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Bream are still on at Brunswick Heads
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Windarra Banks has
seen for ages.
Blackfish have finally
bait, but I’ve found nothing better.
produced nice snapper and teraglin.
turned up in good num- bers and mullet have been schooling in the lower reaches.
Flathead have been in the river in good num- bers and live herring have been attracting them.
The bigger model trag have been present on the 45-fathom line be- hind Windarra, but not for me because of the current line that hits when I go out.
Sea mullet will refuse to take a bait but tiger mullet – also called flat tail – are hungry.
Small bait jigs and a small amount of bread for berley – off the jetty behind the old co-op is your best bet for catching a few land-based herring at Brunswich Heads.
Snapper are a no-show in close again this year. Sure, there are a few around but not in num-
Keira caught four on bait when targeting bream and used mullet for bait!
bers and quality. Jewfish have been
Speaking of which, as I mentioned previously, we are having a proper bream season.
They are worth the time to procure because along with the flatty are good-sized trevally and a few school jewfish.
around though and are partial to a live pike, of which there have been plagues.
Keira and Melissa were pretty keen to have a go, so we went and hooked a few bream around the harbour.
These last three species will continue on through to spring but bream numbers will start to ta- per off towards the end of the month.
The good news is no leatherjacket yet, but I’m sure we cannot be lucky enough to miss them completely, they must be a bit late.
The first trip was a bit slow but the next time we went the fish were ferocious, and we had a great session.
Best of luck with the fish and stay healthy through these interest- ing times.
The Brunswick River has fished the best I’ve
Mullet gut is a messy
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