queensland Deception bay above Dept Fishies 22 July 2007

[username_taken]

Headed up there to show it to a mate this morning, got there at about 6:30 ( low tide at 8:40 ) and the water was pretty high still, so we walked right the way to the mouth of the river that forms the flatty channel. Threw in there for a while to pass the time, but no fish.

Slowly made our way down the channel back towards the Dept Fisheries and managed to catch a single flattie. there was about 5 other people there, and my flattie was the only one I saw caught. He weighed in at about 45cm and I caught him on a Atomic grub in Pumpkin seed.

I was surprised how far inside his mouth I hooked him, he must have sucked it right down!

[STU]

nice flatty did ya let him go to fight another day

[Tim a]

Nice fish!!

[Plastic Man]

thats a nice flatty mate good onya

[username_taken]

STU wrote:

nice flatty did ya let him go to fight another day

Nah he's lunch at work tomorrow!

[STU]

Yeah I just had fish and chips for tea but I had to pay for mine lucky you

[Angus]

Good fish mate. I have never fished those flats. But when my dad was a boy, his dad and him used to clean up on big whiting there.

Good work.

Angus

[Gordo]

I actually used to work there while i was studying at uni as a marine scientist. I wish i was into fishing a couple of years ago, it looked like a great place to fish and also hang out a few crab pots.

[blue_mako]

username_taken wrote:

He weighed in at about 45cm and I caught him on a Atomic grub in Pumpkin seed.

What size fat grub were you using? Flathead prefer bigger profiled lures around 4inches. Even 25cm Flathead will take a 4inch lure. I caught a Flathead that was as big as the 4inch Power Minnow I was using at Tweed a few months back. The only drawback to big lures is the decreased chance of by catch like Bream and Big Whiting, but if it's Flathead you're after, 4 and 5inch paddle tails and Gulp! Minnows and Jerk Shads are the go .

Troy

[username_taken]

I think it was a 4\" grub.

I cooked him up yesterday, dipped in yoghurt and then crumbed with breadcrumbs and parmesan. With some stirfried veges on the side. tasted great!