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Reply With QuoteFWIW, I rarely bed fish. You can catch gills year round. Just move out into deeper water.
I know that doesn't directly answer your question, but it's something to consider.
Slabmaster
Basics of locating bream beds...(I know it's early)
Hello all!
I'm preparing for late spring and would like to get some insight on bluegill / redear /sunnies fishing. I want to get my 3 sons (5,6,8) on some bed fishing this May. We live in Central Arkansas, so no ice / ice out etc.
I'm not new to fishing, but I am new to fishing from a boat (and brand new to using electronics) so my question is:
How do you decide which spots to check (for beds) on a new lake? What do you look for on google maps? What do you look for when on the water?
Thanks in advance guys!
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FWIW, I rarely bed fish. You can catch gills year round. Just move out into deeper water.
I know that doesn't directly answer your question, but it's something to consider.
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I'm certainly interested in fishing panfish year-round, but being new to boat fishing, the idea of finding them in deeper water seems like a much more daunting task.Originally Posted by deathb4disco
I'd like to find the best potential locations for beds so that I can hopefully get my sons on some fast action later this Spring. I want to be able to spend more time fishing than finding fish with them.
Trophy King
i cant tell u how angry iv been locating brim atm i guess in missisisppi u cannot catch brim until spring time tbh iv never fished winter for them only catfished n winter i can always throw around good structure fallen large trees n catch messes of them i was on a lake for 3 hours yesterday a 800 acre rez walked all the way around it hitting every single good bankspots and couldnt see a single fish the water was clear as day as well it proves here all brim are in the center of the lake on the bottom lol my last 8 trips in a month iv yet t catch a single brim im not gonna even try till late march now early april
Slabmaster
I found this thread with a lot of great info. I apologize for rehashing a reoccurring theme.
I'll post the link for anyone else looking for the same thing: https://www.crappie.com/crappie/panf...ng-bream-beds/
Trophy King
I never catch fish out of their beds....
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Once water temps reach the optimum for panfish to migrate to shallows,beds are simple to find.Shallow coves,and flats warm the quickest,look for hubcap sized impressions,if your timing is correct,you can actually smell the beds ( fishy odor )
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If you have side image you can find them easily! Lookin the areas stated above. Here is what they look like on Si ( excuse the poor quality of the pictureI took it with the camera on my cell phone ). Not enoght knowledge yet to figure out how to take them and down load them with the unit!
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Here’s a few pics of si beds. If you have an si unit they are very easy to find. As to where to look. Many bluegill will bed shallow.......but many will bed deep and those that bed deep will be big. It all depends on the water you’re fishing. I would check coves.....ledges that drop maybe a couple of feet to a flat bottom. I’ve even seen them make their beds on the side of the ledge. Also check at the end of points. I have a couple of videos on my YouTube channel “TroutMagnetMan”.....that if you watch you will see what some bedding areas look like on the lakes I fish. Nothing wrong with bed fishing. Many though take out the males.....that is not the ones you want to take. Take the females if you can. When the big males are removed you are taking away the good genes.....resulting in cuckholding. You can look it up but it basically means when the older bull Gills are removed the smaller males move in and dilute the gene pool.
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