What are those fish that splash on the surface at upper swan area?
Submitted by Mayfly on Sun, 2015-01-18 01:14
I usually fish around guildford/upper swan and I notice that in the afternoon during a certain time period, fish will splash on the surface every minute or so for about 1-2hrs.
I don't know why they splash, it doesn't look like there's a predator fish chasing them and it also doesn't look like they're getting food.
They will splash all over the river, middle, shallows, anywhere really. Anyone got any idea what they are and why they splash?
Auslobster
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Mullet.
Because that's what they do!
anypuddle
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glass prawns?
heaps of tiny glass prawns up that way at the moment - like millions.. maybe that are being hammered by something?
Anywhere anytime
silly
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boney herring..
boney herring..
Mayfly
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Mullet and boney
Mullet and boney herring?
MULLOWAY!
Dale
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Yep, I'd certainly have a livie out just in case.
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grantarctic1
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The ones
The ones that just make a small splash and you never quite make out the fish are usualy Bony Heering. Lots of small ones around at the moment.
The mullet usualy make a bigger splash or even jump clean out of the water. If you see a school of mullet in the shallows acting like something is chasing them, then there probally is. I find lots of flathead under the mullet schools.
Either way the splashes are feeding fish, but watch for big swirls behind them, these will be Mulloway chassing them.
Yes lots of shrimp and prawns jumping too.
Cheers Grant .
Mayfly
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I did notice some swirls, I
I did notice some swirls, I think I might stay there late and give it a go.
Sambo84
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was out the other day and
was out the other day and saw birds hitting the water got the lures out and bagged out in minutes on tailor
Jackfrost80
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Yeah did the same thing, even
Yeah did the same thing, even got the four year old hooking into them
Officially off the Pies bandwagon