DaveTheBoy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 A nice morning (a few days back now) spent catching flatties from my yak around Roseville. Got to the water around 7:15am - slow start produced no fish for the first hour or two - but once I found the right time & patch there were 9 fish landed (8 released + 1 kept for lunch). All the fish were healthy specimens 50cm+. With the landing net having been left in the car boot - I was fortunate that all fish hooked were landed. I found the most productive areas to be "upstream" from the bridge pylons - as far up as around the first big bend in the river. It may have been due to the very high tide (1.7m I think) - casting up at the shoreline was the way to go. Dont be afraid to cast your lure all the way on the shore/on the pylons. You may lose a few that way - but it's where the fish are. Smaller plastic lures like wrigglers + flickbaits (2.5-3inch) on light line (4lb braid 6lb leader) seemed to do the trick. Obviously for flathead - if you're not on the bottom you're wasting your time. Sounds obvious - but it's worth paying attention all the time by watching your braid. Flattenning the barb from your hook will help you release fish more easily - and I have found it no hinderance to landing fish (as there is no "slack" employed when spinning) Ran into another chap in a yak who was slow trolling small hard-body lures, he had some plate size tailor + trevally from the main channel. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
night_rider Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 A nice morning (a few days back now) spent catching flatties from my yak around Roseville. Got to the water around 7:15am - slow start produced no fish for the first hour or two - but once I found the right time & patch there were 9 fish landed (8 released + 1 kept for lunch). All the fish were healthy specimens 50cm+. With the landing net having been left in the car boot - I was fortunate that all fish hooked were landed. I found the most productive areas to be "upstream" from the bridge pylons - as far up as around the first big bend in the river. It may have been due to the very high tide (1.7m I think) - casting up at the shoreline was the way to go. Dont be afraid to cast your lure all the way on the shore/on the pylons. You may lose a few that way - but it's where the fish are. Smaller plastic lures like wrigglers + flickbaits (2.5-3inch) on light line (4lb braid 6lb leader) seemed to do the trick. Obviously for flathead - if you're not on the bottom you're wasting your time. Sounds obvious - but it's worth paying attention all the time by watching your braid. Flattenning the barb from your hook will help you release fish more easily - and I have found it no hinderance to landing fish (as there is no "slack" employed when spinning) Ran into another chap in a yak who was slow trolling small hard-body lures, he had some plate size tailor + trevally from the main channel. Cheers, Dave Wow Top Fish! What Jighead were you using brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Wow Top Fish! What Jighead were you using brother? they were 1/12oz "stealth bream" jigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farizzy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 nice fish, ive been trying in the area a few times as ive just moved here, do u fish the magrove side or the rocks, such a good spot late afternoon to flick a few plastics, fish is a bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkat87 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Great detailed report, good to read details about line weight and casting info and congrats on the flatties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 nice fish, ive been trying in the area a few times as ive just moved here, do u fish the magrove side or the rocks, such a good spot late afternoon to flick a few plastics, fish is a bonus fishing the mangrove side was best on this particular trip - but have had more success around the bridge pylons in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheyes85 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I don't fish the area, but thanks for such a detailed report. Good work mate! Sounds like a top session. Cheers Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Great report Dave and some good sized flatties there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farizzy Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 cheers, i fished aroung the pilons but those little leather jackets make short work of my plastics. ill keep trying haha, thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Great report and very nice fish caught ..... well done and good on you for only keeping what you need for a feed Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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