There are many more species, but these are the main ones of interest to anglers.
The greater Sydney area has no shortage of fishing opportunities for lure tossers, as today’s guest Luke Kay shares in this interview. From the bays and estuaries to the ocean rocks, Luke takes us through where he likes to go in search of fish.
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We summarise some of the information shared by the many ALF guests who have come onboard over the past four years to share their flathead fishing passion!
There are some things about flathead that make them very different to other fish species. Body shape, binocular vision and a few other things that anglers should understand!
Fishing for flathead on topwater lures is a phenomenally fun way to target the species. Today’s guest Shane Porter is somewhat addicted to taking crocs off the surface and explains his techniques in detail in this interview.
Lake Macquarie might cop a lot of fishing pressure over the summer months, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great opportunities on offer for those in the know about how, when and where to fish! Dan Guilfoyle shares a lifetime of local knowledge for those keen to hit the water in the coming months.
Ryan is a lifelong Gold Coast Fishing fanatic and winner of the 2022 Flathead Classic. His business Capn’s Charters specialises in lure fishing for flathead, among other species, on the northern Gold Coast.
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Mallacoota offers exceptional southern estuary fishing opportunities and as the area’s only sportfishing guide Chris Jordan is looking forward to introducing more and more anglers to everything the area has to offer!
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Spring is a great time to fish the Hervey Bay area land-based or from a small boat or kayak. In today’s ALF episode local personality Scotto Mitchell helpsput us onto some awesome fish with simple tackle and techniques.
For the boating angler, Southeast Queensland during spring is all about big snapper, quality jewfish, threadfin salmon, flathead and plenty more! Nabeel Issa is a multiple time ALF podcast guest and always has plenty of great info to share. Today he walks us through why spring is his favourite time to fish in SEQ and gives us the rundown on how, when and where.
Brisbane offers an astonishing range of land based fishing options to suit anglers of all skill levels, ranging from the hunble flathead right through to tailor, squid, bass and jewfish. Local fishing tutor and land-based guide Beau Rixon spends a lot of time fishing the area from the shore and teaching others to do the same, so for today’s episode I invited Bea to jump onboard and share some of his favourite land based spots.
Botany Bay is an incredibly productive system and in the winter months the crowds thin out and the fishing goes off! Gary Brown has written numerous books and articles on fishing Botany Bay and in today’s ALF episode he shares his favourite winter fishing spots.
Lake Macquarie is a great spot to chase some quality dusky flathead on lures and Richard Smith is well qualified to help ALF listeners find, target and land some great flathead.
Looking for winter fishing spots in Southeast Queensland? Liam Fitzpatrick shares a few beauties with ALF listeners.
The wet tropics rivers and estuaries are often thought of as wet season options, but long time local guide Kim Anderson dispells that myth!
Port Hacking is a stunning waterway that holds good numbers of quality flathead and who better to help us catch them than fishing icon and Port Hacking local Andrew Ettinghausen?
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Flathead may not be the first species that comes to mind when you’re fishing central Qld, but they’re abundant and a lot of fun!
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Brisbane Waters offers some excellent flathead fishing within a stones throw of Sydney and today’s guest, local sport fishing guide Scotty Thorrington has been targeting them since the 80’s. Get some tips here!
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Lake Conjola is a top place to target trophy flathead, and todays guest is nailing them on his handmade glidebaits!
Ballina is blessed with a couple of estuary systems that hold good stocks of flathead and fish well through the Autumn, as local angler Tony Riordan explains.
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Lake Macquarie flathead tagging icon Steve Norris shares some tips for bagging quality flathead in his home waters.
Flathead are suckers for a well presented swimbait, and in Episode 286 Scott Amon explains his strategies for connecting the two in northern NSW.
Casting big soft plastic glidebaits at trophy flathead is nothing new, but it’s certainly productive. In Episode 271 Scott Amon shares his best tips for this style of fishing!
Mallacoota holds plenty of trophy flathead, but being a highly pressured system they’re not necessarily easy to catch! Vic flathead enthusiast Ken Straford has been targeting them for decades and has plenty of tips to share!
Matt Cameron explains how he goes about finding quantities of trophy flathead in the shallows over the winter months.
St George’s Basin is one of the three trophy flathead fisheries in NSW and local flathead guru David Johnston has a pretty good handle on how to catch them. Listen in for David’s tips here!
Flathead fishing in winter? Flats guru Karl Attenborough explains his strategies for taking trophy flathead from ankle deep water in the dead of winter!
Gippsland is famous for its top notch bream fishing, but there are plenty of quality flathead to target too, as local fishing personality Brett Geddes shares in Episode 199.
Port Stephens offers some exceptional flathead fishing, despite the large human population nearby. In this episode local guide and fishing writer Paul Lennon treats us to some top tips for targeting quality crocs!
Jumpinpin is famous for bream and hold quality jewfish…… but for the flathead enthusiast it’s also home to some quality crocs. Brisbane angler Nick Whyte explains what you need to know to target the big lizards in deep water.
Lake Macquarie is one of the three trophy flathead fisheries in New South Wales and flattie gun Mark Williams knows the system better than most. In this episode Mark shares some secrets for targeting the big “old girl” flathead in this popular system.
The Gold Coast Flathead Classic is an iconic fishing event held each year in early October. Fishing journo and Gold Coast resident Rob Payne shares some tips to give you an edge in this awesome competition.
Topwater flathead pioneer Simon “Crossy” Cross shares some secrets and tells us exactly how to fish his “Crossfire” lures for maximum success on big dusky flathead.
St Gorges Basin is one of a handful of trophy flathead fisheries dotted along the NSW coastline. Well known fishing personality and south coast local Greg Reid explains how to catch big lizards on lures.
Botany Bay and Port Hacking offer lots of opportunities for the flathead enthusiast, as Gary Brown explains in episode 107.
Gold Coast fishing personality and flathead guru Dougie Burt shares some secrets for flathead fishing on the coast during spring.
John Costello is a well known Gold Coast fishing personality who has fished the area for many years. Over the past 12 months he’s started to perfect the art of extra large flathead on surface lures and in this episode explains how he goes about it.
The Gold Coast is an exceptional flathead fishing destination, as multiple Flathead Classic winner David “Greeny” Green explains. We go through the tackle, the techniques and the lures that will put you on the road to success.
Small flathead are pretty easy to catch, but those monster lizards are a bit trickier. In this podcast Starlo shares what he’s learned about targeting mega flathead on our east coast.