Author Topic: Flinders Island trip (45) (Read 970 times)

Rohan · « **on:** January 24, 2018, 08:57:40 pm »

I went on a bit of a hunting trip to flinders island last week . We left early Wednesday landed on the island at 8.30 and went to our usual accomodation at the Flinders Island cabin park . Next was the supermarket and the first of many stops at the Whitemark bakery . With everything organised we had a free afternoon so out with the fishing gear and off to northeast river . We started at the river mouth throwing a few lures off the rocks we ended up with a few Taylor and salmon to about 2kg and nearly as many lures lost on the rocks . As the tide dropped I went up the river a bit and found a nice drop off . Before I cast my plastic to it I saw an xos flathead move in there . About the third cast I hooked a fish about 50 cm which got off in sight of the bank . The Big one was still there but wasn't playing the game . About ten minutes later I hooked an eagle ray for which I was a bit under gunned with a 4-8kg ugly stik and 7kg maxima . After a 5 minute tussle it had enough and headed off at speed with my plastic . Thursday was spent visiting the farms where we would be hunting the geese for the following three days I ended up with 9 geese 1 short of my allowed 10 for the trip . It was a productive and enjoyable few days Flinders is a fantastic place to visit if you get the chance

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Chris · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:23:38 am »

Definitely on my list to fish Flinders. Hear of some good fish around the island on occasion.

Wonder what the fishing is like off the coast in a boat?

Nice work on the geese too. Tasty!

Rohan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2018, 11:25:11 am »

Fantastic fishing off there in a boat there is a good charter operator there as well , James luddington I think he trades as flinders island adventures

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Chris · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2018, 03:34:39 pm »

Thanks Rohan

Might try to bump it up the list