flathead : Landbased Fishing

bushie · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: flathead

Coughs into hand 'bullshiit'

muntzy · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: flathead

Agent86 wrote:

a metrey, thats a ripper

have got quite a few around the place over the years, coupla different types but never one that big.

Reminds me of drifting off North Cott a few years back!!

well done!!!

G'day Agent 86, I used to fish for flathead in the Swan River around Claremont;using a mates homemade lures, never tried for them at Cott. (too many white pointers..

ever have any joy?
Cheers Muntzy

Angry · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:09 am Post subject: Re: flathead

Well if it was a metre, heres a pic of one......actualy it was ONLY 93cm

evo-j · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:51 am Post subject: Re: flathead

Rossco look up crocodile fish. Looks like a medieval warrior flathead. Super fugly. We caught one about a foot long of east point once. Tasted good. Fat fillets.

Sheeby · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:25 am Post subject: Re: flathead

The biggest flatties I've seen in the harbour were at the fish feeding at Doctors Gully. Over 60cm, eating bread too

Can't believe ya didnt take it home whole for a photo!

Kaino · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:49 am Post subject: Re: flathead

I like the photos, 93cm or not that's a nice flatty

fryzie · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: flathead

yeah I caught about a 50 odd at buff creek one day,always throw them back but kept this one and it was beautiful tasting

antfish · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: flathead

I have been around a bit, the flatty which will grow into the metre easy plus range is the dusky, check its distribution one may go on holidays some times! I do, or it could be global warming? every thing else is! Just for another point too, I reckon big ones taste just as good and this theory is to try and help the put back rate. I am not going to waste my time on any catch and release banter as I follow where ever I am fishing areas laws wheather that is 1 flatty over 75 or under 36 or NO flatty over 75 to be kept.

Agent86 · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: Re: flathead

Nice Flattie Angry!!

Muntzy wrote:

G'day Agent 86, I used to fish for flathead in the Swan River around Claremont;using a mates homemade lures, never tried for them at Cott. (too many white pointers.. ever have any joy?
Cheers Muntzy

Hey Muntzy, went to CCGS boarding school in Claremont for a while, then lived in Claremont, fished for Flathead there in Freshwater bay using Mr Twisters in the late 70's early 80's, if the blowies didn't bite the tails off!!! :banghead:

also got a few on little minnows and ABU Toby's metal lures

went back and had a go a couple of years ago in bro's boat and got a heap of small ones

Flathead was the staple diet for lunch on Sunday, cooked on an open fire on the banks of the Swan, instead of Sunday lunch at the boarding school

, caught heaps of flatties in the Swan on Freshwater Bank and near the Claremont Jetty and Yaucht club, around at Mosman's used to catch heaps of Mulloway!! some big ones too!.

Used to get some ripper flatties out off Cottesloe and Swanbourne drifting though, biggest was just under 120cm. Long time ago now though, might still be a few around, never know. Wierd thing is, only flathead that i have found that reaches that size is the Dusky, according to the fish guides! and they are only supposed to be on the East Coast!!

Have caught a few flatties on lures up here, but i reckon the biggest would be 40cm so far, still ok.

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Manton mad · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:06 am Post subject: Re: flathead

Anyone know the best beach's in darwin to catch a flathead would love to put one under
the belt would like to see what they taste like cheers

Trier · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: flathead

Hi MM, I've fought a couple around Darwin, but purely by by chance- I didn't 'target' them as such. The first one was a number of users ago from the ramp next to Spot On Marine at East Point, I can't even remember the lure, but it was a hard body that was just bumping over the bottom. Caught another off the rocks towards the mouth of Rapid Creek the other day using a SP from KO tackle with a single tail, but dropped it at my feet. It was only about 30cm or so, but had a couple of nice fillets on him. Again the lure had just bumped the bottom and was grabbed. Caught another one near Gove years ago as well, again with the lure bumping over the bottom.

Have a bit of a search through some old threads, I'm pretty sure there are some about flatties and spots that are more likely to catch them.

They are around, and I'd rate them up there with some of the better eating fish going (fine bones can be a bit annoying though).

Good luck

Trier · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:30 pm Post subject: Re: flathead

Just checked the KO sp, and it was item S089-4, Colour EL. Not particularly descriptive, but look a bit like a small white/silvery baitfish with a few spots, and a pearl coloured long tail. They cost $5 for a pack of 5. Thinking about it, the lure at Spot On was probably a gold bomber. They were retrieved at a moderately slow speed, and keep the retrieve going all the way in - they can be virtually right in front of you.

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