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Bream Fishing

Monster Shellcracker Weighs Almost 5 Pounds!

Kenneth Carver couldn’t believe his eyes. The net that had been pulled from a drained 3 1/2-acre Coffee County pond just south of Douglas contained a few wiggling catfish, several nice bass and an absolute monster of a bream.  The bulging, big-as-a-platter bream measured 15 inches long, 9 1/2 inches across and about 4 inches…

Lake Seminole Mayfly Bream With Jack Wingate

“Come here to your sweet daddy!” Jack Wingate cackled as he swung the bream into the boat. “You are going into the Crisco!” he announced to the fish, as he unhooked the popping bug from its mouth. The mayflies are hatching on Lake Seminole and some of the most fun fishing of the summer has…

Carters Lake Record Bluegill

Jonathan Sutton, of Adairsville, caught a 1-lb., 11-oz. bluegill on Carters Lake on April 12, 1998. The big bream set a records as the largest verified bluegill from Carters.

Lake Jackson Record Shellcracker

Jeff Weege with the Lake Jackson shellcracker record, a 2-lb., 3-oz. fish he caught on April 22, 1992.

3-lb., 7-oz. Georgia Bluegill!

“Oh, I sure wish I could have caught that fish on my rod and feel,” said Don Fuller, of Kathleen, as he learned that his 3-lb., 7-oz. bluegill would have been a new state record had he not caught it in his hands. This fish story began on Saturday, April 18, 1992 when Don and…

Georgia State Record Redbreast

On April 9, 1990, Lonnie Bradley, of Statesboro, grabbed his Zebco 404, bought some crickets and headed for Lotts Creek in Bulloch County to catch a mess of bream. He did just that… and more. Lonnie came home with a new state record and a line class world record for a 1-lb., 7.36-oz. redbreast sunfish.…

Bream Recipes

Poor Man’s Seafood Bisque

Freeze in Cool Whip bowls for a great, quick microwave meal. Any boiled fish, flaked 1/4 stick butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 small onion, diced 1 bell pepper, diced 1 garlic clove, minced 3 ounces tomato sauce 2 cups fish stock 2 teaspoons Cajun Seasoning 1 beer 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 cup heavy cream…

Wild In The Kitchen: Bream Egg Rolls

Bream Egg Rolls 6 large bream, filleted 6 cups cabbage, shredded 1 carrot, shredded 1 celery stalk, diced 2 tablespoons chopped onion 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder Black pepper to taste Cornstarch 10 egg roll wrappers Vegetable oil for frying Pour vegetable oil into a deep frying pan, and heat to 350…