Lately however, I have been trying out the locally made lures, with some excellent results. The problem with the local industry is that as most lures are hand made, the manufacturers have great difficulty in keeping up supply. Cost of lures. Without going overboard, it is essential to have a reasonable range of lures. To me, fishing is for pleasure and should be treated as any other sport.
Estuary mouths are especially good around Easter, when the mullet are running.
Also tidal regions, where the making tide floods over sand or weed beds. Mud flats are another specialist location, as the natural feed for bream are mud dwelling crustaceans. For the not so faint hearted, try casting around an oyster lease, if you dare, especially at dawn on a high tide. It is essential to take note of the present moon, tide and barometer conditions at the time of a hot bite. On the same vein it is also most important to look for the signs which will indicate what the bream are feeding on at the time, and why they are there.