whats the best bait for bream, bluegill, ect

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Originally Posted by SteveJ

You are just a youngster, I'm 72 yrs old and still trying to learn how to catch brim and crappie. Up until about 10 yrs ago I thought the only fish in sweetwater was a bass but as I aged and got all those little pains it just got to be too much work to chase um so I got some long poles and changed over to crappie and having a blast. Still have a lot to learn and even more about brim. Got 15 crappie today, pink/wht the hot color, in about 5 hrs before my back told me it was time to go home. I jig fish with an attractent, don't use minnow tho I sure they would help me catch more.

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I like what stevej says, "never to old to learn" what a great attitude. :)

If fishing a pond where the fish are fed commercial feed, you really can't beat whole kernel corn. But it is sort of a specialty item, for special situations.

A small black jig is great if you tip it with a meal worm or piece of shrimp.

A small beetle spin is great with they are bedding. So is a tiny Rebel crank bait, crawfish style and color.

If I were going to a strange reservoir I'd use the black jig and meal worm. That's pretty foolproof. If the fish are there, they'll hit it. Full moons in April-October her are expecially good times to fish.

Don

I used these this past weekend and we tore up the bream.:D Power Wigglers

I was fishing a farm pond in the evening and in the morning the following day. We rigged them on a 1/32 oz jig head under a cork. I was really impressed at how many fish you can catch on just one. Plus they are easy for the kids to re-bait their own hook.

I use a Colorada Spinner with the smallest hook I can find and tip it with night crawlers. That spinner makes them bream go crazy.
I cast it toward the bank and tightline it back to the boat.

whole krennal yellow corn works great too !
put corn in ziplock bag throw in cooler will last all day
one krennal is all you need on the hook .

Tried Power Wigglers today, 20 fish with using just one bait in 10 minutes, wow. The fish will hit nightcrawler bits more aggressively, but you lose time rebaiting where the power wiggler stays on. Found they also hit crappie nibbles pretty hard but they really don't stay on the hook.

To avoid the smallest fish like fishing w/ little gitzit jigs with whatever bait tipped on the end. In a lake environment, cocktail shrimp soaked in fish attractant seems to be good for larger ones.

I don't guess I ever saw if you wanted to fish live bait or artificial?

I fish artificials all of the time. Mostly on a flyrod anymore, but you could fish these several other ways as well.

The first bait I like is the Bream Killer:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feat...h/part258.html

The bream killer is a really good bait. It slowly sinks and bream will wear it out.

Next is the Foam Spider:

http://warmwaterflyfisher.com/flymonth/FOTM012003.htm

This bait floats on top on the water. We use it in tandem with the Bream Killer fished about a foot apart. It's not uncommon to catch two bream at once.

Next is a waxie:

http://flytyingforum.com/index.php?a...ow&showid=3166

This bait looks like the real thing and is simple to make. It can be fished alone or in tandem with a dry fly a foot apart.

Wet flies are good too:

http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/april2006/156

These sink slowly and look like drowned insects.

Dry flies are really good:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/101/part27.html

These ride the top of the water.

Scuds:

http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.p...=$s&showid=673

You can either just let them drift or wiggle them.

Small Wooly Buggers:

http://www.tie1on.net/wbtm.htm

I tie these either in a size 8(Mustad 3366) or a size 12(TMC streamer hook). The whole fly is 1 1/2 inches long. I tie them in many different color combinations but my favorite is tan Marabou, rootbeer Pearl Chenille, with a gold bead. Looks like a softshell crawdad and the bream and bass have been smoking it here lately. I also take a brown marker and put some vertical lines on the marabou. Makes it have more depth and livelyness. You can present this several ways. Best here lately has been retrieving it fast.




There are alot of baits that bream will hit. Some days some baits are better than other. Easiest way to find out is watch what they are doing. If you see them hitting the top of the water then go for a floater. If you see them taking bugs just below the water then go for something that will sink slowly. If not either one of these then throw a bait out there that "swims". Lots of ways to catch fish, but the best is offering them what they want.

Oh and if you can't tell I am heavy into tying flies. It has helped me learn more about the fish. ;)

Flies!

I got this 1/2 pound Bluegill among other Bluegill and LMB on my Dixie Bug.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-...eam(Small).jpg

Two and a half pound LMB (Largemouth Bass) on the Dixie Bug
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-...LMB(Small).jpg

Dixie Bug

I also think spikes are the only way to go when fishing for panfish. They are super effective and super cheap.