Maroochy River. Pikey Bream

[MickS]

Not sure if it's the recent rain, or just the time of year but the Pikey Bream are on the bite. We have picked up a few nice fish recently.

We have fished the runout tide, late morning with the humble frozen prawn as bait.

[jackextracter]

Gday mate nice fish, thats not a pikey bream your holding I forget the name but some one will tell you on here.

[Silent]

Oh that rubberlip morwong....Sorry pikey bream's not one

[Leighton]

or Slate Bream, Mother in-law fish. Bleed them and they are not bad on the tooth

[MickS]

I thought Morwong had a forked tail?

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater-fishing/sw-species/rubber-lip-or-grey-morwong

[MickS]

A bit more looking around, and Slate Bream seems to be the correct ID. Good fun on the light outfit.

[Mexikan]

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/pgibbosus.htm
Heres a link you might find useful Mick(not only for this fish)I didnt know what a Blubber lip was until recently either.
Mex