Jump to content

Flathead Markings


CarlRak

Recommended Posts

Raiders,

Picked up a few flatties on Saturday but noticed that 3 of the 4 had quite dark markings. I was fishing a spot where the fish I usually get are light-ish (like the one on the right in the pic).

post-18853-098046700 1335140970_thumb.jpg

Just curious as to people’s opinions as to why the other 3 were so dark? I thought maybe they might usually live further up the system but have migrated downstream because of the rain?

Sorry about the quality of the pic.

Cheers

Carl

Link to comment
Share on other sites

IMO it's usually what sort of bottom the fish has been living in. Mud bottoms produce darker fish and sandy bottoms produce lighter fish. I have caught light colored ones in deep water so I don't think it's depth related.

G

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks Greg, makes sense.

Was curious because I was getting dark fish on a sandy bottom.

nibbles

They might have been sitting on a small patch of weed, who knows....

What I do know is a light brown flathead that I placed in a white bucket with water seemed a lot lighter than what it originally was when I caught it, I'm not sure if it was just my eyes or it actually adjusted its colour to suit the surroundings, even then I always thought that happened over a period of time....

Fishingphase

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...