Help advice - Bridgetown / Redfin
Submitted by buschy on Sun, 2018-09-09 14:12
Hey guys, will be there later in the month with kids in tow. Wouldnt mind having a flick for some redfin as have never tried before - is it worth having a crack in the Bridgetown area? Any tips or advice on what type of water I should be hitting at this time of year? I'm assuming look for deeper still pools.
Was planning to probably baitcast whatever I find in the area, or possibly flick some lures in less snaggy spots.
Cheers
Feral
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Just about any water in that
Just about any water in that area will hold redfin . I always liked tiny soft plastics that looked like marron/jabbies bounced along the edge of sunken timber
buschy
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Cheers
I've never really got into them, maybe it's time I gave them a go :-) Thanks
Helen
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All I can suggest is doing it
All I can suggest is doing it early morning or just as the sun goes down. Didn’t catch anything in Dwellingup till after the sun went. Tried and failed. Make sure you take aluminium foil and loads of lemon and seasoning, gut them, stuff them and chuck those babies on the metal fire plate to cook. Redfin you can’t throw back once caught which i read when i purchased my freshwater license because they are a pest... but absolutely delish! I used small lures the tackle shop suggestion with a float to avoid getting snagged. Good luck!
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That's really interesting,
That's really interesting, usually perch don't bite at all at night, did you get many?
buschy
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Thanks
I've heard they are good eating Helen, so if I get a few will definitely be having a feed! I find regardless of fish, when baking in al foil - salt, pepper, butter, garlic then lemon & herbs of choice always produces a great flavour! :-D
When I was young I used to freshwater fish in the UK and caught plenty of Perch over the years. Used to fish with a pencil float and suspend the bait just off the bottom. They used to go crazy for maggots so I might find somewhere to buy them or otherwise will see what I can gather for bait around the banks. Must buy my freshwater licence - thanks I had completely forgotten about it!!
Helen
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Yeah i get paranoid about
Yeah i get paranoid about having the correct license. wish there was one you could just pay that gave you everything without having to get them individually. I read somewhere they like tinned corn im pretty sure. Could be wrong. i didn't try it though. Good Luck :)
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buschy
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I'm surprised they haven't
I'm surprised they haven't gone to a single license or even a national license yet. Goes to show that for all of the good work Fisheries do, they still have a long way to go.
I remember using corn a bit as a kid, I think it was hit and miss but pretty convenient and always pays to have a tin in the car :-D I do like using what I find around the river, it can be fun trying to find bait as well!
Helen
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Yeah it would be so much
Yeah it would be so much easier. Plus its not like you can physically fish in 2 places at once so why not make it a full membership. its annoying because now ive paid for my licences separately so they expire different times.
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Suspect the corn
works mostly for brood stock trout. Discovered this at Karri valley as all lures, flies etc was difficult, but a few kernels on a hook they couldn't resist. Also have tried it at other places but only caught a single redfin this way.
But hey, NO freshwater expert (disclaimer!!!)LOL
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crasny1
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Suspect the corn
works mostly for brood stock trout. Discovered this at Karri valley as all lures, flies etc was difficult, but a few kernels on a hook they couldn't resist. Also have tried it at other places but only caught a single redfin this way.
But hey, NO freshwater expert (disclaimer!!!)LOL
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Helen
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I think i also read they just
I think i also read they just throw some kernels in the water... but you might want to research that also as im far from a freshwater expert (adding my disclaimer here also haha) I have no idea what im doing. i just wing it... thankfully it pulls off haha
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Definitely try the bigger
Definitely try the bigger pools with snags. Water may be a bit high and flowing at the moment but you will find the pools should be ok.
Soft plastics or small hardbodies work well.
buschy
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Thanks Choc
Yeah was worried about water height, but have been reading about breeding habits and sounds like deeper pools with submerged logs are the way to go!