[justcrusin]

Well finally a trip worth posting,

I had a blast out thier the bream and bull sharks never appeared, but the flathead head were there.

Caught 6 flathead all up the first was 40cm (my pb from a yak and first keeper from a yak) all of 50m after i launched, All the rest were around the 30 to 36 mark so got a repreive for another day.

SX-40 - 5 flathead
Squigy Wriggler 90mm golden - 1 flathead
Squigy fish 75mm golden - 0

Saw a couple of large stingray's around 1m across go under the yak. The back end of the creek just before it opens up was full of mullet. Might take a hand spear next time. Only six inchs of water too..

The tide forcast for high was 10.51 plus 8mins for little patonga, well not in the creek I got of the water around 1 and it was still running in. This made for a bit of a push back income tide and 15knt head wind all the way back. It was a good test of my yak fitness and pleased to say came through fighting fit.

I paddled out into the mouth of the hawksberry, about a half meter wind wave that was just breaking at the mouth of the creek. Broached a little on the way back in but pulled it back and didn't flip( very happy for first time in sort of surf).

I can see the creek becoming a regular paddle spot for me.

Oh yeah the back end did look very bull sharky, once it opens up there's deep murky water, oyster leases and lots of mullet. But the good fish seem to be near the entrance in about 600mm of water or less

You launch in the camp ground very easy access nice bit of sand to launch from, great for a weekend with the family too.

Cheers Dave

 

[Peril]

Well done on the flatties Dave. Its a top little spot there

 

[Steveo]

Well done Dave, Nice Catch.

Looks like you enjoyed the paddle, by the look of it you done a few Km's

I bet that SX-40 becomes one of your favorites, after a day like that.

 

[Polar]

well done looks like a grouse spot

 

[onemorecast]

Well Done Dave,

I never knew ther was a Patonga creek. Have been going by it for several years now in the stinkboat, but never got clsoe enough to Patonga to notice the creek. Will have to put that on the list. THanks

 

[RedPhoenix]

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Red.

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[justcrusin]

GDay Red,
You read my mind was looking at them on the net when i got home and thinking the same thing. Especialy after reading that they work for whiting
Probably going to pick up some micro mullet thou before next weekend the waters heaps deeper up in smiths creek.

otoh think i've caught that lure bug that going round. better go and see a doc. :lol: anyone know a cure :?:

Cheers Dave

 

[RedPhoenix]

Unfortunately, due to the change in ownership of this web site and the lack of response by the owners to my requests to remove my email address from all administrative-level notifications and functionality, I have decided to remove my posts on AKFF. Thank you for the great times, the fantastic learning experiences and the many many fish. If you are desperate for the old content of this particular post, it is available below base64 encoded and bzip2 compressed.

Red.

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[Peril]

GDay Red,
You read my mind was looking at them on the net when i got home and thinking the same thing. Especialy after reading that they work for whiting
Probably going to pick up some micro mullet thou before next weekend the waters heaps deeper up in smiths creek.

otoh think i've caught that lure bug that going round. better go and see a doc. :lol: anyone know a cure :?:

Cheers Dave

Now you've set me a challenge Dave. Lets see if we can't find some whiting and tempt them with a popper on Saturday. Will be trying the shorelines for bream first though

 

[troppo]

Nice day on the water. Flathead are one of my favourite eating fish and you got a beauty. Good on ya.