nik Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi all, Just wanted to find out if anyone has had much experience with using burley when fishing freshwater dams or lakes? It seems that using burley when fishing saltwater is that common it's almost a must yet you don't hear much about it being used in freshwater. Does anyone do this often? Does it have any impact on your results? Do you mind sharing the mix you use? Cheers, Nik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 What are you fishing for and what bait are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pugwash Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I burley for silver perch in my dams with bread. It works a treat! i have also had success with bread bringing bass on the bite in Manly Dam. i have heard that dirt with chopped up worms works but i have never tried it. cheers pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thanks for the info mate, good to hear it works. Tef1on, the thought came to me when fishing for trout but really interested on how it works on both trout and all our natives (perch, cod, bass etc). Cheers, Nik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 The only real burley to use in freshwater is bread IMO. Although I'm interested in our peoples comments as well. I mostly use lures whilst fishing freshwater and move around so I've never given burley a thought. Although, I've seen many use bread to attract mullet, carp and I've used it to catch herring on the nepean! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batfishing Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 There used to be something about hanging a dead animal over the water a few days ahead...let it get flyblown, the maggots drop into the water Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Corn is good as is cat food and another top trick when using crickets or grasshoppers for bait is to throw a few shovels full of river sand in next to your float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thanks for all the advice guys, I'll try a few things out in the coming months and keep you posted on how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi Nik, it depends what you're targeting but (as mentioned) bread is reliable in many cases. Check out a few freshwater videos on coarse fishing in England. They use lots of different berley mixes for different species like Carp, tench, roach, rudd, etc. Cheers, Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullatt Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hey Nik, as others have suggested , burleying can be good for some freshwater species ie carp (bread, corn), redfin (bread, dirt, catfood), silver perch( bread, chopped worms etc), as all of those are schooling fish. I don't believe that burley will work for trout, cod, yellowbelly etc as generally they don't school (trout do when spawning but food is not on their mind then). Most of them are either ambush hunters or individual feeders. Just my thoughts Mullatt Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Thanks Neil and Mullat appreciate the info, the schooling part makes sense. Will let you know how I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 A bit of fresh road kill hung from a branch over known trout water for a few days works a treat as said the maggots will drop all you need is a few maggots under a float . Just check the regs on the waterway your fishing that your allowed to use bait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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