slinkymalinky Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Found this very interesting... I went to Jacob's Well just to have some fish & chip lunch with today and on the sand in front of the car park I saw this.... There are about a dozen lies in just the area in the photo but a whole section of sand about 20mx3m was covered in them. Nearly all the fish were in the 30-40cm bracket. The interesting thing is that this shot is of a patch of sand that is usually above the high water mark. It borders a rock retaining wall at the mouth of a run-off/storm water creek. There is debris from the flood tides in the car park at the boat ramp so I can only think they lined up in this particular spot to snaffle a bonanza of bait during the huge tides. Not unlike trout moving into flooded margins in a lake. Next time there is a flood up here I know where to go and have a fish... and I'll try other usually dry spots where the current is likely to push the poor little unsuspecting bait fish. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephi Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 interesting to see so many in one spot! Usually only see one or two and that's during the lowest tides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Great photo mate. Seeing flathead 'lies' in the sand is a fairly frequent occurrence, but to have them all facing the SAME direction ... that's interesting. I have seen similar numbers here on occasion, but they're usually in random directions, particularly around weed beds. Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Wow Slinky that is a top shot, I must admit to never seeing so many lies as close as they are.. Cheers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel99 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Wow that's really cool, I haven't seen flattie lies before. Great pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Hey slinky Don't you just love it when you see that. Filed straight away into the old grey matter and you don't even have to write it down. And bingo when the conditions are repeated. Top photo and top spotting. Cheers Trapper Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Dnno where i heard this but i remember someone telling me that flathead face towards the current so that when small fish get stuck in the current all they gottta do get up and take em. Maybe thats why the fish are facing the same way. Amazing pic though i hav never seen anything like it above water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Amazing photo Slinky. Gets you excited to see something like that. Imagine all of those yummy flathead fillets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 Fillets now supplied courtesy of a 20 minute pre-dark session with Little Slinky!! Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephi Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Fillets now supplied courtesy of a 20 minute pre-dark session with Little Slinky!! Cheers, Slinky you got a few in that location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 well spotted slinky great photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver1 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 far out thats awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergo Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 wow thats an awesome pic i have never seen that before!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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