queensland Pin Flathead

[marty]

Hit the Pin this morning with a mate chasing Flathead. Weather was perfect for a dawn start with no cloud or wind - although the run up there in the boat was very cold.

Moved around throughout the morning trying numerous spots and lure styles. We caught fish in water as shallow as half a metre and as deep as 15 metres. Hard body lures and soft plastics both caught fish, but the softies won hands down.

As predicted the northerly kicked in right on midday and as usual the fishing slowed down as a result.

The final count was 16 Flathead, with 8 being over 40cm and the biggest 70cm. There was limited bycatch of a few Bream - and no Pike! All Flathead caught were Dusky's, except for one Fringe Eye.

We also spotted a dugong swim by - they are pretty big up close! And of course there was the obligatory houseboat high and dry on a sandbank after the 2am high tide.

Marty

[marty]

Fringe Eye

[Angus]

Well done mate. Based on the reports so far the flathead and thick and plentiful so far this year! Good to see.

Lookg forward to chasing them myself.

Angus

[Rocket75]

great session !

love the fringe close up too.

thanks

rocket

[Leighton]

nice session, any new spots?

Soft plastics out gunned the Hard Baits..?

New rub glove too I see, will do my best to throw this one over too!

[bootyinblue]

Nice fish there..... I will have to get down there again and give it another shot soon!

[marty]

Leighton wrote:

nice session, any new spots?

Soft plastics out gunned the Hard Baits..?

New rub glove too I see, will do my best to throw this one over too!

yep, one new spot that produced on both tides - two biggest fish came form it. will confirm it at the next trip

John's glove - managed to get a treble hooked in it when holding a fish which then went ballistic - had to cut a hole in the glove to get the hook out...right where your thumb goes

[Keen-as-fisho]

nice catch, I haven't seen a fringy for about 8 years, I caught in the cast net from memory.

[dan25]

sounds like a great session mate.

Ive never seen a Fringe eyed Flathead, great looking fish and great photo.

[straddiebrad]

mate i have not been to the pin in a long time will be heading there soon over to the styes good flathead there aswell nice fish that fringed one is a bit weird .brad

[maccatuna]

grat haul mate and good to see slip slop slap