What month do bream start biting?

Bream protecting their nests will aggressively bite most anything tossed their way. Full moons in May and June are infamous periods for catching a stringer full of these rambunctious panfish. Even in April, water conditions may warm up to ideal bedding temps of 65 to 70 degrees for the mid-month full moon bite.

What months do bream bed?

They generally bed only one time each spring, when the water warms into the 70’s. That is as early as February in Florida, May in mid-Georgia and June in Indiana and North Carolina, the northernmost point of their natural range. They can be found from the east coast to Texas and have been stocked outside that area.

Can you catch bream in the winter?

Using the right techniques under the right conditions, panfish such as bream, crappie, yellow perch, rock bass and white bass can be caught throughout the winter months.

Where do bream go in summer?

“It’s harder to find bream beds in deeper water because people can’t smell the beds, but bream bed all the way through the summer. “In the summer, bream scatter, but in the winter, they stay more concentrated in deep water.” To find good bream concentrations in deep water, scan the lake bottom with guality electronics.

Where can I find bream beds?

Typically, bream beds will be found in small pockets and coves in feeder creeks and in protected areas in shallow water down to about 5 feet deep. Often, they are found considerably shallower, sometimes in very skinny water.

What is the best time of the year to catch bream?

On many bream-fishing waters, there’s a saying: the best time to fish for bream such as bluegills and redear sunfish is in spring and early summer, during or near the time when the moon is full.

What time of year is best for bream?

Bream can be caught throughout the year with winter and spring being particularly good times. They feed most actively around high tide and the first few hours of the run-out tide, especially if this occurs in the morning or evening. Baits should be alive or as fresh as possible.

Can you catch bream in August?

“We had about a half spawn back in May and then a pretty decent but still not a full spawn in June, but late July and August have been great. I don’t see that trend stopping until it gets fall either.” Blakley said during the first go-round he was catching bream on beds that had anywhere from 10 – 25 holes in them.