Victorian anglers are well aware of black bream (F. Sparidae) and fish for them in rivers flowing into Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. But there's a large, untapped resource of large adult bream, of up to 4kg. which exit the rivers in late spring, returning during autumn. During the warmer months they feed during the night in shallow waters, about 0.5m deep, around the fringes of the Bay
... [Show full abstract] but, during the day, they school up in deeper water. During that time they don't feed and, hence, are not caught by anglers. These bream present a great fishing opportunity for anglers prepared to fish at night.