Bream Fishing Heating up in Northeast Mississippi

The bream bite has started to turn on. “Bream begin to move into their shallow spawning locations when the water temperature approaches 70 degrees. That’s where most lakes in this region are now.” said Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologist Tyler Stubbs.  Bream nest in colonies of circular depressions in shallow water when they spawn. These areas resemble a honeycomb, making bream beds easy to find. “Most anglers are catching bream with crickets or redworms on the bottom or under a cork in 2 to 6 feet of water.” continued Stubbs.

The bream bite on Elvis Presley Lake, Trace State Park Lake, and Tippah County Lake is hot right now. Many anglers are reporting catching fish over a pound. A two pound Redear was reported from Tippah County Lake which is currently home to the state record Redear sunfish which weighed 3.33 pounds. Other popular bream lakes in the area, such as Lake Lowndes State Park, Lake Monroe, and Tombigbee State Park, have been a little slower to start, but as conditions improve, so will the fishing.

For more information regarding fishing in Mississippi, visit our website at http://www.mdwfp.com or call us at (601) 432-2212.

Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP), formerly known as the Mississippi Game & Fish Commission, is an agency of the government of the U.S. state ofMississippi responsible for programs protecting Mississippi fish and wildlife resources and their habitats, as well as administering all state parks; it has its headquarters in Jackson. The agency issues hunting and fishing licenses, advises on habitat protection, and sponsors public education programs. It is also responsible for enforcement of Mississippi's fish and game laws. It is separate from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, which is the governing body for the state's natural salt-water resources and law enforcement thereof (i.e. Gulf of Mexico, ocean-going vessels, etc.).