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Shallow Water 1-5 meters deep is regarded as shallow water fishing to most old time anglers and the results can be as good as those form deeper areas, if you come to understand the movement of snapper in your local area. Noise is the major difference between the techniques applied from shallow water fishing to deep water fishing.  During rough seas even in the shallow water, making noise will have little impact on your success. However, it is a different ball game when the seas are calm. It is essential that as little noise as possible come from your vessel,...

Luderick Part 1 Part one of this blog we will cover the following: Fish Description The Build of the Fish Fighting Ability Luderick Movements The Diet of the Fish Where to Find Luderick Tricks of the Trade Narrowly related to the rock blackfish or black drummer also the zebra fish and the bluefish, the luderick is a affiliate of the Girella family. Sometimes identified as black fish, or black bream, in other locations, luderick can be found anywhere from the coast line of Noosa Heads in QLD down the East Coast around to South Australia and even the northern parts...

Sandflat Fishing Sandflats are one of the most popular and prolific fishing grounds for anglers. With masses of worms, crustaceans and other marine creatures buried in the sand, larger predatory fish make the sandflats their regular hunting grounds. Predominantly attractive to fishermen throughout the warmer months, the sandflats are home to several of the common species for fish that weekend warriors and holiday anglers are in search of. Whiting, flathead, bream, dart, tailor and flounder can all be taken from the sandflats locations. Wading at low tide Low tide is a great time to fish sandflats, as it restrains the...

Bream are caught in nearly every Australian estuary, and along enormous stretches of our ocean coastline and through many inshore locations. They‘re an important and interesting group of fish which are of intrigue to most all anglers. Whenever you might find bream they are extremely popular with anglers. This is hardly shocking when one stops to consider their fine fighting ability, eating qualities and the levels of skill sometimes needed to latch them. Bream offer just the balance of challenge and reward which angler’s love, and which is capable of converting the infrequent dangler into a specialist angler. There are...

Techniques for Bream The location of where you are fishing will determine the types of techniques that you apply. Because bream inhabit estuary environments and the ocean rocks and inshore reefs your techniques will need to vary accordingly. One point that all bream anglers can agree upon is that burley will improve your catch rate. Additionally, the importance of light tackle, sharp hooks and fresh or live bait will also have a great impact on your success. Bream are not particularly picky, nor are they extra clever or crafty than other fish. However, they do dwell in relatively shallow, clear...