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Bream Fishing in
Australia
by Bob Ives
 If you
are an avid fisherman and you live there, then you know how popular
bream fishing is there. If you don't live there, this is another
good reason to visit. Bream fishing in Australian is almost
cult-like in the same way that bass fishing in America is.
If you are from America you might be thinking, "We fish for bream
here, too". Yeah, but for the most part not like they do in
Australia. A typical day of bream fishing in America is packing a
litter lunch with the kiddies and going to a nearby park with a pond
and dropping a worm in with a bobber attached to it to catch a
little 100g blue gill, pan fish, perch or sun fish (one of the many
names give to bream in the U.S.).
Bream fishing in Australia is a big time activity. Fly-fishing for
bream is a popular there, as well as surf fishing on the coast with
cut baits and the like, and it's that not uncommon in the cooler
months to catch bream up to 1.5kg. Now, a fish that big is a decent
fish anyway, but tack on the fact that these little buggers are as
feisty as it gets, and you've got a real fight on your hands;
especially if you are using light tackle (as you should be).
Another popular place to fish for bream in Australia is in bays and
estuaries - a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more
rivers or streams flowing into it. They like to hang around rugged,
rocky spots such as jetties and around piers and sunken logs;
anything that will afford them some protection.
There is a wide variety of baits that anglers use to catch bream in
Australia and include dead baits, live fresh baits, plastics and
fly-fishing flies. These would include live worms, herring and
prawns, a doughy mixture of bread and cheese, as well as white
pilchards and fish guts which are used by those fishermen who are
out to catch less, but larger fish.
One of the most popular types of bream fished for in Australia is
the black bream, also called the southern black bream, southern
bream and blue-nosed bream. It can be found in the Southern waters
in Tasmania, and typically range from 1 to 2 kg. The best months for
them are fall and early winter. Their spines can get you good, so be
careful when handling them.
Another type of bream would be the yellowfin bream, also called the
surf bream, silver bream, eastern black bream and sea bream. It is
distinguished from the black bream by its yellow ventral and anal
fins. You will encounter these Australian bream along the eastern
coast.
So, if you live in there and are an avid angler, you are probably
all set for fishing for Australian bream. If you are planning on
visiting, you should set aside some time to enjoy it. No need to
worry about taking your fishing gear and tackle, you can just use on
of the many Australian fishing charters and they will hook you up
with some wild and wiggly bream.
by Bob Ives
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