This was filmed on Sydney Harbour. If you explore throughout the Harbour you'll find plenty of places to catch bream, such as along rocky shorelines like in this video, around moored boats, jetties and other structures that provide the bream with shelter, a break from the current and nearby food, such as small baitfish.
Nice fish! In regards to feedback on your video: I like how you captured a good example of your regular day out, which viewers can relate to. Real is always best and you have achieved that. My only constructive criticism is the length. A lot of RUclips viewers tend to move on after a few minutes so it can be handy to edit out some parts to shorten the total length while still showing the necessary details and action. I hope that helps. Good luck with your videography and good fishing!
Thanks very much, just two last questions. When using a sinker, should I have a running sinker with swivel or should I have the sinker at the last end of the line? Second question, sometimes I could a lot of bream feeding on food near structures in Adelaide, I casted out some pilchard into them but they did not bother to bite. What can I do to make them want to bite?
It was let go so it can be caught again... and it was in Sydney Harbour, where the dioxin levels are a tad high to be eating too many bottom dwelling fish such as bream.
Can I ask one more question? I am also thinking of making a rig with a heavy sinker at the bottom and some hooks above it so that when the sinker lands on the bottom, the hooks will stay about 30cm off hte bottom. But I think that this would scarre the breams away because if the sinker. Does the sinker really scare the fish away?
Donna Kim Only use a sinker when you need to. Bait always presents more naturally without weight, so it's best to use the minimum weight require to suit the prevailing conditions. If you do need a sinker to keep your bait in the area you want, or to reach the depth at which the fish are holding, then definitely use a sinker. You can catch most fish using sinkers, without it scaring them, as long as the weight selection is sensible. In the case of this video, no sinker was used because the area was shallow and we wanted the bait to drift the same way as the berley did before it. Good luck!
I've searched for your video and your channel has a lot of videos from various producers. Can you send me the video name that you are talking about. Thanks.
Donna Kim It's best to leave it for a while, especially if the bait is unweighted: the current or water movement will move the bait around to cover some extra ground. That said, if you haven't attracted any bites after a while, say 5 minutes, then it might be worth winding it in to check the bait's condition and to recast to ensure it is in the area in which you want the bait to be. If you have been berlying as suggested in this video then the fish will come to you, so keep your bait around the area you have berleyed. I hope that helps. Good luck!
what are the best baits for saltwater river bream? (Maribyrnong River). I know a terrific spot which is exposed to bream habitat. I can even see 30cm bream cruising past sometimes however i cannot catch them because i dont know what to use as bait. Estuary bream are so much easier to catch because they take almost anything. I caught a few on a holiday one time. I used pippies, prawns and even raw chicken. Please Help
+Joshua Tabone Fresh yabbies are a great bait choice for picky bream. Check out our video called 'How to catch whiting with yabbies' to see how you collect yabbies for bait. They are an excellent bait for bream, whiting, flathead, trevally and just about any other estuary fish. Also, if you can see the fish, they can probably see you, so try staying out of sight when you are fishing. Good luck.
+Jarvis Walker Fishing Thank you so much for responding so quickly! Definitely will give yabbies a try, hopefully this weekend. Couple more questions, Would you recommend fishing a weightless rig to catch bream in 1-2 meters of water? Also, will small river bream (15-30cm) attack a relatively large bait being a yabbie? Once again thank you for the advice, love all your videos! Also checked out the whiting video which was also fantastic!
+james wroughton Hi James, Try your local tidal estuaries, casting around structure such as rockwalls, jetty pylons and other structure that disrupt the current. Best of luck.
Thank you mate.Very good video for the beginners. Very useful!
This was filmed on Sydney Harbour. If you explore throughout the Harbour you'll find plenty of places to catch bream, such as along rocky shorelines like in this video, around moored boats, jetties and other structures that provide the bream with shelter, a break from the current and nearby food, such as small baitfish.
Great video
really helpful thanks
Nice fish! In regards to feedback on your video: I like how you captured a good example of your regular day out, which viewers can relate to. Real is always best and you have achieved that. My only constructive criticism is the length. A lot of RUclips viewers tend to move on after a few minutes so it can be handy to edit out some parts to shorten the total length while still showing the necessary details and action. I hope that helps. Good luck with your videography and good fishing!
