Devon Bonefish!

[musket]

Well not quite,but following on from my successful mullet trip I decided on a trip to the Dart and see if that last one was a fluke.

Baited up with small rag set very shallow and waited.Soon came a lovely rattling bite but this time it zoomed into deeper water and kept diving?

Not a Mullet but a very welcome plump flounder.These have been very scarce around here so a quick photo and back he plopped:

 

 

I did hook up with three mullet and managed to land two.The last one was hooked in about 15" water and took off as I can only imagine a bonefish would,taking line for what seemed like ages and towing the kayak along this beautiful Devon River.:

 

 

A nice fish indeed,I just wish I started earlier!

 

Jon.

Edited November 7, 2007 by musket

[GB]

Nice one Jon.

 

Where they thin lipped again ?

 

Edit, pics have only showed after I posted cracking

Edited November 6, 2007 by GB

[BristolLes]

Well done Jon

 

 

nice to see someone's catching a few (and posting the pictures !) That flounder looked a bit of a plumper !

 

 

Why are the flounder so scare in your area - are they being netted for the crab pot bait ?

[musket]

Cheers GB,

yep I've deliberately targetted thinlips but the thick lips are on the to do list.Different tactics and the seaons fast closing.

BristolLes-there have been many theories regarding the demise of the humble flounder.Pot bait indeed being one when commercials have stumbled across spawning grounds but some other interesting ideas; including farmland fertilizer run off into the estuaries causing the males to become infertile!! Whatever the reason it's a disaster and had it been a more "sexy" fish then perhaps something would have been done before now?

cheers Jon