Winter Flathead: Cold-Water Lure Tactics
Estuary flathead when the mercury drops

How-to guides, tips and tricks
Estuary flathead when the mercury drops
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Stay locked in when the wind is up
Set up, structure, and lure action for YTK
Best visibility of the year starts right now
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Scope, seabed, and staying put all night
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Technique and timing for overhead surf
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Wollongong's coastal conditions explained
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
The best sailing window on Australia's east coast
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
How to find and catch surf salmon in winter
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
When and how to reef before the wind wins
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Read Sydney's radar for safe coastal trips
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Where the wind scale came from
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Cold water, clearer and full of calamari
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Decode radar colours and storm cells
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Reef snorkelling kit and technique guide
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Reef before you need to, not after
Nearby |
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North Head, NSW |
7 kn ENE |
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Little Bay, NSW |
6 kn NE |
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Cronulla, NSW |
6 kn E |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Wilsons Promontory, VIC |
38 kn SW |
11° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Canungra (Defence), QLD |
Calm |
23° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Urandangi, QLD |
7 kn NNE |
37° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Wellington, TAS |
16 kn WSW |
0° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Mount Baw Baw, VIC |
6.8 mm | |||
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