Slaughter of flathead

[maxwellson]

why was this moved here ??

it is a new, but realise related thread ??

[Loco_Pez]

Hi guys,

Had a good morning out Saturday & caught a few flatties with the largest 72cm & most released. Caught a 62cm model that swalled the lure right down & was hooked in the gills & bleeding so kept this one & one just legal (42cm). When I cleaned them noticed a huge amount of roe in the bigger one & also roe in the small one. Made me feel guilty about killing them & also made me think that maybe in Qld a closed season should apply in spring - i.e. bag limit zero on flathead while the are spawning.

That's my 2 bob's worth.

[maxwellson]

yeah loco pez agree totally
we wish our stupid rule makers in NSW would wake up and apply the same rules as qld has, or something close at least !!!!


well its all bad news on the dead breeder front down here this week..
even the local local free paper had a pic this week as well as the daily today...... both big fish

i will get the chilliman to hopefully post some pics up and the details for anyone that is interested

regards Maxi

[jasonb]

it all comes down to the person fishin ,its usally the ones that catch all the fish and dont release any that are the wingers,,,,what happened to common sense you catch a fish take a photo then put it back ,,,,you catch half a dozen ok take one home ,,,,,its not gonna be the last time you go fishin ,,,,,,,,why not just have a bag limit that is stupid like 2 fish per person per day regardless of species, then there will be more fish left,,theres a upper and lower size limit on fresh water cod so why not do it to every fish ,,,,,and yes i come from nsw ,,,,

[chillihead]

Here's the latest fatalities from the Richmond for the last week!!!!! > >

A very sad Chilllihead!

Sorry I only have one pic from the Advocate community newspaper!!

The other pic was from the Northern Star...which I refuse to buy!!!

But the pic was of a flatty that used to be 4.3kg = 85cm!!!!!!

Both of the anglers were from south of here and on Holidays!! seems to me the Tackle shops involved are just trying to create interest for the short term gain and not the long term prosperity of the fisheries on which they depend!!!...How could some people be so short sighted!!!!

[Archer]

What a waste
Hope they left some for me.....Im yet to get anything over 85cm's would love to crack that 100cm mark one day soon!!!
Hitting the water 5:30am on Sunday in Micks explorer trophy if anyones out and about come say hi.
Maybe its time a few letters were sent to the sponsors of the northern star "lets kill as many big fish as we can competition". Its clear the newspaper dosn't care perhaps the sponsors will!

Joe

[tunaman]

Only two flathead in my fishing life Ive caught over 70cm, and as much as Id like to have brought back to the ramp to show everyone, I just couldnt do it.
And dont they look magnificent.




signed tunaman

[Jacko_Mate]

flatties between 50 and 60 are usually best eating anyway so why not weigh the fish mesure it photo it and let it go for someone else to catch....flatties are a great fish and need to be preserved correctly for future fishing. the blood spines they have though are the worst i think we all can admit we have been done before haha it doesnt tickle


Jacko

[maxwellson]

Here's the other Flatusheadus which is deadus!!!!!! > > > >


got the paper out if a garbage bin....and that's where it belongs I reckon!!!!


Chillihead

[ronnieandbill]

Hi guys
perhaps we should all find their web site if they have one and send in a few emails.
I'd be delighted to catch a flattie like that but ashamed to have my photo taken with it for all to see.
This really gets my dander up.
More education from the tackle shops when people come up on holidays. Give them a rule book and a brochure on size and limits. That would be a start.

Cheers
Ronnie.

[banshee]

Not a good idea for people who work in tackle shops to push their ideals onto customers who fish to regs,probably cost return trade and eventualy your job.

[maxwellson]

yeah banshee i have thought at length on you concern and considered the exact outcome as you.

but in the long term wouldnt it be more beneficial for the tackle shops if the fish were there to be caught ?????

please correct me if im wrong......

the regs in my opinion in NSW are behind the times
just trying to hasten the process mate (if possible) otherwise we will fall even further behind

regards Maxi

[banshee]

It is my experience that changes in regs no mater how benificial to the fishery are nearly always met with hostility,with this in mind I don't think there is any room for personal opinion in the education of anglers from behind the counter,the move in attitude has to be forced upon us by the powers that be.I find myself biting my tongue a lot during the course of a day but unfortunately that's the way it has to be,if people feel uncomfortable they will simply go elsewhere.

[Far_Canal]

i dont know about anyone else, but with flathead, and most fish in general, i find it hard to keep any of the fish i catch. Some day i head out and land say a dozen flatties, but wont even keep one because i just simply think of it as one less fish ill be able to catch.

I havent kept a fish for years now. In saying that, when i see people go fishing and they bring home 10 legal bream (like 25cm) i get pissed off because it seems like they are taking such a number of fish..even tho they are abiding by the laws, i still hate seeing photos (alot in here) of peoples day out and theres an esky full of bream.

[truck_hunter]

catch & release is the way to go