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The author managed a couple of sh and this one was caught on a Zerek Flash Minnow Wrigley.
Remember to release any squire caught during the closure.
You are always happy when the old Lowrance lights up like this.
Page 14 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing, August 2020
By this stage, the tide started to run back in, and we were casting on a little ledge in front of the drain.
This is what fishing is all about – a little bit of excitement, a little bit of knee trembling.
Before we knew it, he was onto a reasonable fish.
Flathead in southern Moreton Bay
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Eventually the area
but in the 45cm range again.
fish took the plastic af- ter a long pause, up to nearly 10 seconds, and when the plastic was on the bottom and moved around, smaller fish would bite – just a lit- tle tip.
went completely quiet, so we chased the low tide and moved a little further south to a new location.
We quickly got the lines back in the water.
We went with the same technique of sit- ting at the bottom of an area with a nice drain and plenty of bait and proceeded to put in plenty of casts.
A couple of casts later, he hooked a nice fish that was playing in the shallows and then ven- tured into the deep wa- ter where we were.
When it was time to go, Rhet asked to have one final cast.
We had a few bumps and taps but still no hook-ups.
In this case, because we’d dropped so many fish during the morn- ing session, there was more anticipation than usual.
It was taking plenty of line and then, suddenly, the hook just popped out of its mouth.
While we waited, Rhet told me how he sold his boat 12 months earlier and had been working pretty hard.
Luckily, he quickly opened the bail arm and dropped the plastic back to the bottom.
He said he didn’t realise how much he missed heading out, fishing and chilling.
But before long, Rhet had the fish under con- trol and a nice 68cm flatty was in the net.
The fish came back and smashed the plastic again, and after a nice little fight around the boat, a 45cm squire was in the net.
This made me think about how often we get caught up with life and put off doing the things we want to do.
After a few quick pics, we realised that the tide had pushed in too far.
We took a couple of pics, released the fish and then we head- ed home in beautiful glassy-flat conditions.
It also made me think about how be- ing a fishing guide we can sometimes place too much emphasis on catching fish, whereas it is about the whole experience – chilling out and enjoying the great outdoors as well as switching off from work.
We put out a few more casts but nothing hap- pened, so with about an hour left we thought we’d have a quick little session for squire.
We had a great day, and Rhet was relaxed and ready to head back for another week of work.
We watched as, on the light line and in clear water, the fish would come over to the boat then go back to the shallows.
I said no worries as I had a bit of tidying up to do.
Simply casting a few plastics and trying to pick up a few nice fish can make a huge differ- ence to how we feel.
We sounded around and found a few fish on the old Lowrance, so I deployed the electric and we started casting a few soft plastics.
Remember: knowl- edge is the key.
Anyway, as the tide started to push in, fish came away from the ledge and started to move onto the banks.
It didn’t take long and we started to pick up a few undersized fish, but then Rhet and I both picked up one nice legal squire each at around the 40cm mark.
If you’re interested in any off or on-water tuition classes or you just want to do a char- ter, don’t be afraid to give me a call on 0432 386 307 or send me an email at seanconlon sfishing@hotmail.com
We had a few more bumps and taps, and before long Rhet had another flatty on the boat – not a big one
As usual we took a few pics and then re- leased it to fight an- other day.
You can also check out the Sean Conlon’s Fishing Charters and Tuition Facebook page.
We packed up and headed north to a little patch where I’d seen a few fish over the past couple of days.
As we all know with our busy jobs and lives, we are time poor, so if you can learn more to optimise your time on the water, then why not?
The thing we instantly noticed was the biggest
Until next time...
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