Southern saratoga

Lake macdonald, Noosa. Few hours and I personally got nothing but the parnter scored this beautiful toga 🎣🎣🎣 tight lines

Just to prove it wasn't a fluke, another Saratoga boated this morning. I now have a 47cm PB. Bass were also biting, best at 37cm. Both fish released.

Finally another species ticked off the bucket list 🙌. A Southern Saratoga under the water lillies at Lake Cania this morning. These fish go aerial on the light gear, 6lb braid and 10Ib leader. Released well to fight another day.

After seeing some topwater feeding action, I cast a Chase Baits flexi frog over the ripples and into the shallows. I popped it through the lillys, then a slow retrieval in the open water, and I watched my frog get hit. It went straight for the weed pulling string and fighting hard. As I got it closer to the kayak, it spectacularly went airborne, showing me the beautiful big pink spots and massive scales. That's when I knew it was the prized Australian native Saratoga. After a few more big runs and another aerial display, I finally netted this cracking fish. What a fish and what a handful to photograph on a kayak alone. Check out the size of that mouth and how graciously she swam off. Get amongst it 🤙🎣💯🤘

This is what made this mornings trip worth it. I cast a light green Chase Baits Flexi Frog over the ripples of a surface feeding fish. After a few pops through the lillys, then a slower retrieve along the top, it hit. It ran me into the weed and lillys, pulling string and going nuts. I managed to get it near the kayak, and it went airborne. What a sight, that's when I knew it was the prized Saratoga. I was so excited. After a few more big runs and another jump, I finally netted a her. What a fish and what a handful to photograph alone. Check out how gracefully she swam away 😁. Get amongst it and tight lines 🤙🎣💯🤘

Had an awesome morning on the dam today with my bro and dad. My brother landed an 80 cm saratoga and dad bagged out with 5 nice bass.

A nice Saratoga caught on a surface cicada this morning. Saratoga are a prehistoric native fish also known as an Australian Arowana, related to the Arapaima of the Amazon. Tight lines FishAngler family 🤙🎣💯

Right before I was about to leave, this beautiful Saratoga hit a swim bait. So stoked to land this awesome Australian native.