How to Fish Bream

Una of the best known species of the Almeria coast It is, without a doubt, the golden one. In recent years it has become a common prey for sport fishermen, especially those who practice surfcasting.

Su chopped is well known by athletes of greater experience and always gives an excellent resistance that makes the techniques and the rod ready to do battle.

How to Fish Dorada in Almería
How to Fish Bream

spars aurata, Moorish Zapata or simply Dorada

Elusive and bold, lto sea bream in an energetic fish which is perfect for fishermen who need a good challenge on their fishing day. The Almeria coast is one of the most prolific settings for their search.

They usually inhabit sandy and rocky bottoms of medium and shallow depth, however, in the breeding season they can be found deeper.

Its diet focuses on crustaceans and shellfish and given its strong teeth, it can perfectly destroy their shells, being a strong grip for fishermen when biting.

Best scenarios for bream fishing

Sandbanks with rocky bottoms

As we already mentioned, these mixed areas are perfect for fishing, especially sea bream; the reason for this is the search for his favorite food: mollusks and crustaceans.

Care must be taken when casting on these rocky bottoms as we could easily get hooked. As a help, the leads will be perfect, whatever the measure.

The recommendation is to launch, as far as possible, away from the rocks. Night is an excellent time to fish for sea bream.

Flat-bottomed sandbanks

Is best setting for surfcasting fishing. If the funds are clear and clean, the day will be short because you will enjoy your hours in a relaxed and enjoyable way. Care must be taken with highly exploited areas, since sometimes pollution or even the regeneration of the beach itself makes the sea bream's own food scarce and therefore impossible to find.   

Exploring the life in the fishing area will be important because it will let you know what species you can find there. The richer in food near the shore, the more opportunity for good fishing

Like the sea bream, try look for clear waters with the presence of crabs or prawns that will ensure that there is life and food for the sea bream.

Sea bream fishing techniques

  • Use thick threads, since the teeth of the sea bream can easily eat up the fine ones.
  • When it comes to rods, surfcasting rods are ideal, and even more so when this technique is going to be used for sea bream fishing.
  • When choosing spools, they must be robust and support good amounts of thread.
  • As we recommended, the use of leads is possible, preferring those between 100 and 150 grams.
  • Although it can be found throughout the year, the most prolific time for fishing is from spring to autumn.
  • Try to use the bait you find around your fishing area, that is, the preferred food of that sea bream you are looking for.

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