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Tips for flathead and squire
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for a foolish small fish
explain when writing, it’s a start.
We definitely have a healthy population around in summer, though they have an inclination to sit differ- ently to the winter spe- cies we target.
to swim into their area. Then on the low tide, work in the channel at the bottom of drains, where possibly more baitfish will be congre- gating – bigger preda- tors are going to hang around there, waiting
Another thing with flathead – if you’re working on the man- grove line and you’re not having any luck, water temperature could be the problem.
Instead of hanging around the wrecks and significant pieces of structure, they have a tendency to spread out and work on rubble grounds, which we have a fair bit of in southern Moreton Bay.
for an easy feed.
So, in both of these ar-
Remember, flatties don’t like it when water gets too hot, so keep your eye on that.
eas you could be casting soft plastics and trolling hard-bodies, it depends on what you feel like using at the time – this is a brief description of the gear and areas to look at to target these fish.
Squire or juvenile snapper have been around in reasonable numbers.
Squire tend to mimic cows in a field – just grazing around on flat bottom, nibbling away on mussels, razor shells and any crabs or squid they can pick up.
This is what my cours- es are all about – infor- mation and tips but also a lot more.
What I mean by that is – squire don’t relish it when it’s too high and when it’s too low, they seem to sulk a bit, so volatile weather makes targeting them a little tricky.
They are a scavenger species, with grinding teeth for crushing shells and that sort of thing.
There is a bit more that goes into it and while it’s quite hard to
They’re well equipped
Brad’s sand athead was scored on a Zerek Live Flash Minnow Wriggly.
They can be a little more finicky than flat- head, and they tend not to enjoy discrepancies in barometric pressure.
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