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Freshwater Drum - Learn some tips and info to help you catch a lot more of them

Learn some facts about Freshwater Drum to help you catch more of them when you go fishing


Freshwater Drum are usually grayish-silver in color, although they may brighten or darken in color depending upon water temperature, the algae count, and the fishes main food source in it's dwelling area.

These fish are considered a nuisance to many anglers that catch them, almost as bad as sunfish are to fishermen in other parts of the country. Freshwater Drum look slightly like carp, and most people do not like the taste of them, about the same way people feel about carp or catfish, yet there are others who love catching and eating them.

Freshwater Drum are like catfish in the sense that they become much more active at night, and on very cloudy days, using these times to greatly forage for food, near the bottoms of shore lines. During the bright light of daytime, they tend to stay pretty still, submerged out in the deeper water, feeding very little, if any.

Freshwater Drum live in rivers, ponds and lakes, including the great lakes. Depending upon water temperature they usually spawn in early June when the temperature of the water reaches around 68 degrees during the daytime.

When fishing for Freshwater Drum, some favorite baits of anglers are; live grasshoppers and crickets, crayfish, minnows, nightcrawlers and worms. Since they prefer and usually feed on the bottom, you will greatly increase your chances of catching them, by using a sinker to keep your bait near the bottom. When using lures, many anglers have good luck using small spoons, weighted spinners and blade baits.

There is a website that describes Freshwater Drum and numerous other fish caught throughout the USA. Learn about habitat, the best baits and lures, best time of day to fish for them, and much more great info, this website is called: Fishing Stringer - and it may be found at this url: http://www.fishingstringer.com

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Robert W. Benjamin has been an avid fishermen for years, in fact in 2010 he went on almost 50 different fishing trips, to ponds, lakes and rivers. Robert enjoys catching everything from panfish such as crappies and bluegill, to bullheads, catfish, eels, pickerel, walleye and numerous other fish. If you want to increase your chances of catching more of your favorite fish, visit the website below:

Fishing Stringer

http://www.fishingstringer.com




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