Bream

Going to hit Poplar Tree Lake today and see what them gills are doing!

Good luck!!

Males ought to be in the grounds getting things ready. Full moms 2 weeks away

Good luck Steve. Keep us posted on your trip.

Glad you're enjoying that new engine!!!!

Good luck with those gills.

How'd ya do?

I caught about 20. Kept about 10.1 nice shell cracker.I could not dial them in.Fish were very spotty. No beds yet.Probably hit it again next Friday!Here's a few pics of the lake. I'll take some of the fish tomorrow. Got in late!About 10 years or so ago,TWRA drained this lake and repaired the levee. It was stocked with Florida bass then and it used to have some monster bream in it. Especially red ears.It's about 110 acres. It also has a good population of crappie. Gonna give them a try next Friday also!This lake is also about 35 ft deep in places and has defined creek channels all over it.I'm also gonna hit Big Hill Pond soon and see what's it 's doing.It's a few miles east of Middleton, Tn. on Hwy. 57. Another great TWRA lake for bream!

Last time I fished it, about 3 years ago, it still had lots of buster bream in it. Before they drained it there used to be a large population of what I think were Redbreast Sunfish. I miss them, but the bluegill that have replaced them seemed to be growing just as large. I haven't been fishing it lately, but it is a pretty and peaceful place to be so close to he city.

I can tell u this... The parking sucks at Big Hill pond...
Get your walking shoes on!!!!

Tush, that's why they call it Big Hill!Glad I don't have to make that climb more than once!Might camp there for the weekend!

It's a good looking lake!!! I have not fished it, but plan on it.
It also looks deep!!!

Here's a pic of those bream. They aren't the magnum bream that Poplar Tree has in it, but I promised a lady at work that I would catch her some bream so she will be happy!

Those gills area blast. My son and I fished a private pond, 25 acres, the last two days. Using jigs, we caught over 200 of them rascals 6-7 inches long. Mostly females still in deeper water. He wanted some of the gills thinned out. Happy to oblige. Give it a go again when I come back to Senatobia in a couple weeks. Found some real gooduns getting the beds ready. Left them alone and concentrated on the smaller ones he wants out.