Fishing Bicton Baths
fishing at bicton baths.
Firstly, for flathead and flounder try soft plastics, bibbed hardbodies, blades, and whiptail jigs.
look for change in water colour to indicate drop offs, fish the areas that are sandy, inbetween weed. you can cast into weed, but only the kind that is small thin, ribbon weed that sits on the middle, not the tall bushy varieties. start at bicton baths and walk along the water casting, until you see a fish, or catch one then spend more time there, keep walking up until you reach a small jetty at the start of black wall reach.
also don't forget to cast back towards shore occasionally, as I have spooked many large flathead and flounder from within 1m of shore.
I have caught a number of flathead here on pink, bushie brand soft plastics, so they are here. just put the time in and hopefully get into some flathead. If you see me down there In a uglystick straw hat say hello :)
Good luck!
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
Berin
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Good form
Good form posting this, I am sure it will help a few people get into some lizard action. Cheers !
triple.jp
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cheers for this i will
cheers for this i will definitely be giving it a go SOON!
Niko
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Good on ya mate! Exactly the
Good on ya mate! Exactly the info ive been looking for, been practicing with some recomended flatty style lures but only managed 1 to date at applecross jetty (35cm) cant wait to get into some of the bugger models ive heard of lately! Thanks again!
grantarctic1
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Nice job
Nice job mate, a bit of effort to help out others well done .
tadpole
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Nice work mate. Might have to
Nice work mate. Might have to test this new found knowledge. Want to go try the Point Walter sand spit flicking small lures for whiting as well one day
rex rider
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Fishing Bicton Baths Map
Thanks Fisher Kid. Tried it out this morning. Picked up 4 size flatties. One of them 40cm.
Cheers for the advice.
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Well, I've got to get back to work. When I stop rowing, the slave ship just goes in circles.
Fisher Kid
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no worries, mate, at this
no worries, mate, at this rate it sounds like when I get the time to go down there, there will be none left :P. Good job.
Any chance of telling us what you caught it on, and roughly where?
Fishing and catching are two different things. But i want to learn how to catch.
grantarctic1
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Hi
Hi Fisher Kid, I haven't been around the Baths, but i went dabbing for prawns 2 nights ago around the Point Walter boat ramp. Lots of bait fish ( not many prawns) but i spooked about 10 very large Flatty's in the shallows on the high tide.
Only problem was i didn't take a rod with me, stupid mistake on my behalf. Just thought i would share ,since you made such a good effort to help others.
Cheers Grant .
rex rider
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Bicton baths
I started at the Eastern end and walked towards the Baths. Picked all 4 up about half way along on a pink and silver SX40. Tried a few others hard bodies and even a few gulps but no luck.
Tide was out when I started and found just after the tide turned there was a bit of action in the water. Heaps of whiting around too.
thanks again
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Well, I've got to get back to work. When I stop rowing, the slave ship just goes in circles.
lachieH
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Any blowies at the baths?
Any blowies at the baths?
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession