Bream on Surface flies

[Mickyj]

Seeing the weather is cold wet and windy .I thought I'd post some pictures of some Bream caught on surface flies .Before I injured my knee at the end of Autumn. I was hooked on making a popper that would catch me some larger Bream that haunt the shallows of West Lakes.
This itty bitty baby fell to a white gurgler near a tiny seaweed bed at a tiny beach
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This is the fish in my avatar when its not moving slightly bigger
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Blurry picture of the tail of my fly in the mouth of a tiny Bream
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Another tiny Bream that fell to a popper with a pink tail
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Since then I lost a heap of Bream to flies with yellow tails (I had problems with my whip finish knots:eek:).
And while waiting for the sun to return I have made some smaller poppers. That hopefully will do the trick in some ankle deep water that some much larger fish haunt.Along with the ones out a bit deeper.
Cheers Mick

[trout_bum]

Good work Mick. I have a wedding I have to attend in the first week of November in Port Macquarie and am gonna try some of these for the whiting and bream in Lake Cathie. Looks like you've been having some fun. Please keep us posted as to your successes...;-)

TB

[Mickyj]

I actually love Shrimp patterns my ten thumbs have trouble tying them;)
I did own one made with rubberbands(not to be confused with my rubber band fly:eek:) lost it with a bad cast.
But I noticed when I bought my longer rod the larger flies got harder to cast for some reason .
I will be doing some dusk fishing this year I tend to fish more mornings .And have had some lost mullieway's mid mornings !!!(not on poppers)

Mind u I have downsized to a trout 16 hook so something extra large may not be on the cards or will it ?
These smaller poppers(not the one in the picture) I noticed in trials don't make the popper noise but they certainly disturb the water .

Cheers
Mick
PS
I know u cant use trout hooks number 16 for Bream everyone has told me .
I know they will catch Bream as seen above (not the gurgler)
And I scared the big fish by moving the fly just that bit early.

I am just going to edit my reply .By saying I'm not having a go at you trout bum.Its just that this bug got to me and I have a need to catch Bream on the surface.
Take it from me I caught many more the last couple of years under the water than on top.
And if I didnt hurt my knee after coming out the water perhaps I would be over it .
There's something in getting hit on top of the water
cheers

[breno1967]

Great work guys, love the flies TB. I will have to spend some time creating some magic flies myself.
Cheers
Breno