28-10-2005, 02:24 PM
Hi Snapperman
About time to go, you can get fish from as soon as it gets dark onwards, but having said that I generally find that I get more and more fish as the night wears on - so go as late as you can within reason.
Any depth from waist deep to ankle deep, you do get fish deeper but at much deeper than waist deep it becomes a bit troublesome to spear accurately, and it gets harder to hold the light. I honestly get most of my best fish in about 1 foot of water.
As for floundering this weekend.....if I were you I would give it a miss. The forecast is for windy conditions and wind is the enemy of the flounder spearer - it ruffles up the surface of the water and makes it EXTREMEMLY hard to spot the fish.
Friday
Northeast to northerly wind of about 10 knots during the morning and seabreezes
of 10 to 15 knots developing in the afternoon. Wind then tending northerly
tonight and freshening to 15 to 20 knots. Waves around half a metre increasing
to a metre tonight.
Saturday
Northerly wind increasing to 20 to 30 knots early then easing to about 15 knots
before shifting southwest to southerly at a similar strength later in the day.
Waves of 1 to 2 metres gradually abating to less than 1 metre.
Sunday
Southwest to southerly wind of 10 to 15 knots reaching 20 knots in the afternoon
and evening.
Have a go if you're really keen, but I'd hate for your maiden trip to be a bummer because the weather isn't suitable.
Ideally you want a forecast of winds below 5 knots, or variable to 10 knots etc.
Good luck
About time to go, you can get fish from as soon as it gets dark onwards, but having said that I generally find that I get more and more fish as the night wears on - so go as late as you can within reason.
Any depth from waist deep to ankle deep, you do get fish deeper but at much deeper than waist deep it becomes a bit troublesome to spear accurately, and it gets harder to hold the light. I honestly get most of my best fish in about 1 foot of water.
As for floundering this weekend.....if I were you I would give it a miss. The forecast is for windy conditions and wind is the enemy of the flounder spearer - it ruffles up the surface of the water and makes it EXTREMEMLY hard to spot the fish.
Friday
Northeast to northerly wind of about 10 knots during the morning and seabreezes
of 10 to 15 knots developing in the afternoon. Wind then tending northerly
tonight and freshening to 15 to 20 knots. Waves around half a metre increasing
to a metre tonight.
Saturday
Northerly wind increasing to 20 to 30 knots early then easing to about 15 knots
before shifting southwest to southerly at a similar strength later in the day.
Waves of 1 to 2 metres gradually abating to less than 1 metre.
Sunday
Southwest to southerly wind of 10 to 15 knots reaching 20 knots in the afternoon
and evening.
Have a go if you're really keen, but I'd hate for your maiden trip to be a bummer because the weather isn't suitable.
Ideally you want a forecast of winds below 5 knots, or variable to 10 knots etc.
Good luck