The Goulburn and Murray rivers are worth trying, although the Murray is flowing at a higher level than usual for this time of year due to releases from the Hume. He said it was the same for Western Port.Īround our neck of the woods, fishing in the Goulburn River has been good, with plenty of cod although most have been small-sized fish. Rod said that off the heads, couta and some blue shark were biting.

Rod said calamari squid and arrowhead squid, as well as whiting, were to be had fishing the grass beds around the heads and near St Leonards. Other names for flathead are frogs, lizards and flatties.Īround the bay, Rod Lawn from Adamas Fishing Charters, based at Queenscliff, said he was seeing hauls of pinky-sized snapper, silver trevally and salmon but still no sign of kingfish. While he did not set the world on fire, he did bag a 47cm flathead among others, and by day’s end it had been dusted in flour and placed on a barbecue. I have a friend who is a window cleaner, and last weekend he took time off from window panes to go fishing down the bay near Rosebud. There is a maximum size limit on duskys of 55cm. The bag limit for dusky flathead is five, while for others it is 20. To tell the difference between them, a dusky has one black spot on the tail fin near the top, while others have three black lines near the bottom. Minimum size in our state is 27cm for all species except dusky flathead which is 30cm.

They can be caught along beaches from Tasmania into Queensland as well as South Australia, NSW and Victoria.

They are easy to catch and will take a bait, lure or soft plastic. There are several sub-species of flathead, including sand, dusky, tiger and rock flathead. They are easy to fillet and the tails are boneless, making them easy to eat.įlathead heads and backbones make a great fish stock, ideal for soups. Flathead tails rolled in seasoned flour and fried in peanut oil are delicious hot or cold, with a sweet, delicate, flaky flesh.

Flatout sport fishing