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Set the alarm, rug up and make the most of the glassy winter No that’s not a lake, it’s the ocean. Love those glassy winter days. days.The author with a shovel-headed 69cm sh.
1W0 tips for using soft plastics in estuaries
INTER has ting the warm gear on months and again it’s been deal- and getting out there a worth getting there be- ingusa little earlier or hanging fore everyone else or
Tackle Tactics
by JUSTIN WILLMER
mixed hand in terms around after most of the fishing it later in the
of weather, however for those who have made the effort to get out on the water, the results have been pretty posi- tive.
including flounder, stargazers, big whiting, random reef species and of course a tasty feed of squid.
Peak bite times
boat traffic has headed home early.
afternoon.
When fishing the
We have landed good catches of bream and flathead, with the in- flux of bait and sea- sonal change trigger- ing a stack of by-catch
Following are some tips that have been working for us of late, both in terms of find- ing the fish and getting the bite.
We have found the fish biting throughout the day, however the morning and afternoon bites have been the winners.
This becomes even more important when targeting popular ar- eas, shallow water and finicky species such as snapper and bream. Shallow water
shallows, I target flats and drains with less than 1.5m of water, fo- cusing on rubble areas, patches of weed, drains and slightly deeper sec- tions on the flats.
This can be a tougher ask in winter due to the cooler conditions, however it’s worth put-
The shallow water is a favourite for me throughout the cooler
These shallows have produced bream, flat- * continued P22
Not the target species. Ron with a stone sh. Re- member your water shoes in areas where these sh are found.
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Quality athead can be found sunbaking in the shallows, however you need
to beat the boat traf c.
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