crocs. They just submerge as you pass them in the boat. I don't think I'd do it again.
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Very pretty fish!
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Well done. A few years back, caught my biggest flattie ever right out the front of the caravan park at Lemon Tree Passage. Some good fish in those waters. (And good title for your post!)
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Don't imagine it would be anyone on this site. They actually don't sound like fisherman, more like morons with a rod and reel.
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I use star sinkers of different sizes but I might get some 'breakaways'. More aerodynamic for casting and a paternoster rig might be less likely to snag on rocky bottoms!
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Just sayin teflon. We're all fishers, let's stay cool. Another thing I've seen used in the UK are those spiked sinkers. Anyone use them here? They're good on the beach, fold back for easy retrieval and can be cast a long way, I'm told. Though I haven't seen them in the shops here.
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Thanks nuttynatty. Sounds good to me.
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What, no TV? Where's the bar? Have to say, I'd feel like a right dick setting this up on the beach. Might work in the UK.
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Just because it has a flat-head doesn't mean it doesn't have any brains. It has one of the BIGGEST heads of any fish, as we all know. Can anyone name an intelligent fish? Wily perhaps.
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Good job. 40-50m you must have been a fair way out?
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Now to catch a fish! Stuck in Melbourne for work won't get back until mid Oct. Frustrating! Just want to get out on the water!!!!
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Yeah, great for family fishing. But I think I'll stick to hooking them myself. That said, circle hooks for a set rod on the beach could be good while off flicking a lure around.
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Nice one! I was like you until I started flyfishing about ten years ago. I quickly learned to wind with the left and now find it very easy and convenient with spinning reels. Click the bail, cast and wind! Also, I've been taught to hold light rods with the stem of the reel between the fingers of my right hand. Seems balanced and that also makes sense to me.
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The Celta spinner pictured here works very well! http://flickandflyjournal.com/2012/01/15/breaking-the-trout-drought/
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Yes but what if you had no hands at all?! You'd be pretty 'armless to the fish as well.
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We have some beautiful creatures in our waters.
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Minnow lures are designed to mimic native galaxia species that commonly live in streams etc. I find that spinners work very well, nothing fancy, where you place it and how you retrieve it are the important things. Very few trout can resist a spinner.
