pmak Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It was two years ago on Father's Day that I caught my first fish - a flattie on a pink squidgy fish. You might say I got 'hooked' since then. I try to commemorate the occasion now by fishing every Father's Day. I caught my first Trevally on a Gulp shrimp last year. Was not so optimistic this year because of the rains and it was blowing at Carss Park when we got there . Was hoping the kids would be able to fish as well but I got them going on Plan B (footy) while I persevered in the wind. Conditions were tough but I did manage a first - bream on a hardbodied lure! Got two tiddlers on a new blade lure. Found that the blade had enough weight to be able to cast out and stay in contact with in the windy conditions. As the tide was going out, I switched to the ever faithful SPs and got a couple of flathead for the table. Here's one of the smaller ones at 40cm. Was good to be out. Bring on summer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherackattack Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 hey nice fish there i remember going to carse park wen i was younger and we used to fish there but always got snagged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmak Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 The area is surprisingly quite productive when lure fishing. I've caught bream, flathead and trevally there all on soft plastics. I find that bream and flathead hang close to the weed beds that border the bay. I've actually used Google Earth to scope out where the weed beds are and also to work out where the deeper water is. Being land based, I have to use whatever resources are available to me when I'm not out fishing ... I also stay away from the rocky areas. Having said that, if you can cast far enough and fish light, you should't get snagged there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roffo Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 G'Day Pmak, What a top fathers day, well done. Cheers Roffo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nice report pmak. A great way to spend fathers day eh! That's a top spot Carss Park. I lived near there back in the early eighties. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That bream looks to be in a very healthy condition. Good news for the years to come. I recall playing soccer at Cars Park years ago and the fish I seen then were nowhere near the condition of that speciman. Well done and good to see the young one involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nice day out for father's day & even more enjoyable when the kids tag along with you. Well done! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sounds like a top day out matey! keep enjoying it with your kids, it'l keep them out of trouble later on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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