LB fishing saturday
Hey all, been too long since i got out for a fish and reading the reports on the site has had me keen but been flat out with work/family commitments untill now. saturday arvo is looking possible so still a bit of a newbie who needs help with times and tides etc and was hoping for some advice, which would obviously been greatly appreciated!
anyways i can get out for a few hrs saturday arvo so ive been looking at the weather predictions etc and winds looking light so thats good but i also noticed its gonna be low tide. now ive read alot of reports and used the search function because id rather no the whats and whys as apposed to just being told yeh fish now no not then but im still curious if im on the right track. ive been having alot of fun fishing off the rocks around woodies this winter catching herring and the like and i just got a 9ft rod to soak a bait for bigger fish but with low tide turning when i get to my destination will this be a waste of time? so i started looking at an alternative and have heard bouncing lures for flathead can be productive at low tide and its something id love to improve in but then theyre usually a summer species, mabye with the nice weather saturday there could be a few laying in the sun?...
im leaning more towards chasing a few flatties atm near east freo or further down but mabye some of the more experienced fellas on hear can advise on whether its a waste of time or just poor odds, or even just if low tide off the rocks will turn up more than a few herring, id be happy with some decent sized skippy (only caught 2 babies as of yet)
cheers in advance for any help guys
Niko
Hutch
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Date Joined: 21/04/13
Always worth a shot, I never
Always worth a shot, I never skip fishing just because it says it will be crap in the books. If you line's in the water you're in with a shot. Havent been to the river lately but I would imagine it's fairly dirty atm with all the fresh water and flatties being a sight feeder may be scarce.
As I said above though, you won't know if you don't try
Good luck
Hutch
Edit: Burley up and you have a great chance of getting herring. If they are there you will know.
Niko
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Date Joined: 26/11/13
that was my logic, nomatter
that was my logic, nomatter what im heading out haha, but i figured id put it out there and see if anyone can help me increase my chances
Versus
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Sounds like your on the
Sounds like your on the right track, putting in effort to look up tide, weather etc. Can't offer too much advice tho except to say the river is still pretty brown looking, and I haven't really heard of any flatty action lately. There is a good bite time forecast for around 5-7pm tho, so that might help. Whichever you decide, might be worth thinking of keeping a logbook: might sound like too much hassle now but in the future you'll be able to go back and see what does and doesn't work.
lachieH
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Anglers almanac is always a
Anglers almanac is always a good investment. Bight times is most productive for bream in the river, low tide is best for flatties. Seen a few flathead caught at canning bridge, but not recently. Summer is best for flathead, winter is when the big ones appear apparently.i suggest go for bream, fish the snags with prawns. But u can give the flathead a shot, why not!
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
Niko
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Date Joined: 26/11/13
thanks guys, i actually hadnt
thanks guys, i actually hadnt put any thort into the water clarity as i dont live anywhere near the river but can understand the impact so thats a big help. versus yeh i did have a logbook in a sense on my computer but when my old laptop died i lost is so i was a little disalusioned and havent really started another one but really shud.
lachieh i have heard good things about the almanac, i do have an app on my fone that lists bite times and good days etc probly not as good tho, also true tho can always go find a new bream spot, try land a big 1 cheers