Snorkeling with Monster Flathead

While on a recent van trip to Forster - Tuncurry in NSW went for a snorkel on the Tuncurry side of the inner wall and break wall of the Coolongolook River. Spotted some monster flat head and cleaned up some old fishing line and fishing gear caught in the rocks and disposed in the TAngler Bins provided by the great team at OceanWatch Australia.
Created with the #GoPro App on my iPhone.
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[@deldridg]

Good on you mate. It's always painful to see waste left in natural surrounds and we often pick it up when we're hiking or camping. Doing it underwater is next level! Great footage and love to see those big healthy lunkers. Cheers and thanks for sharing, Dave
PS. I've fished flatty for years and they're awesome on the plate. Seeing them in their natural surrounds and then being torn away on a hooked line leaves me feeling a bit torn too. Anyway - great vid!

[@davidlaing2700]

well done Hoffy - we need more people like you in Oz. i always try and pick up rubbish wherever i go - people think im a hobo

[@rabbits77]

Forster had always been exceptional fishing ,always been healthy lake system 👌 good on ya for taking rubbish out ,very sharks waters your a brave man .

[@pebbleschan6085]

So many thanks for removing the rubbish from the water!

[@FLUROBIKE]

Nice to see a healthy water system with plenty of life. thanks for sharing

[@dillberry99]

so many flathead, awesome video

[@hoffyadventures635]

Thanks for the comment, Glad you enjoyed the vid.

[@gregorynewey4089]

Man your crazy!!!

[@philipberry6477]

Fatal Great White attack just off the Tuncurry wall just a few years back. Plenty sharks there.

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

Bro WHAT? look how many? All duskies??

[@livin4adventure_aus584]

hey mate thats pretty rude of you swimming around those guys fishing especially so close to the rocks and scaring all the fish away. nothing against snorkeling and exploring but there's a time and a place and its just common courtesy.

[@patricksobb5762]

I agree, very poor form.

[@Jason-rs6co]

yes exactly

[@samharris3198]

It's rude to clean up rubbish and to be respecting wildlife, not killing it?

[@livin4adventure_aus584]

@@samharris3198 how to you eat mate if you dont kill it?

[@DamoSkye]

Snorkel where ever you want buddy it’s a free ocean 🌊 you found some nice flattys dude good work

[@markfrost7460]

Are those big girls just the most magnificent creature, good onya mate, i live here at forster and love seeing these lovely ladies.big future within our lake system with dudes showing this 👍👍👍

[@hoffyadventures635]

@markfrost7460 thanks for your comments, i was surprised to see so many big flathead. Its such a healthy river system, Hopefully some are breading females.