Estuary Lure Fishing



The shallow mangrove



When planning a fishing trip many factors need to by considered, such as food, water, tackle and access to the location. Me and my mate packed plenty of lures, food and water, a map and a compass before we trekked through thick scrub and mangroves to get to our pristine fishing spot. Our chosen location was one of the back creeks of the Causeway Lake in the Yeppoon region. The water was a little murky so we dug around in our tackle boxes to find our favourite lures. I started using a hard body Starlo Pro bream lure while my mate tied on a fluro yellow soft plastic grub. We had very limited success as the water turned out to be extremely shallow resulting in very few fish. We relocated from bank to bank flicking out very different types of lures from suspending X-Rap minnows to soft plastic yabby lures. The yabby lures quickly became the favourites being engulfed by flathead of various sizes.


One of the larger flatties caught on the yabby lure



The fish were great fun on really lite tackle. The most productive retrieve was letting the lure sink to the bottom then twitching it once, twice or three times up to the surface, then letting it sink back down to the bottom. By doing this the lure covers very little ground but has a lot of action making it an irresistible treat for hungry fish. It also allows the lure to work through all the water columns which is why it can catch diverse species of fish. After a good days fishing a trudging through knee high mud we retired back to the car without any fish but many memories.

 

 

 

This is my first blog, I will be updating it weekly.

 

Rhett Thorne



A very small flatty that hit the lure on the sand flat