Patrick -Go get them Gills today and good luck.I got some near bottom between noon and 4 yesterday and then up in the column for the last hour between 4-5.Was fishing 12-15 ' of water.Shallow lake .The other day I was getting them in 20' near bottom on another lake.
Hey Bull Worm...what does a person do when the daytime high is -15 ? I'm freakin out and our lowest temps have been 15 above! Daytime highs still around freezing.
Sounds good Patrick, I would like to get up there for some ice cold bluegill action, let me know when you get on them!
I am going to try aitken lake again, got some nice ones a couple of weeks ago...
Big 'gils are overlooked here but, still hard to come by! I have a few spots....
Do you have a pond? If so, describe it.
Nope, no pond! It would have to be at least 9 acres and a minimum of 20 feet deep for anything to survive the winters up here. I'm 111 miles for Canada!
What state are you from? This can help us get together for fishing trips!
JimG told me to go have a look at your site. I'm the guy pictured with the perch. Former fish biologist. Former aquatic ecologist. Now teach flyfishing 'smarter, not harder.' The rig you see is Version 8.0 of what some have called "The Tip Do(w)n."…
My partner got an invite on a Pond for Crappie.
33 BIG Blacks, All pushing 1 3/4 lb. No pics,But
I saw the Carcases. I had a good Fish for Gills
on one of my spots, nice fish. But Toads invite
and those Crappies I'm " Invyious " !
The pond owners a…
Glass shrimp are sold at walmart and a bunch of other pet stores. They usually run close to 10c a pc. Bout the average for fat heads from you local bait store. I know a ton of folks catch these things down around the bay in the grass flats with a sa…
Im not really a fan of spinners of any kind..never really had much luck with spinnerbaits for bass or pike, in-line spinners for anything, beetle spins etc.
Id much rather use a soft plastic that makes a vibration in the water.
I tried swivels befo…
ur lucky- i went fishin 2day after the first week in the 60's. I got skunked. The fish in there were either biting, or they werent there. I think all of them were still deep in the middle of the lake. the extreme wind didn't help much, either.
I googled 'em a few weeks ago. Still don't know nothin" I finally decided I'd just ask somebody. You beat me to it. I'll wait right here for the info.
Boogieman
Hey Greg, I gotta agree with Bluegillboggyman. The cricket is king here in the south. Although I fish predominately at my friend's Lake and use some of my own artificials and also a flyrod with a black ant pattern, if I'm going to a lake that I'm no…