| Yellowfin
Bream
Size
250g - 4kg
Legal
Length
25cm Bag
Limit
20
Where
Yellowfin Bream haunt
the beaches, rocks
and estuarine waters
of the eastern coast
of Australia from
central Queensland.
to eastern Victoria.
They populate bays,
lakes, tidal rivers
and creeks, estuaries,
surf beaches and
headlands often forming
into schools. Bream
found in the coastal
waters along beaches
and open waters have
a silver appearance
whereas the estuarine
dwellers are usually
darker in colour
Bait
Yabbies (nippers),
Beach worm, Blood
worm, Fish flesh,
Pilchard, Pippi,
Prawn, Sand worm
lure: Soft Plastic
or Hard Body Minnow
(lure length 5cm
max)
Tackle
Link: 2 - 6kg main
line with a 40cm
trace.
Hook: No.2 - 1/0
Mustad 540 Viking,
No.4,6 or 8 Longshank
for nippers, prawn
and worm baits.
Rig: Light rig with
lightest ball running
sinker as possible.
More info
At beaches bream
can be found in gutters
and areas of deeper
water where they
will feed on worms,
crab and shellfish
delivered by the
wave action and surge.
Most cases bream
can be found where
there is a rocky
bottom. Beach bream
prefer pippis, pilchard
fillets and beachworms
and bite best at
early morning or
late afternoon and
evening combined
with a rising tide
bringing the fish
out of the deeper
gutters and channels
and up on to sandbars
in search for food.
Bream often follow
schools of tailor
and feed on the pickings
left behind. During
winter months bream
congregate in deep
fast running water
near surf bars where
rivers and estuaries
enter the open sea.
Best times here are
at night and dawn
especially big tide
nights which correspond
with periods a few
nights before and
up to the full moon
and new moon. Use
minimum terminal
tackle at beaches
so the bait is presented
naturally with the
wave action and a
light beach rod of
3 - 4m is ideal for
bream fishing at
the beach and from
rocks. From the rocks
bream will be found
in small gutters
and washes that have
white water spilling
over broken reef,
the fish scavenge
the bottom and rock
ledges for small
crabs and crustaceans.
Try a small cut crab
allowed to wash around
freely here. A technique
for berleying bream
from the rocks is
to hang a fish frame
over the edge and
allow the wash to
break up the frame
to make a natural
trail. Unweighted
baits are best used
with berley trails
from rocks and only
use a sinker if the
water is turbulent
or your bait is hanging
on the surface. During
July/August spawning
occurs leading to
large congregations
toward river mouths
and sand bars. Biting
is avid at these |