17-06-2004, 03:16 PM
hi lee, there is supposed to be good numbers of bream.
have a look at the following site for info on the yarra estuary.
[url="http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/angling/29-Yarra/Basin%20TEMPLATE%20Waters.htm#Yarra"]http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/angling/29-Yarra...aters.htm#Yarra[/url]
here is an extract:
Below Dights Falls
Flows sluggishly through Melbourne and into Port Phillip Bay. Freshwater species occurring upstream can be caught below the falls during high river flows. The lower reaches are affected by saline water intrusion from the sea and can contain black bream, sea mullet, flathead, 'pinky' snapper, mulloway to 20kg, Australian salmon, trevally, and occasionally Australian bass. This latter species is thought to have been illegally stocked, as the accepted southeastern limit of their range is thought to be Wilsons Promontory.
This section of the river is under-fished and access is good. Fishing is permitted along the banks through Melbourne City and to the mouth of the river, although there are some restrictions at North Wharf and other wharves. Some good catches of black bream are made at times. Best bait is bass yabbies. Fishing from boats either moored or drifting is NOT permitted below Docklands to the mouth of the Yarra River.
have a look at the following site for info on the yarra estuary.
[url="http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/angling/29-Yarra/Basin%20TEMPLATE%20Waters.htm#Yarra"]http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/angling/29-Yarra...aters.htm#Yarra[/url]
here is an extract:
Below Dights Falls
Flows sluggishly through Melbourne and into Port Phillip Bay. Freshwater species occurring upstream can be caught below the falls during high river flows. The lower reaches are affected by saline water intrusion from the sea and can contain black bream, sea mullet, flathead, 'pinky' snapper, mulloway to 20kg, Australian salmon, trevally, and occasionally Australian bass. This latter species is thought to have been illegally stocked, as the accepted southeastern limit of their range is thought to be Wilsons Promontory.
This section of the river is under-fished and access is good. Fishing is permitted along the banks through Melbourne City and to the mouth of the river, although there are some restrictions at North Wharf and other wharves. Some good catches of black bream are made at times. Best bait is bass yabbies. Fishing from boats either moored or drifting is NOT permitted below Docklands to the mouth of the Yarra River.