Canning flats flathead?
Submitted by Spinnerak on Sun, 2011-09-04 20:36
It's starting to warm upagain and the rains easing, and i know the flathead are starting to invade the river, but have they got as far as canning bridge yet?
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Swan River Fisher
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I've been catching them in my
I've been catching them in my secret spot in Rossmoyne. I caught 3 in 2 weeks so I think they have
Good Luck
Cheers Ben
Spinnerak
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Yeah I like fishing the
Yeah I like fishing the flats there at Salter Point and rossmoyne, was my hunting ground early this year
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Hazell
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They are about but not in
They are about but not in huge numbers. Can only get better though
Ash Hazell
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championruby
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Mate hooked a large model in
Mate hooked a large model in Maylands the other day but the gill rakers cut through the leader before landing. I dunno if they ever really left, as the fresh water is still flowing into the river atm
brg
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flats are still full of weed
flats are still full of weed
mosley2008
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Canning Bridge and flats
Hey guys, just to let you know, the really big flatties never leave the river, they stay and spawn in the river.
My best of 82cm (yes thats right it had a shovel for a head and looked like a small shark) was caught right about this time of year about 3m from shore along the flats between Canning bridge and Mt Henry bridge. It was sitting under a tree branch in the shade waiting for schools of small fry to swim past and engulfing them when they do (whole schools of baby whitebait and other small fry was in its guts).
My bet is once there are a few more small fry in the river the flatties will heat up. Caught a bream at Canning Bridge around lunch yesterday on lure, another fishwrecked member was there he can vouch for me, it was milting so they havent finished spawning yet, meaning more small fry are on the way and flatties are on the way soon.
As for actual flatties caught so far this winter I get a great 0. Dont listen to me I cant catch flatties.
Ha.
brg
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82cm swan flattie
82cm swan flattie woowwwwwwwww that must have been a record
Swan River Fisher
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Whats fry?
Whats fry?
alfred
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baby fish
baby fish
Swan River Fisher
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Lol why wouldn't he say baby
Lol why wouldn't he say baby fish?
I caught a 56cm in the river last week
Daniel Y
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Because 'fry' aren't
Because 'fry' aren't necessarily baby fish. It's just an american term for small bait fish.