🇦🇺 I need help identifying
Shared by Vanessa Vastag
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Posted 5 Aug 2023 · 362 views
Caught in the Pizzy park dog off leash area. (Not by me) but I’m wanting help to identify! I’m pretty sure this is freshwater so, any one know what fish this is? Photo doesn’t do the size justice but it was very thick/fat width wise. Looked at least a healthy kilo or so. Please help.
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3 years ago
by itsaboat
It is a bream. They can live happy in brackish water. They probably got in there from the canal during a flood. At a guess if it is about 1kg it would be around 15 years old or maybe older. So a flood any time the past 15 to 20 years could have got them in.
3 years ago
by Vanessa Vastag
Awesome thank you. I did think so, but the freshwater threw me. 🙈
3 years ago
by itsaboat
I have caught bream in water fresh enough to drink. Flathead also can live in brackish to almost fresh water. If I was in your area I would be trying some soft plastics and definitely trying some "salt water" baits. Looking on the map, I would say not many people fish that lake which makes it even better !!
3 years ago
by Vanessa Vastag
Nice. I tried today there with some live yabbies, got a bit spooked by all the water fowl about so kind of chickened out (pun not intended) lol!
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