What is the best bait for flathead?

Live Bait – Live prawns, mullet, herring, hardyheads, and whitebait are some of the greatest baits you can use for flathead. If live bait isn’t available, then head to your local tackle store for a selection of fresh bait and to ask the staff what they would recommend in the area you are planning to fish.

What’s the best time to catch flathead?

The best time to get yourself a nice Flathead is during the day, two – three days lead up to the full moon and the following two- three days after. The preferred tide time would be high tide 7-9Am and fish the run out from the top of the tide down. The fish will be most active two hours after the top of the tide.

Where do flathead catfish live in rivers?

Habitat. This species is primarily found in large bodies of water, especially reservoirs and their tributaries, and big rivers and their tributaries. In rivers, they prefer deep pools where the water is slow, and depressions or holes, such as those that exist in eddies and adjacent to bridge pilings.

Do flatheads eat mullet?

Flathead often prefer to eat poddy mullet and prawns, which can be found in abundance in the brackish, rocky areas of the river.

Are flatheads in creeks?

Small rivers warm quickly and begin producing flatheads earlier than large systems. Spring currents are typically less in tributaries so main-river flatheads often move there during deluges. Flatheads migrate toward the headwaters of creeks in spring and drop back to the lower and deeper sections as summer progresses.

What is flathead catfish favorite food?

Food Habits – Flatheads are predatory fish and will consume bass, bream, shad, crayfish and often feed on other catfish. The young rely more extensively on aquatic insects and crayfish than do the adults. Large flatheads sometime congregate where food is plentiful such as near tailraces of dams.