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Phil with a standard sh from the lower Fitzroy River taken on a hard-body icked bank-side timber.
The odd flathead will show up along the drop-offs of the sand- banks in the harbour, the mouth of Lilley’s and Wild Cattle Creek.
Bracing for barra
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tween enticing a bite
in deeper rocky areas. Blue salmon are mov- ing through the harbour and most of the river and creek numbers are lower than usually ex- pected at this time of
or getting a donut for the trip.
This could be using a different style, col- our or sized lure, and it’s the same when bait fishing – trying differ- ent live bait types and sizes – even fresh cut baits can get a reaction.
year.
The harbour has held
Awoonga Dam is an option as weather warms up and it’s a bonus when you feel happy enough to jump over the side for a swim if it gets too hot.
the bigger schools, though once again find- ing them can be the challenge.
If you’re after a few mangrove jack, Colos- seum down to Turkey Beach holds great num- bers of these fish in the smaller creeks.
Whiting can still be found over the yabby banks in the harbour, while not the biggest fish there are plenty around the 27-30cm mark to get a good feed from.
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Any likely spot hold- ing good structure will be worth a fish and jack will happily sit in a me- tre of water looking for an easy feed to swim by.
Crabs were still being caught in good num- bers during July and August, and they will get better as the water warms, and a bit of rain too will help get them moving too.
Hard-body and weed- less rigged soft plastic lures are the most ef- fective way of targeting jack in the heavy cover they hide in.
Hopefully we can all get out on the water and take advantage of the increasing water temperature and catch a few chrome beasts.
Fingermark have been around in numbers, with fish from 30-50cm common and most are falling to vibes fished
Cheers and happy fishing from Gladdy.
Page 54 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing, September 2020
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Fingermark can’t resist a 3” Gulp Shrimp,with this one taken over a rock bar in the Calliope River.
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