Bream usaully bite better when the air and water temperature are warmer and the barometer is higher. When the day is bright with the sun overhead in clear water, you should use bright lures, but when it is overcast, dull or the water is murky use darker colours.

When luring for bream make sure that you alter the swimming action of your lure to imitate an injured or feeding bait-fish, don't just let it swim along unaltered, as this will reduce your catch. The best places to lure are around snags in estuaries and deep channels around oyster leases at low tides. This is where the bream will be waiting for high tide to feed on the oysters. Cast the right lure in this region and you will get what you are after.

The type of lure to use will vary, but small minnow shaped lures and the crawdad style lures are effective. Overall remember your lure size should represent the size of fish you are targeting.

Flathead will often be lured when chasing bream, and they reside in sandy or sediment areas where they hide. Flathead like fluoro pinks and greens and lures that bash along the bottom are very effective. This lure technique is detected very early, as flathead feel the vibrations and see the stirring in the sand & really line-up the lure and pounce on it.

Flathead will attack most lures, as long as they are presented the right way. Lures taken range from the soft plastic types, guppy and minnow crankbaits. A technique is to vary the swimming action of the lure, bang your lure into the bottom, then let it float for a second or two, then crank it again. The same goes for soft plastics, as you should jig them across the bottom with short sharp retrieves. Good Luck.