Thread: Weekend Santee Action

Great looking catches Tim. Only reason I haven't made it back is the winds. Hopefully soon. I will check on you if i do and see if you are able to take my extra seat

Nice catches to you guys. Congrats. Is the reason for all the buck fish because the hens are still cruising the spawning flats and havent all made it back to the brush yet? Hows the water color where all your fish are coming from?

Originally Posted by Inkdabber

Actually those are Fliers, it's type of bream that looks like a cross between a crappie and bluegill. I've never caught them in any other lake before as they love to live in vegetation. I feel Florida lakes would have them due to this habitat preference. They like jigs, and knock the fire out of them if you drop it where the Fliers are living. I've caught more of them this year then years past. Probably due to water levels staying consistently up for a change. Should make for a great spawn for all species this year.

Tim, I caught several of those in Florida last week. Tried to tell my buddies what they were. They thought the bream were cross breeding with the Oscars.(surely not)

We are catching a mix of pre and post spawn fish, that is not unusual though. All fish do not spawn at the same time, nor do all individual fish lay their eggs in one nest. Males can be targeted specificly if that is the desire of the fishermen. When going to the banks to spawn, males will hold up on structure in shallow water ares. At Santee, live Cyprus trees are a common type structure that is used. As most know, there are millions of trees available. So it's a matter of finding spawning flats that are holding fish. This can be time consuming, but once certain trees are known to have fish, as long as the water is deep enough, those same trees will be used year after year. On other lakes, docks, laydowns, even sandy patches of bottom can be targeted for nesting, or fry guarding males. Water is slightly stained on the main lake, the back water ares are tanic colored black water.

Originally Posted by gabowman

Nice catches to you guys. Congrats. Is the reason for all the buck fish because the hens are still cruising the spawning flats and havent all made it back to the brush yet? Hows the water color where all your fish are coming from?

Man I bet that was some fun fishing. Grats on some fine fish.

Ink, that's some nice fish. I sure wish I could fish as much as you do again. Being boat less stinks on top of the other obligations. Thanks for sharing. I miss my trips to Santee.
You fish around Tawcaw Creek any?

Ink, that's some nice fish. I sure wish I could fish as much as you do again. Being boatless stinks on top of the other obligations. Thanks for sharing. I miss my trips to Santee.
You fish around Tawcaw Creek any? Fished that area for many years with a guide there.

Sorry for the double post. Won't let me delete either of them.