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A fish found in many biotopes
Sea bream or gilthead bream are very common on Mediterranean coasts. A common species, they can be found on sandy beaches, rocky coasts and harbors. Giltheads are also found in the salt ponds along the Mediterranean coast.
Wherever you are, you can be sure that there are red bream on your fishing spots, and there are several fishing techniques you can use to hope to catch a golden-browed beauty.
Surfcasting for sea bream
Surfcasting is undoubtedly the king technique for targeting gilthead bream. This technique is easy to set up on sandy or pebble beaches, from dykes. In terms of equipment, a rod at least four metres long, capable of casting a lead of at least 50 grams, and fitted with a large-capacity reel, will enable you to fish from shore. As sea bream is a wary fish, the leader should be sliding and of a substantial length, around 2 metres. Hook size should be adjusted according to the bait presented. Please note that the hooks used for bream fishing should be strong and very prickly.
When it comes to baits to use when fishing for bream from a beach or dyke, a variety of worms can be employed. Mourron, American, or the famous bibi de Sète, are very popular with gilthead bream. Crabs are also very good baits, but make sure there are some on your fishing grounds. Bream will always tend to feed on prey already present in the biotope they frequent. Shrimps, or cephalopod strips, as well as various shellfish (mussels, tellins, varnishes...) also provide very good results.
Sea bream fishing with iso fishing
Iso-fishing is a trickier technique to set up, but can be very productive on Mediterranean gilthead bream. The iso fishing technique consists of fishing from the rocky shore using natural baits for various sparids. This technique is mainly used when the sea is rough, to take advantage of the foam. In fact, when the surface of the sea is covered with foam and thus formed, gilthead bream are in search of easy food. Crabs, shellfish, worms, shrimps and other crustaceans are dislodged and move with the waves and currents, a godsend for fish in search of prey. What's more, the foam allows the angler to achieve a heightened level of stealth, which is essential when searching for dorados from the shore.
As far as tackle is concerned, a fairly light, long rod (nearly 5 metres), fitted with a light reel that will be used mainly to manage the fight, will suffice. A lightly leaded sinking nylon leader and, as always, one or two quality hooks, will allow you to present the bait in a natural way.
Two fishing techniques that can be used in all seasons to catch Mediterranean bream from the shore.
