Thread: whats the best bait for bream, bluegill, ect

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.

I am not sure when bream spawn down there but on Ky Lake it is May. In the shallow or when they spawn, i have found nothing better than a 1 inch Charlie Brewer Slider Grub. If it ever gets slow, just put a cricket on the slider grub but i hardly ever use live bait when they spawn.

I am guessing that bream isn't spawning down there yet and probably live bait will be best.

http://www.fishingworld.com/Slider/D...48705821260153

I vote for bee moths as the best bait for big bluegills. Put them on a small hook and you will catch fish. Crappie love them also.

The bee moths are smaller than waxworms but larger than a maggot.

1. Roach Bugs
2. Yellow Kernel Corn
3. Red Salmon Eggs
4. Poping Bugs when May Flies come out.

Cheap and deadly baits............

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

1. Roach Bugs
2. Yellow Kernel Corn
3. Red Salmon Eggs
4. Poping Bugs when May Flies come out.

Cheap and deadly baits............

A kid down the road from me suggested corn and I thought he was nuts. I guess he wasn't lying. Do you use fresh corn or canned corn? Does it matter?

I used can corn in a river wihen I was a kid and also used them in a big lake not sure if it's the best bait but it does catch fish.

Catalpha worms. When you can find them. Pinch the heads off and turn those suckers inside out,bait your hook and HANG ON !

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.