Metro Flattie

Docklands, Southbank, Yarra River Area, The Warmies, Newport, Maribyrnong River
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Metro Flattie

Post by sloth » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:13 pm

Bit of bream bycatch but fun none the less ... Got my pb flattie from the Yarra. Nothing significant in terms of size but definitely the best I've pulled out of a metro river.

Snaffled a soft plastic slowly worked along the bottom along the edge of a wall. Would have been a nice couple of fillets ...... If you didn't see where it got pulled from ;)

Quick measure and back in to terrorise the bait fish.
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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by purple5ive » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:16 pm

Thats a good sized fish man, so close to that magic 50cm

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Post by Mutley and Scruffy » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:28 pm

Great effort! What was your previous best from the yarra?

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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by hornet » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:38 pm

Nice fish, it would make a nice meal, you may glow at night for a short while though... :rofl:
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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by Marty.A » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:42 pm

That's a great size for the area :thumbsup: , I've been told not to eat anything from the Yarra ,Maribyrnong, Docklands area but was wondering though if its ok for fish caught around the Warmies outlet and Williamstown piers??

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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by mazman » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:47 pm

Nice flattie sloth, much better than any I've pulled around there
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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by chris srsc » Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:07 pm

Nice fish....
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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by denis barden » Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:32 pm

A Kool Fush
Well Done

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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by sloth » Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:46 pm

Mutley and Scruffy wrote:Great effort! What was your previous best from the yarra?
Hmmm ... Haven't really kept tabs on my pb on for flatties .... Probably in the high thirties maybe ? Seem to get a fair few in that mid 20 to mid 30 range over winter ... Probably mainly due to the fact in winter I tend to fish the bottom a lot more than during summer.

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Re: Metro Flattie

Post by poodoo » Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:50 pm

Nice fish sloth, bit of fun on the light bream gear!

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