Hi All!

[WildeFishing]

Hi All,  

New to the forum and wanted to say hi.  

As my profile states, I am a mad keen flathead fisherman based on the GC.  

Might be able to offer some assistance to questions sometime or hopefully get some answers or opinions sometime!  

I try to head out 4-5 times a week when weather/conditions and commitments allow. Hoping La Nina does not stuff up our summer fishing again this year but predictions are not too good, lets hope they are wrong! I don't really do too much   fishing as I do have a boat, so mostly fishing from a boat.  

Anyway, hope all have a great weekend and get some fishing in, although I do prefer my weekday fishing!  

Cheers,  

WildeFishing  

 

[ellicat]

Welcome to the AFO forum.  I'm a weekday person as well. Who likes crowds ?!

Weather hasn't been too bad on the rain front so far even though they predicted it would be, so fingers crossed.

Do you fish the Broadwater or Pin area ?

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Welcome to the forum, 

What's your favourite way to fish for the flatties? 

Cheers Hamish

[WildeFishing]

Exactly Ellicat! Ill fish weekends if I have too, bad weather during the week, take son etc but prefer not to. Just lucky I have work that allows me to fish the weekdays!  

Fish mostly the Pin, but head to the Broadwater every now and then, I just love the Pin area so much. Yeap, fingers crossed for a nice summer!  

 

Hey ABF, soft plastics are my favorite way mate, But love my fish traps and big glide/swim baits too. But if I had to choose one, it is soft plastics for sure! What's your favorite mate?  

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

I'm not the best/don't do a heap of lure fishing, but my favourite plastic for flatties would probably be small-mid size soft plastics. Flatties are lots of fun on lures  . 

[WildeFishing]

They are so much fun, I love them! Lure fishing is pretty easy, does not take too much to get fish but can take a little time to refine your techniques for each species. Plus no smell and a clean boat haha

[ellicat]

What boat do you have ?

[WildeFishing]

Just a Quintrex 400 Hornet Trophy with a 40 on it mate, set up good for Flattie fishing and the good for the Port. But no good for offshore unfortunately, hence my addiction for flatties haha  

[ellicat]

Ideal for it. You wouldn't fish as often if you were addicted to offshore.

[WildeFishing]

This is true mate! Probably couldn't afford it either with the fuel costs at the moment! Another benefit of mine, cheap to run, especially when fishing so much

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Do you do much fishing at the Port?

[WildeFishing]

I do a little bit there mate! Threadies will be coming on very soon down there, so will be doing more soon. I do more trips there over summer.  

 

But still good fish there all year round mate. You get down there much?  

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Nope, not really. I don't have a boat so unless I'm on someone elses (boat) I never fish there. I do a lot landbased in the river though. 

[WildeFishing]

You would still do alright of the bank, just cant sound around for them that's all.  

Hope you get out regularly on a boat to hit them mate!  

[charlie.hans.fishing]

Welcome WildeFishing. 

You'll read some good reports and get good tips from everyone here. 

Nice boat, too. 

 

[WildeFishing]

Thanks mate!