Thread: Bream on the beds..

Originally Posted by wademaster

Ok, well get out there on the water and LEARN by DOING. That'll always stick with ya better. Like I said previously, go fishing if you wanna learn about fishing. You can only learn so much from forums. Nothing beats hands on experience.

Well there little buddy... I catch lots of bream but I just can't get them to tell me WHY they are on the beds when they are!

Thanks folks for all the info!

When these fish are not on the beds... Do y'all still catch them?
If so are they in the same area? How do you target them?

I catch bluegill from February or March through October or November. They sometimes may be in the general vicinity of where they bed when not bedding, but definitely will not be on the beds, and generally are not going to be as shallow at other times as they are when bedding. In early spring and late fall they tend to be deep; in summertime good places to look are flats in the three- to six-foot-deep range, especially ones that are close to deeper water; banks that drop off quickly to water six to ten feet deep and that have heavy cover can also be good. Weedbeds can be good places to look, depending on the water body, though if they're too shallow they won't be used outside of the spawn. Patterns can vary widely at the same time of year from water to water, depending on water clarity (fish tend to be found deeper year-round in very clear lakes), fishing pressure, general topography of the lake, etc.

Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

When these fish are not on the beds... Do y'all still catch them?
If so are they in the same area? How do you target them?

I usually find them in deeper water ajacent to or nearby the spawning beds.

I catch 'em year round and agree with the guys above on location.

You all are missing half the spawn. In Oklahoma the first spawn is normally on the 6+ days of the full moon phase AND the same time period of the dark phase in May. Followed by June July and some in August. I have known and followed this for many,many years.

I agree with Cricket George