Posts Tagged ‘Grunter’
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I have been lucky enough to catch only a few Javelin fish (AKA barred and silver grunter) as by catches when fishing for barra in estuary waters. They have taken the flies aggressively and have been equally aggressive right up to the time they have been netted. With those few successes I have specifically targeted them but unfortunately with no success. So at this stage its very much a WIP with me only being able to recommend the flies they have been accidental by-catches on.
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{{+1}}Estuary grub{{-1}}
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in the process of Tiewell being sold and reinvented the large rubber tails for #2/0 versions of my estuary fly never came back on the market. What I have come up with as an alternative is using the rear half of the 2.5? Z Man Grub Z. That has created an even better fly.{{end}}
Last Updated: January 15, 2020
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Categories: Flies, Saltwater - tropical
Tags: #fishonfly, barred grunter, Blue water, Fingermark, Flathead, Grunter, jacks, Javelin fish, Mangrove Jack, silver grunter 
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{{+1}}Jig fly{{-1}}
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This fly is designed as a bait to jig along the muddy and sandy bottom of local rivers and estuary bays when targeting fingermark, grunter and and flathead in particular.{{end}}
{{+1}}Chatto’s articulated slow roller{{-1}}
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This is a variation of my very successful articulated swimmer and is my alternative goto fly when targeting barra in the relatively static water of Lake Awoonga and other barra impoundments. It can be fished on any line but my preference is a clear intermediate line. Retrieved with a slow roly poly or a long draw the fly has a nice shoulder role from side to side.{{end}}
Categories: Trout, Trout fliesTags: #fishonfly, barra, Barramundi, Big fish flies, Brown bomber colours, Central Qld, Chartreuse, Cod, Grunter, Guns & roses, mangroves, Qantas colours No Comments »
{{+1}}Pregnant prawn – size #2/0 9 cm long{{-1}}
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This bigger pregnant prawn fly is one of my goto flies here in Central Queensland estuary waters. I often fish it when targeting barra, grunter, jacks and flathead in estuary and harbour waters but it's not unusual to hook up on queenfish, travally or other fish that eat prawns.{{end}}
{{+1}}Species – Javelin fish (AKA barred and silver grunter){{-1}}
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Grunter are members of the javelin fish family and are often by-catches when fly, bait, lure and soft plastic fishers, are targeting barramundi and mangrove jack in Central Queensland waters. They are apparently a great eating fish but my preference remains to treat them as a sport fish and catch them and release them to fight another day.{{end}}
{{+1}}Chatto’s marabou bugger{{-1}}
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My first fish on fly fell to the magic of a Woolly Bugger and many have gone the same way since then. Tied predominately as a prospecting fly for barra in Awoonga this fly also gets a swim in estuary and coastal waters when I am looking for grunter and fingermark.{{end}}