[Winter-Summer] Bream Fishing on Bait at the Onkaparinga River (HOW TO)

Bait fishing for bream along the Onkaparinga River in Noarlunga is a reliable way to quickly get your friends and family hooked onto fishing. Beautiful scenery, a comfy chair and cool drinks can really make for some great times.
Fishing wise, bream are aggressive little bottom feeders who certainly won't turn their nose up when offered some fresh bait. Vending machines around the rest stops and car parks along the river offer some top quality baits for anyone interested in wetting a line.
Bream fight hard and age slow. Release as many as you can for a brighter fishing future here in SA.
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I would list my gear like usual but there is really such a large range of what is suitable for this sort of fishing, both in price point as well as performance. Go with your gut and see what's available!
Have fun!
Rods: I suggest a 5ft4in - 7ft rod anywhere around 1-8kg
Reel: A 1000 size reel is more than enough line capacity for estuary fishing of this sort.
Line: Sturdy 10lb main line in either braid or mono with some 6lb-8lb line after the swivel or as a leader would be ideal.
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The Onkaparinga River in mid-Winter to the start of Summer has larger and less fickle bream all ready to pounce onto a bit of fresh pilchards or prawns. The formula is simple, put together a running sinker rig ending in a size 6 or 8 suicide hook and you're all set. Fish bite well throughout the day so don't stress too much about when the best time to go is. Sometimes the scenery is its own reward.
I highly recommend buying a ready-made tackle box specifically for targeting bream or estuary fish which would include all your terminal tackle
The legal limit of Southern Black Bream in South Australia is 10 per person measuring more than 30cm from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail.

[@ronanlim8103]

Thanks for all your guides! They are really helpful and informative especially for someone who is just getting into fishing

[@jimlrffishing4071]

STRENGTH! Keep up the good work!

[@Out_door_Shreder]

This is so sick man love your vids keep it up

[@michaelcarnovale7016]

Hell yeah welcome back man, good to see a new vid up!

[@gtfigc259]

When I catch bream in the sea I eat them if there size because once at o ' Sullivan's beach I caught a 41cm monster

[@JEFFISH]

Do what you want man :> I just don't eat fish that take about a decade to grow to legal size.

[@michaelrossi3707]

I’ve Never heard of using live grasshoppers, but I’ll give it a go

[@JEFFISH]

Yea you hook them in the back of the thorax. Theres a part where they don't get damaged by it. When they're alive, you can use them unweighted like a surface lure. Only works on hot days with no wind though.

[@michaelrossi3707]

@@JEFFISH ahhh ok. Do crickets work as well?

[@JEFFISH]

@@michaelrossi3707 haven't heard of anyone use them but I guess it would do the same thing :o

[@Jack_46729]

Is Perry’s reserve any good?

[@mattylokan]

Have you been fishing up at old noarlunga near the oval before? Seen schools of like twenty 60cm - 1m mullet cruising around... Also crap loads of bream up there

[@JEFFISH]

Yea those mullet won't take anything though since they're almost exclusively plankton eaters by that age. Bream wise, I havent done it much since every time I go further in I'm after mulloway :>

[@franksammut168]

Love the videos you make, keep it up. Is that spot you we're at easy to get too?

[@JEFFISH]

You can get similar results all along Perry's bend or downstream from the South Road bridge. Just gotta try the spots out and move if nothings happening. I usually relocate at least once a trip.

[@franksammut168]

@@JEFFISH Cool, thanks for that, will give it a go.

[@youaremysunshine838]

I’m going there tomorrow is there any tips I should know before hoing

[@JEFFISH]

Sorry for the super slow reply, if you aren't too sure still I would say there isn't much to fuss about with bream. The correct size hooks and pilchards are a must! Rod holders and chairs are the most important kit for this kind of fishing in my experience hahah

[@karlzuppin4823]

Why the don't eat bream? They are delicious

[@JEFFISH]

They grow too slowly for what their worth in food quality. We have more to gain with them in the environment and as just a sportfish than as cuisine. Just for perspective, a 38cm individual would likely be more than 20 years old and capable of breeding many more times without as much predatory threats. Bream can taste great but the fishery here is too poor at the moment to allow for us to catch them just for eating purposes. Only after local populations reach a level similar to NSW should we even consider recommending them as a food species.

[@bangonfishingadventures]

@@JEFFISH u could catch worms eating out of there

[@mcmacmcgee]

@@JEFFISH Also more to the point salmon, mullet and garfish (and whiting down near the mouth) are all caught in the onk, taste great and grow much faster

[@EricYFishing2024]

what is the spot you fish at

[@JEFFISH]

Sorry for the super later response. I was fishing between Perrys Bend to the train tracks and you'll have success anywhere along there with a similar setup!

[@edandobie7068]

Can you please post a video of you fishing the onk with lures.

[@JEFFISH]

Yea sure, I'll get onto that after buying a replacement Gopro.

[@edandobie7068]

Thanks and great video