Thread: Locating Bream on new lake

One of the surest ways I know is to cast a red worm on light line(4#) with just a small BB and no float. Let it sink slowly and work it a ways slowly along the bottom. I have never know a bream or shell cracker to pass one up. This includes a lot of 4" ones, by the way.

Down here, they'll put the hurt on some crickets below a cork.

Originally Posted by no luck

How do you guys go about finding them on a new lake?

Short answer: get off the banks. Find drop-off's in deeper water.

Also, Matt Straw has a good bream article in the latest In-Fisherman. I haven't had a chance to read it all, but I've skimmed it, and it looks good. I think it would help you.

find weeds and you'll find 'gills

Spend time on the water as much as possible. Try different things.

CAROLINA RIG A RED WIGGLER ON ALL POINTS THAT EXTEND TO DEEP WATER . The next step would be to find the more narrow coves and fish the center water 5-15 ft. deep . All points have a reason they are there and did not wash away . Bream like sandy ,hard bottoms . jmo .

Like Matzilla said... "find weeds and you'll find 'gills". I normally start on the deep side of a weed line first then work around the shallower edges. I love to tight line with small shot and crickets. On my lake they just love them crickets.

VERY GOOD INFO BY ALL! I plan on remembering it!