queensland front yard flatties

[bretto]

Went down to a creek on my housing estate not expecting much at all but it turns out it is a hotspot for a flathead or seven:cheer:.

The spot is about 100m from my door so after a shot walk and five casts i was onto a nice 38cm flathead. I then ventured out onto a nice little rock ledge with the wife in tow 15m through stinky mud but I got another six in an hour and a half:laugh:. unfortunately the wife missed out but not through lack of trying. just unlucky:( I wish she got one because it would have been her first fish on a lure. Maybe next time. And the best one went 44cm but had two hits from one at my feet that would went 60cm+.

I was using a white DOA prawn sp. It is almost in two pieces now:( just another excuse to go shopping i suppose.:woohoo:

38cm fish[img size=327]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/flathead_forum01.JPG

[bretto]

44cm fish[img size=327]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/flathead_forum02.JPG

[kronky13]

nice looking fish. it would be great to have a good spot at ur door step

[Rocket75]

Nice session...roughly where abouts do you live?

Shame that your girl didn't connect, but good that it is so close and productive.

Rocket

[pinkey]

Lucky!!! You should reallly sus that creek out mate, whats it like? it might hold a jack or 2. I travelled an hour today to catch nothing all day!. Nice work

[bretto]

yeah, hadn't really had real shot at it but it will be a good spot for windy days.

[nigehey]

Yeh, great session! 100m from me is a drain full of rubbish and plastic crap - not a creek with flatties! Wonder if I can release some fingerlings into the kids plastic wading pool? hmmmm...also - good one getting your wife to walk 15m through mud to fish - very impressive :-)

[chubbstar]

Gotta be happy with that:woohoo:

A good little spot so close to your house.

Next time make sure your wife catches and you'll be onto a real winner;)

Jayson

[pinkey]

I have the middle brisbane river about a 5min walk from my house, i guess im a little bit lucky, although it sucks for lures and with bait you get a million catfish and eels, it does fire up for bullies in summer, without the rain though, its totally shut down, was looking foward to getting some threadys but the rain ruined that, heaps of prawns and a few bream there to, my best is 5 in one sesh, also got a nice flatty once.. but id LOVE to have a good lure spot in walking distance, lucky man.

[Fishin_lingo]

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[bretto]

Rocket75 wrote:

Nice session...roughly where abouts do you live?

Shame that your girl didn't connect, but good that it is so close and productive.

Rocket

I live on a strech of the coomera river. it is super shallow and rocky as. drys up a fair bit at low tide. there has been a 57cm jack caught there a few months back by an old fella on the other side of the creek.

[pinkey]

o.O dude............. 57cm jack......... id be out there now hurling lures around ! super shallow, maybe poppers would be the go, they account for a fair few jacks and help you land them because they come up away from the snag to strike . That would be a dream.

[Biggles]

Brett mate, what are you doing talking to us?? well done that's a top effort. Now Jack are a little like Muddies, given the chance they will play with your mind :woohoo: :woohoo:

Have fun

Al (Biggles)

[bretto]

might head out and have a go with a popper on a smaller high tide next week some time. I am lucky but i am moving mid year so it will be a shame to have to go.