Albany Bream Fishing
With the new job, I occassionally get an afternoon off, and this was the case yeserday.
For that reason, I keep a change of clothes, Plueger President 2-4Kg, small reel, Berkley Tackle Bag (FC, Jig Heads, SPs and HBs, Owner Trebs,Braid Scissors and Alvey Measure) in the back of the 4by.
So, after popping in to my local tackle shop for a top up of 1/32 Jig heads and a couple of packets of river prawns and some more Jig Heads, I headed off up the Kalgan, with the report of plenty small bream happening.
Even catching these would be great fun, I know the scenery is always fantastic, the time in quiet solitutude very peaceful, and there was always the change of hooking into the odd decent fish.
A walk trail along the river bank, provided me the opportunity to explore and try different spots.
That's the beautty down here, you can walk for miles, especially during the week, and see no one. You have the whole wonderful experience to yourself.
Interstingly, I'd gone bream fishing on Wednesday armed with no bait (well ok, gulp camo's to the purists 
), but didn't even raise a twitch. So it was back to the 'old fashioned' bait approach yesterday.
In a 90 minute session, I landed 18 bream (with a hookup on every cast) with most, as expected being small. The largest came in at 23cm, but alas, no 35plus (light) tackle testers.
I didn't bother taking photos of the fish, wanting to get them back in the water, but here's some scenery shots I thought Id share with you:
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nice pics and atleast you
nice pics and atleast you got a few fish and had a great day out colin thats what its all about anyway, and the fish are a bonus
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Yeah True Matt
Interesting that the gulps didn't produce and the prawns did.
Next time, I'll probably try some estuary flats.
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cant be the old faithful
cant be the old faithful prawns though colin
always a great back up for sure
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Agreed Matty!
Just shows the 'old basic approach sometimes works. Mind you, a small imbedded (in the prawn) jig head is a plus from the running sinker I think. Plus the hook being inverted off the bottom reduces snags.
There were TONS of small bream in the shallows - shows the system is good and healthy which is great to see.
I suspect down here, the adult bream haven't yet made their way back up stream yet and last seasons babies are still growing to size.
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Not a Bad Way To Spend the Day Colin
It's just nice to be able to get out there.
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Agreed Vince
Yeah, it was magic mate - very calming.
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Colin very calming
So is a dozens cans of black
only joking, Great photos
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LOL Steve
Nah, don't like Pepsi/Coke Max
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loooks amazing down
loooks amazing down there
good on ya col
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Is that you standing on the rock next to the kayaker? (Lol)
Seriously, Top pics Colin and what great looking fishing spots. Thaty is one of the great joys of bream fishing. getting out into great lookign country and doing battle with whily and tough fighting fish.
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Cheers Shecky - LOL #1
Cheers schecky
. LOL #1! and thanks! I thought it was funny, when I zoomed in on them with my camera I discovered they were both standing on a tiny rocks in the middle of the river.
Yeah, can't wait to get out again.
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Love the pics Col, reminds me of home. :)
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Thanks Ads
I'm sure you've got lots of memories of shots like those around Walpole way.
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Great pic mate
there sure is some lovley places down Albany way
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Cheers Russ
Still tons of places to explore, one of the many reasons I love it down here
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hi colin, great photos, makes me want to put in for a transfer :-)
how far would you travel from town to get to spots like that ?
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Davey
Cheers Davey!
All of about 15 minutes Davey as far as the car goes, then about a 20 minutes plus work along the river all up.
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Hi colin
you should be in the real estate game..
I just put in for a transfer, hope to be there by easter.
maybe you can show me some good spots
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hi colin
i just spent last weekend down there sussing out my transfer.
we move down there on 16th march :-)
i am taking a couple of weeks off before i start work so if your keen to hit the river let me know
cheers