Are flathead in short supply?

[bowl]

Even the beginner fisherman can launch at werrible south now and bag out on flathead...they are everywhere.

The average size is getting bigger imo....this year on most trips somebody on the boat caught a 55cm flathead and it wasnt uncommon to catch two or three 55 cm fish.

And to be fair they werent the main target, more just a added bonus.

Its great to see such nice size fish around cause I love eating them !!!

Bm

I might have to make a trip to werribee cause i've only been getting small 30-35cm flattys at the frankston area.

I'd wait awhile cause of the micro pinkies are everywhere at the moment

[smile0784]

Ill take small pinkies over small flathead anyway.
Plus I got a freeze full of 40cm fillets from bermagui lol I thinks I got over 20kg atm lol

[re-tyred]

The reason that Flatties are expensive is supply and demand. Commercial caught Tiger Flathead have a quota on them. The quota is lower than the demand, so they get top dollar. Flathead are caught by Danish seine mostly out of Lakes Entrance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74IOuDv6-JU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There is a comment on this saying it is not Danish Seining, but fly shooting. Technically that is correct. The difference is a Danish seiner anchors and pulls the gear to the boat. Fly shooting is identical gear but using the motor to balance the drag of the rope and nets being pulled in.
I was a Danish seine fisherman from 1972 to 1986

[smile0784]

very good informational video