The swell was up a bit more than the forecast suggested and my plan to use a Richter plug on the surface was shelved quickly.
It's a pretty featureless beach and finding structure is a pain in the arse, but eventually I picked a spot where the smaller waves weren't breaking and I figured it might be a very shallow gutter. I peppered it with lures for about 15 minutes and eventually the slug got smashed and after the usual tussle I got a nice sambo on the sand
Turned out I'd matched the hatch fairly well, when I cleaned it he was full of whatever these little baitfish are which were almost the exact same size as the Halco Outcast I was throwing.
My phone has decided it will no longer take photos that are in focus so you'll have to put up with a blurry looking fish, sorry.
On all accounts
) enacted now would lead me to believe those bait hatch fish are , , , , drum roll , , , , Tommies (Australian Herring). They don't have the tell tail yellow eye of a Salmon (or Salmon Trout) and the backing is a bit more greyer than the greener salmon.
