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How to find bream beds

Fishing beds is an extremely productive way to catch huge bluegills or shellcrackers, as it enables anglers to target the big males guarding the beds. […]

Shellcrackers are staging, getting ready to spawn, on Lake Murray as the June 2 full moon approaches.

Lake Murray guide expects shellcrackers to spawn by full moon

Dan Kibler

Lake Murray’s shellcrackers should be heading to their spawning beds within the week, according to guide Brad Taylor of Taylor Outdoors. […]

Shellcrackers may be the target, but Lake Murray fishermen will likely wind up with a mixed bag that includes bluegill, largemouth bass, white perch, striped bass and catfish.

Shellcrackers are the rule, but a mixed creel is likely

Terry Madewell

Retired guide Doug Lown said that when fishing for shellcrackers around high spots that drop into deep water, catching multiple species is pretty common. […]

Lake Murray shellcrackers moving shallow, hitting nightcrawlers

Brian Cope

Anglers can catch plenty of Lake Murray’s shellcrackers along the rock-lined shallows during the fall. […]