LuckyFil Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Had a couple of sessions on the water around Ettalong and Hardys Bay over the long weekend. Saturday was windy as everyone knows and today was quite still and balmy. Saturday fished the run out tide along weed edges flicking plastics and a soft vibe. First cast on the plastic and I was onto a nice flattie that went 51 cm. I continued casting there for another 20 minutes in different directions and switching to the vibe but that was it for there so I moved to another favourite spot using the same techniques. Picked up another fish that went 52 on the SP and a while later a third at 48cm on the vibe. One more move resulted in a dropped fish from very shallow water who had got wrapped in the line but not hooked. Called it quits then and went home happy. Tried again today for zip. Went out too late and missed the tide so dead calm with no current . Very pleasant on the water but no fish. For the luderick fishermen on this site I saw plenty at the cleaning table on Saturday and more being caught from Wagstaffe wharf this morning on the run out tide. Cheers Fil 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Good report Fil and a nice feed of fresh fish there. Hope to do a bit more Luderick fishing in September when my next Sydney visit is scheduled. Cheers, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Great bag mate, well done. Nice size amongst those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Nice, great feed & report Fil 1 hour ago, LuckyFil said: For the luderick fishermen on this site I saw plenty at the cleaning table on Saturday and more being caught from Wagstaffe wharf this morning on the run out tide. I heard they’ve been there for a while, as the water starts to cool they’ll be heading further into the system 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Nice bag of flatties, a good size for the plate, and worth the effort considering the wind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Nice duskies! Good session 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 11 hours ago, 61 crusher said: Nice, great feed & report Fil I heard they’ve been there for a while, as the water starts to cool they’ll be heading further into the system I chatted to one of the guys catching them and he said they are all estuary fish still (but quite a few good sized ones I noticed). He said the bronzies will be another month or two away. that wharf only works for luderick on the run out and best on the bottom half of the tide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Great report. Nice Flatties. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Nice bag of Flathead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Well done and thanks for the info on Luderick. Good to know flatties are still about with the cooler water temp. Appreciated, Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Good to see the winter flatty bite hasn’t slowed for you @LuckyFil! Perfect eating size! Do you find that you need to fish differently to summer? Reason I ask is I don’t see a lot of flatties on lures in winter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 6/14/2022 at 6:02 PM, Little_Flatty said: Good to see the winter flatty bite hasn’t slowed for you @LuckyFil! Perfect eating size! Do you find that you need to fish differently to summer? Reason I ask is I don’t see a lot of flatties on lures in winter! The water temp hasn’t dropped much yet so haven’t changed technique a lot. The main thing I do differently as it cools is slow down my retrieve speed and longer pauses. The fish are still there just takes a bit more to get them to bite. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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