Bream: Hello everyone yes I'm new and a question on bream or brim fishing......I catch them mainly bluegill but none of the bigger ones......I live in Texas and worms work great but...

Sonny-DD Loc: San Angelo , Texas

Hello everyone yes I'm new and a question on bream or brim fishing......I catch them mainly bluegill but none of the bigger ones......I live in Texas and worms work great but one of the last ones I caught had a chunk ( turtle I believe ) , out of the back part of its head....the brim was a smaller one about palm size ......any tips on catching bigger sunfish?

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Welcome Sonny-DD; Please go back to you profile and add where you live, etc. It helps us give more specific advice. Yep, brim, or sunfish are food fish both in the water and out. We used them for bait to catch Catfish in Red River when I was a kid.

In one sense brim as fish are sort of like a Red River BB rifle, and are excellent for training! just Sayin..RJS

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Welcome Sonny-DD; Please go back to you profile and add where you live, etc. It helps us give more specific advice. Yep, brim, or sunfish are food fish both in the water and out. We used them for bait to catch Catfish in Red River when I was a kid.

In one sense brim as fish are sort of like a Red River BB rifle, and are excellent for training! just Sayin..RJS

Smokypig Loc: Cheyenne, wyoming

You are probably catching the normal size for those waters. Check out a different place.

RJS had it right. The name is pronounce Brim. If someone insists it is Bream, hit em in the head with a bim.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Sonny-DD wrote:

Hello everyone yes I'm new and a question on bream or brim fishing......I catch them mainly bluegill but none of the bigger ones......I live in Texas and worms work great but one of the last ones I caught had a chunk ( turtle I believe ) , out of the back part of its head....the brim was a smaller one about palm size ......any tips on catching bigger sunfish?

Mornin' Sonny, welcome to the Forum. Keep your lines tight.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

SonnyDD Welcome to the Stage, The lake I live on has a big population of Blue gill. There's a lot of smaller Gills that always hang around the docks and they're very easy to catch. I've found on this lake if I find deeper water, especially around bluffs I'll find bigger gills. I'll fish these bluffs with a worm and slip bobber set around 12 ft. and usually catch a good mess.

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

Sonny-DD wrote:

Hello everyone yes I'm new and a question on bream or brim fishing......I catch them mainly bluegill but none of the bigger ones......I live in Texas and worms work great but one of the last ones I caught had a chunk ( turtle I believe ) , out of the back part of its head....the brim was a smaller one about palm size ......any tips on catching bigger sunfish?

Welcome Sonny, what part of our little state ya in

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

Back when I was a kid growing up in Natchitoches Louisiana (yes I am a name dropper), we used Grey Crickets to catch Bream. This was on both Toledo Bend, and in Black Lake. Since I moved up to New Hampshire, I discovered that I can't get Grey crickets so I have to use worms in the Connecticut river. I discovered that they got fairly big bream in the river, but they are a lot deeper than the small ones. So, try going deeper and see if that helps. Good Luck.

Jackruff Loc: South Mississippi

Here in Mississippi we spell it "bream" and pronounce it "brim."

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

I understand. Even though I live up north now, I still got that southern vibe flowing in my veins. However you wanna say it or spell it, I still call them good to eat.

Jackruff Loc: South Mississippi

I’m eating some now! And bass. They’re good, too.

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

Good for you. I just checked the Connecticut river temperature. It's all the way up to 43 degrees. Hopefully it will be approaching 50 sometime next week if it stays warm. It's been a long winter so I am ready to go fishing. Enjoy your supper.

Harry