Solid growth rate for trophy-sized flathead 21 January 2021
Connor Barrett with the tagged flattie in 2017.
A CROC-SIZE dusky flathead tagged in the St Georges Basin has recorded an impressive 10 centimetre growth rate after being recaptured just over three years after it was originally released.
Angler Marley Watson, 13, recaptured the 97 centimetre flattie while fishing on the southern side in the Basin on 29 December 2020. The tag details reveal the fish was originally tagged on 27 December 2017 by local fisho Connor Barrett while kayak fishing on the north-western side of the Basin.
Marley Watson recaptured the 97cm flattie while fishing on the southern side of the Basin.