spawn time

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03-13-2006, 09:45 PM
patassa

spawn time

we fished sunday water temp. low 70's and high we caugh 40 good bream and 3 or 4 shellcrackers but the fish were all over not stacked up like last year. when i cleaned them only two had eggs and the sacks were very small
do you think the spawn is over or late and the egg are just starting to grow:confused: :confused: do bream spawn before the shellcrackers

possable the fish moved because of the hurricane we fish southern louisiana and last year we would catch 100 or more 3/4 of a lbs or better in one spot
03-13-2006, 10:04 PM
belizaire

they probably are just stageing right now but wont be long.
03-14-2006, 07:33 AM
Tunica

Bream spawn multiple times. I love the full moon cycles. IF you found bream without eggs wait until the next moon cycle and then chase them again....I venture to say they will have eggs..if the water aint in the 70's yet them shallow bream wont be there try deeper water. This is my opinion only....
03-14-2006, 10:56 AM
ceb

From what I've been told, shellcrackers spawn before the bream. Here in AR, the shellcrackers usually start around mid-late April and the bream in May. But with this crazy weather pattern, who knows when they will spawn. I'm not sure what drives them more, temp or photoperiod.
03-14-2006, 07:12 PM
patassa

thank guys for the help i will hit them again on thurs.
03-14-2006, 08:23 PM
gabowman

Are you guys referring to "bream" as in blue gills or what?
03-14-2006, 08:26 PM
Crappisaurusrex

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Originally Posted by gabowman

Are you guys referring to "bream" as in blue gills or what?

yes, gills, sunfish, shellcrackers,bream all pretty much the same just depends where you are.:)
03-14-2006, 10:08 PM
patassa

gabowman

redears,chick-a-pin,shellcracker-yellow spoted with red gill flaps
bream,sunfish,bluegill-male purplewith orange belly female yellow

in french all are called patassa:D
03-14-2006, 10:49 PM
Crazyhorse420

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Originally Posted by patassa

we fished sunday water temp. low 70's and high we caugh 40 good bream and 3 or 4 shellcrackers but the fish were all over not stacked up like last year. when i cleaned them only two had eggs and the sacks were very small
do you think the spawn is over or late and the egg are just starting to grow:confused: :confused: do bream spawn before the shellcrackers

possable the fish moved because of the hurricane we fish southern louisiana and last year we would catch 100 or more 3/4 of a lbs or better in one spot

Where were you fishing?
03-14-2006, 11:26 PM
patassa

bayou lacombe thare is one bank mabe 100ft long we catch hundreds last year!big pins
03-14-2006, 11:30 PM
stumpbumpers

If the water temp is low 70's keep looking. Hit them the next full moon and the females should be on bed. Right now your probably picking up males, because they will come in first. I'm not a pro, but I'm pretty sure the males are coming in to make the beds and then the females will move up from their staging areas on the next full moon. I usually begin fishing the spawn in NC around April, because our water temps are getting right then. I experience the shellcrackers bedding first and then the larger bream (bluegill) after April I continue fishing off and on throughout the months, but I always hit it around the full moons. They will spawn throughout the warm months and in some cases I've caught them spawning in deep water a month after I caught them in shallow water spawning. Just keep fishing, I think your a little early and that's good. Better early than late. happy fish'n... bumpers...