Christian takes on a remarkable challenge when recreating the Flathead. Known for it’s camouflage techniques, Christian has managed to replicate not only the fish true to form, but also it’s surroundings. This piece has been a talking piece of many

Flathead are characterised by their flattened bodies (less flattened in the tiger flathead), broad, spade-like heads, large mouths and fine teeth. Sets of sharp spines covered in mildly venomous mucus are located on the gill covers. The flathead’s camouflaged colouration is extremely variable, ranging from very light sandy white or fawn with darker bars and blue, red and black spots or “stars” to brick red or almost jet black. The flathead’s belly is almost always creamy, creamy-yellow or white.
Duskies are the giants of the flathead clan, very occasionally topping 1.2 metres and 10 kg in weight. The other species rarely exceed 3 or 4 kg in weight and are much more common at sizes between 0.2 and 1.5 kg.