V Solid Bream

[The Poacher]

Hi Raiders,

Had promised to take my long lost cousin and his son fishing. So when he turned up at 10 o'clock on a rainy Saturday I wasn't that hopeful. Anyway, I found a kilo of quality prawns just delivered to the local bait shop, and so things looked up. Hit the water for the first time after a long winter of kids sport/no fishing and it felt great. Went up to Paddys Channel and drifted the last of the run in for very little. Given the tide had nearly stopped I decided to run straight up to the Rip Bridge for the change. First bait down got slammed and the fish took a stack of line. I thought this must nearly be a school jew, but then it turned and we gained a bit of line. Given my cousins son had not caught a fish before, he was really calm and did well not to panic. Anyway, up comes a thumping bream right on midday. After this the tide started to run out, so tried a few other spots for a collection of whiting and flathead. Still ended up being a good day, and we didn't get too wet.

That was 3 weeks ago (I just figured out how to get the photos off my phone) and I heard on the radio today that there are some very good bream in the system at the moment. So if you ever wanted to catch a 4 lb bream, now could be the time.

Good luck,

The Poacher.

[james7]

I think it's very unfair that your cousin's son hadn't caught a fish before and then gets a thumper like that! I'm extremely jealous!

It was certainly worth braving the rain for a cracker bream, whiting and flathead.

Cheers

Peter

[The Poacher]

Thanks Peter,

Yes, it was an absolute horse, and I wish I had got it on a soft plastic. Anyway, it was great to be able to put him onto a decent fish.

Steve

[IVZ350]

the big bream are sure on the prowl lately.....great catch mate

[mazin1978]

great brem there mate

[wannabefisho]

Gotta love beginners luck! Thats a stonker bream.... nice and thick shouldered... Woulda given some curry to a first timer.

Sounds like a great day, there are some great spots up Brissy Waters as long as you have a boat... Seen plenty of good flatties and school jew brought up from Paddy's... its a top spot... the oyster racks can be another good spot for big Bream around this time of year.

Tight lines

Anthony

[jim bream]

another ripper bream posted well done

[The Poacher]

An oyster farmer up here told me that the water quality in Brisbane Waters is excellent. Apparently, they measure it frequently as it affects their farms. Maybe thats why the breambo's like it so much.