OK thanks heaps for the tips, really apprectiated
Cheers guys, we do soemthing very similar and have had great luck.
great presentation
Thanks very much, just two last questions. When using a sinker, should I have a running sinker with swivel or should I have the sinker at the last end of the line?
Second question, sometimes I could a lot of bream feeding on food near structures in Adelaide, I casted out some pilchard into them but they did not bother to bite. What can I do to make them want to bite?
what are some other fish you can catch in the more open water and what bait for those fish thanks and great vid really helped
It was let go so it can be caught again... and it was in Sydney Harbour, where the dioxin levels are a tad high to be eating too many bottom dwelling fish such as bream.
sugarloaf bay hey? :) live just a few doors down from there!
That's great news, did you use the tips in this video?
If you search canal fishing mooloolaba it comes up as the video right on the top. its by breambros
You ever read the label on prawns in the shop? "DO NOT USE FOR BAIT" you are introducing white spot to your local waterways.
Thanks
Can I ask one more question? I am also thinking of making a rig with a heavy sinker at the bottom and some hooks above it so that when the sinker lands on the bottom, the hooks will stay about 30cm off hte bottom. But I think that this would scarre the breams away because if the sinker. Does the sinker really scare the fish away?
Donna Kim Only use a sinker when you need to. Bait always presents more naturally without weight, so it's best to use the minimum weight require to suit the prevailing conditions. If you do need a sinker to keep your bait in the area you want, or to reach the depth at which the fish are holding, then definitely use a sinker. You can catch most fish using sinkers, without it scaring them, as long as the weight selection is sensible. In the case of this video, no sinker was used because the area was shallow and we wanted the bait to drift the same way as the berley did before it. Good luck!
Hi mate, where about is this place in sydney?
, i am new to fishing and m very kneen in knowing new spots for bream....Thanks.
I've searched for your video and your channel has a lot of videos from various producers. Can you send me the video name that you are talking about. Thanks.
I fish at Darwin but I don't know what place is the best
Once the bait touches the bottom, can I just leave it there or do I have to somethings about it?
Donna Kim It's best to leave it for a while, especially if the bait is unweighted: the current or water movement will move the bait around to cover some extra ground. That said, if you haven't attracted any bites after a while, say 5 minutes, then it might be worth winding it in to check the bait's condition and to recast to ensure it is in the area in which you want the bait to be. If you have been berlying as suggested in this video then the fish will come to you, so keep your bait around the area you have berleyed. I hope that helps. Good luck!
A very good explanation, thanks!
what are the best baits for saltwater river bream? (Maribyrnong River). I know a terrific spot which is exposed to bream habitat. I can even see 30cm bream cruising past sometimes however i cannot catch them because i dont know what to use as bait. Estuary bream are so much easier to catch because they take almost anything. I caught a few on a holiday one time. I used pippies, prawns and even raw chicken. Please Help
+Joshua Tabone Fresh yabbies are a great bait choice for picky bream. Check out our video called 'How to catch whiting with yabbies' to see how you collect yabbies for bait. They are an excellent bait for bream, whiting, flathead, trevally and just about any other estuary fish. Also, if you can see the fish, they can probably see you, so try staying out of sight when you are fishing. Good luck.
+Jarvis Walker Fishing Thank you so much for responding so quickly! Definitely will give yabbies a try, hopefully this weekend. Couple more questions, Would you recommend fishing a weightless rig to catch bream in 1-2 meters of water? Also, will small river bream (15-30cm) attack a relatively large bait being a yabbie? Once again thank you for the advice, love all your videos! Also checked out the whiting video which was also fantastic!
What size hook
What size
good
where is this place?
+Chang Liu This video was filmed in Sydney Harbour.
i know no one will see this but its illegal to to use supermarket prawns as bait.
raw imported prawn is not permitted however cooked not mentioned.
as you canna see
where are some good places to fish for bream
+james wroughton Hi James, Try your local tidal estuaries, casting around structure such as rockwalls, jetty pylons and other structure that disrupt the current. Best of luck.
nice bream, shame about your pants. haha, classic gag.