Dozer25 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Im relative new to fishing and yak fishing of course. This is my first post as i finally have something worth posting. Went to the Cooks River for the first time under a bridge near Tempe Train Station early Monday. I was fishing the first couple of hours of the run out tide. I tried flicking some soft plastics with no luck at all. Thankfully i brought some fresh chicken breast as a back up plan and decided to cast the chicken up against a bridge pylon and drifted a little and then all of a sudden a monster hit. I had no idea what it was, i just new it was very large compared to my usual hook ups. After a fairly good fight i finally got it to the surface and the first thing i saw was the massive head of a bream breaking the surface. After nervously getting the Bream into the yak i quickly got the camera to take a few picks and a quick measurement before releasing it. It measured 40cm, a PB for me by 2cm. Apparently a bream this size is approx. 20 years old. Cannot wait to give the Cooks River another go. Also caught a 41cm flathead. If anyone can give us some feed back on the Cooks River and some spots to try it would be much appreciated. And yes i know you cant eat the fish in the Cooks River for me its all about catch and release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Nice fish there mate and it looks as though it,s a black bream judgeing by the absence of any yellow on the pectoral and anal fins.Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 That's a very good and healthy looking bream considering where you caught it. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captin Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Well done, bet the bream fought well. I've always wanted to take the Captin out over on that side of town as i know theirs a few good species for catch and release, might have to make the effort this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 to the forums mate, and congrats on a terrific bream. There are a few Raiders who frequent the Cooks and I'm sure they'll give you a 'heads up' shortly. Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumra Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 great fishing there mate... you should try fishing around the mouth of the cooks where it drains into the bay, you can get some ratty kingies around there in summer... Looking forward to seeing more posts from you mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Great looking bream and congrats on your PB, looks like a black bream to me aswell. Will send PM regarding locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloosh Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) That's a pearler Dozer..well done mate. Welcome to the forum! Some nice jewies in the system too...yeah i spoke to the tumra when i caught up with him last time he said the mouth of the river is hectic. Edited October 7, 2010 by Aloosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Hey Dozer, I was on a train and saw you fishing. You were not the only one fishing that spot this week. I have seen several other boats (one at a time) each morning and I think one in the evening. Some mates of mine who fish SP's have caught many decent jewies in there. Although these people are a big fish eaters, all cooks river fish are strictly C'n'R. That's a thumper of a bream you got there. Try burleying up the pylons and casting either bait or SP's into the trail at the base of the pylons. Get some chook pellets and put them into a burley cage over the side. The tide will soften them and they'll trickle out bit by bit towards the pylons. Bet you have a bit more action ! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer25 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Thanks for the feedback fellow raiders. Im definitely going to give all your suggestions a go. Hopefully ill get another session worth posting. Regards Dozer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman123 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Looks good... Doesn't have a third fin growing out of the middle... Can't go wrong Cheers, Cartman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerz84 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 cracker bream mate top stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bream reeper Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Thats a stonker of a bream mate..well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outfisher Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Great looking bream pitty the water is bad up that way cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrid3r Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Gday buddy, the best place for thumper bream is under the pipe bridge not far from kyeemagh boat ramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangus Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Im relative new to fishing and yak fishing of course. This is my first post as i finally have something worth posting. Went to the Cooks River for the first time under a bridge near Tempe Train Station early Monday. I was fishing the first couple of hours of the run out tide. I tried flicking some soft plastics with no luck at all. Thankfully i brought some fresh chicken breast as a back up plan and decided to cast the chicken up against a bridge pylon and drifted a little and then all of a sudden a monster hit. I had no idea what it was, i just new it was very large compared to my usual hook ups. After a fairly good fight i finally got it to the surface and the first thing i saw was the massive head of a bream breaking the surface. After nervously getting the Bream into the yak i quickly got the camera to take a few picks and a quick measurement before releasing it. It measured 40cm, a PB for me by 2cm. Apparently a bream this size is approx. 20 years old. Cannot wait to give the Cooks River another go. Also caught a 41cm flathead. If anyone can give us some feed back on the Cooks River and some spots to try it would be much appreciated. And yes i know you cant eat the fish in the Cooks River for me its all about catch and release. well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim bream Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 well done on the bream but its definitely a black bream you got there you can tell by colour and the pointy nose closely related to the yellow fin bream . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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