Yowie Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Headed out this morning to near the lighthouse before sunrise, but only a pike and red rockie in several spots. Bugger all swell. Moved back south of the lighthouse after sunrise and found the flatties. They were scattered, just one every now and then amongst the usual plague of spikies. Only 2 blue spot throw backs. I was happy with the size of the larger ones, then the bloody wind picked up, wind chop, white horses frothing on some waves and the drift increased, so I headed back to near the shore for only a couple of more spikies. It was a bumpy ride against the wind slop in a tinny. Happy with that lot though, probably could have caught a couple more if the drift was slower. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Still not a bad haul for this time of year. With some luck I may be able to get on the water in the next couple of weeks. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Some nice size flatties for outside, well done Yowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 hours ago, frankS said: Still not a bad haul for this time of year. With some luck I may be able to get on the water in the next couple of weeks. Frank Thank you. It can only get better in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 51 minutes ago, Isaac Ct said: Some nice size flatties for outside, well done Yowie. Thank you. A better size than recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Well done Yowie, good few feeds there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebenbomb Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Amazing report + Awesome photos + Awestrucked by the effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I hope to try in a few days. We will need a bit of size to make it worthwhile now the limit is reduced to 5 but a fresh feed of fish would be nice. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 hours ago, adamski said: Well done Yowie, good few feeds there! Thank you, a couple of feeds there are. 1 hour ago, Bluebenbomb said: Amazing report + Awesome photos + Awestrucked by the effort Thank you. 27 minutes ago, campr said: I hope to try in a few days. We will need a bit of size to make it worthwhile now the limit is reduced to 5 but a fresh feed of fish would be nice. Ron The wind is coming along from Wednesday, so will make drifting a bit hard to do outside. The 5 limit only refers to Dusky Flatties, blue spots are still a limit of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 6 hours ago, Yowie said: Headed out this morning to near the lighthouse before sunrise, but only a pike and red rockie in several spots. Bugger all swell. Moved back south of the lighthouse after sunrise and found the flatties. They were scattered, just one every now and then amongst the usual plague of spikies. Only 2 blue spot throw backs. I was happy with the size of the larger ones, then the bloody wind picked up, wind chop, white horses frothing on some waves and the drift increased, so I headed back to near the shore for only a couple of more spikies. It was a bumpy ride against the wind slop in a tinny. Happy with that lot though, probably could have caught a couple more if the drift was slower. Nice one yowie, what rig are used to target flatty? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Good feed there Yowie, some nice fillets to come off those. conditions were the same when I went out. Still early on, but drift and wind kept increasing throughout the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Nice work as always Yowie! I have get into the offshore flatty option soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 3 hours ago, papafish said: Nice one yowie, what rig are used to target flatty? Thx Snapper sinker on the bottom, with 2 droppers above. I use 3/0 longshank hooks, and 20 pound tough mono below the swivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 36 minutes ago, jenno64 said: Nice work as always Yowie! I have get into the offshore flatty option soon! Thank you. The fish are out there, just a matter of finding them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Larkin said: Good feed there Yowie, some nice fillets to come off those. conditions were the same when I went out. Still early on, but drift and wind kept increasing throughout the morning. Some chunky fillets. There were plenty of reef species last time I was near the lighthouse with my mate, last month, but this morning hardly a bite. At least the flatties are still about. A few of the larger ones had some roe, so I took home a couple and crumbed and fried them with the fillets. A different taste, but no doubt a healthy addition to a meal. Edited August 2, 2022 by Yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 12 hours ago, Yowie said: Snapper sinker on the bottom, with 2 droppers above. I use 3/0 longshank hooks, and 20 pound tough mono below the swivel. So it’s like a pana rig? One sinker on the bottom and 2 hook above ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Great haul. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, papafish said: So it’s like a pana rig? One sinker on the bottom and 2 hook above ? yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Rebel said: Great haul. Well done. Thank you. Always like a feed of flattie fillets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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