TIGHT WATER BREAM

Fishing for bream in coastal estuaries is an inherent activity for southern anglers. So many young fishos cut their teeth chasing bream and other estuary species in our temperate inlets; it’s accessible fishing and a lot of fun. My introduction to fishing when I was a kid was in a small river close to home, chasing mullet and small salmon around the mouth, and eventually bream in the deeper holes further upstream. It’s a great setting to introduce young fishos to our sport, and the level of engagement will naturally increase as skills develop.

And one of the great things about our estuaries is they still represent a challenging setting for adept fishos, too. Pulling quality fish from our estuaries isn’t always easy, especially from the rivers and creeks at the smaller end of the scale. Here in my home state of SA we can count our large estuary systems on one hand, but although we have missed out on larger estuaries, we do have some neat little rivers cutting through coastal scrub which still offer good fishing at the right times.

These tight waters aren’t just restricted to South Oz either, with small inlets dotted right around the southern