An amazing Attenborough moment and quick how-to guide for Dusky flathead Perfectly camouflaged and lightly covered in sand, it is virtually invisible. It lies waiting, watching with eyes on the top of its head. An unsuspecting mullet swims pass. With a puff of sand the buried fish explodes off the bottom, its long and powerful tail propelling it towards the hapless…
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Think like a fish – techniques for finding flathead
Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted commotion on the surface. As I turned my attention to it, a small mullet leapt clear of the water. As it was returning to its domain, as if in slow motion, I witnessed the water beneath it erupt in a spray of foamy whitewater. ‘Boof’! Placing a cast on top of…