Docklands Bream

[Sammy123]

Been doing rather well lately with bream around the docklands area and the yarra close by, averaging roughly 8-10 fish per session with a couple usually 40cm+ (all released). Been getting most of them on cranka crabs and zman grubz on a 6lb leader. Found them shy In the docklands area, I usually sight fishing them, setting the hook when I see them swallow it.

I target schools of larger fish, which seem to be more aggressive, I have found when drifting a lure just in front of the school the first one will come racing up to it then turn away once he takes a good look at it, but that seems to get his mates competitive and often the second fish will hit it without hesitation. As for the yarra you can't seem to go wrong with drifting along bridge pylons.

Here's one of the better ones

[fishnut]

Great size

[Bugatti]

Nice, very nice.

Great report Sammy and some nice info too. And that Bream is a Stonka :a_goodjob:

Cheers, Bugatti

[Sebb]

Been doing rather well lately with bream around the docklands area and the yarra close by, averaging roughly 8-10 fish per session with a couple usually 40cm+ (all released). Been getting most of them on cranka crabs and zman grubz on a 6lb leader. Found them shy In the docklands area, I usually sight fishing them, setting the hook when I see them swallow it.

I target schools of larger fish, which seem to be more aggressive, I have found when drifting a lure just in front of the school the first one will come racing up to it then turn away once he takes a good look at it, but that seems to get his mates competitive and often the second fish will hit it without hesitation. As for the yarra you can't seem to go wrong with drifting along bridge pylons.

Here's one of the better ones

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Well done. I too find Docklands breams are frustrating to catch on lures.
Do you just cast and drift weightless? No retrieve?
What about the retrieve in the yarra?

[Sammy123]

Been doing rather well lately with bream around the docklands area and the yarra close by, averaging roughly 8-10 fish per session with a couple usually 40cm+ (all released). Been getting most of them on cranka crabs and zman grubz on a 6lb leader. Found them shy In the docklands area, I usually sight fishing them, setting the hook when I see them swallow it.

I target schools of larger fish, which seem to be more aggressive, I have found when drifting a lure just in front of the school the first one will come racing up to it then turn away once he takes a good look at it, but that seems to get his mates competitive and often the second fish will hit it without hesitation. As for the yarra you can't seem to go wrong with drifting along bridge pylons.

Here's one of the better ones

_20190427_175318.JPG

Well done. I too find Docklands breams are frustrating to catch on lures.
Do you just cast and drift weightless? No retrieve?
What about the retrieve in the yarra?

For docklands I like to use a light 50mm Cranka crab, I drift it in the top half of the water column, exclusively targeting fish I can see. I don't give it any action as this seems to spook them, just let it drift, keeping my line tight so I can regulate how quickly it sinks. Sometimes freespool, keeping my hand on the line to keep tension. The key is to keep it drifting in the face for as long as possible as some fish will take a while to make up their mind. As for the yarra I either use Cranka crabs drifting along the length of bridge pylons with the current, winding in slack as it drifts back towards you or Zman grubz on a 1/16th jig head (where I retrieve slowly with very subtle rod tip wobbles and twitches and frequent pauses.

[Sebb]

Been doing rather well lately with bream around the docklands area and the yarra close by, averaging roughly 8-10 fish per session with a couple usually 40cm+ (all released). Been getting most of them on cranka crabs and zman grubz on a 6lb leader. Found them shy In the docklands area, I usually sight fishing them, setting the hook when I see them swallow it.

I target schools of larger fish, which seem to be more aggressive, I have found when drifting a lure just in front of the school the first one will come racing up to it then turn away once he takes a good look at it, but that seems to get his mates competitive and often the second fish will hit it without hesitation. As for the yarra you can't seem to go wrong with drifting along bridge pylons.

Here's one of the better ones

_20190427_175318.JPG

Well done. I too find Docklands breams are frustrating to catch on lures.
Do you just cast and drift weightless? No retrieve?
What about the retrieve in the yarra?

For docklands I like to use a light 50mm Cranka crab, I drift it in the top half of the water column, exclusively targeting fish I can see. I don't give it any action as this seems to spook them, just let it drift, keeping my line tight so I can regulate how quickly it sinks. Sometimes freespool, keeping my hand on the line to keep tension. The key is to keep it drifting in the face for as long as possible as some fish will take a while to make up their mind. As for the yarra I either use Cranka crabs drifting along the length of bridge pylons with the current, winding in slack as it drifts back towards you or Zman grubz on a 1/16th jig head (where I retrieve slowly with very subtle rod tip wobbles and twitches and frequent pauses.

Nice thanks.
The best I've had with Docklands and yarra breams are only taps on the bottom, they let go too quickly.
I work in Docklands, looking at the water is a bit dirty today, no breams visible.

[Lightningx]

Some very nice sessions there mate with some quality fish! Nice work :thumbsup:

[Texas]

Sounds like your doing great
Some very good information, thanks for sharing (It's what this forum is about)
Cheers Gra

[fishmagnet]

good onya mate, used to do a lot of that sorta fishing myself back in the day. if you're game enough climb down some of the ladders in docklands, and have a look underneath them with crabs and hold on

[Bugatti]

Some very good information, thanks for sharing (It's what this forum is about)
Cheers Gra

I agree , , , , sharing is what this forum is about :a_goodjob:


And a little annoying Bug too

oops...

I thought I'd save Aaron the effort


Cheers, The Bug