1st Gill of the season

[angelo1987]

Caught the Gill on a #12 pheasant tail nymph.

Just can't wait for the spring!

 

[dakotakid]

Lucky you to be able to utilize a fly rod this time of year. I caught over 30 gills today, but had to do it through the ice. In the meantime, a new fly rod sits in the corner feeling neglected.

 

[Guest1]

Bluegills are a blast to catch. Unfortunately we don't have them here. I have a few lakes South of me I fish once in a while for them though. This is one I got on a Clouser while Bass fishing.

 

[caseywise]

nice gil!!
soooo looking for spring around here
iced up for awhile here.

casey

 

[theboz]

I'd be happy !! Much better than the frozen variety! Can't wait for ice out! Might have to go to Florida !

 

[kingofamberley]

Bluegills are a blast to catch. Unfortunately we don't have them here. I have a few lakes South of me I fish once in a while for them though. This is one I got on a Clouser while Bass fishing.

You don't have bluegill around you? I didn't know such a place existed in North America

 

[nick k]

Bluegills are a blast to catch. Unfortunately we don't have them here. I have a few lakes South of me I fish once in a while for them though. This is one I got on a Clouser while Bass fishing.

Picture didn't work but must be a big bluegill to swallow a clouser. Then again I did hook one on a 1/0 foam frog once.

 

[dpreller]

dam dan for the first time since ive been on the forum i feel sorry for you. i couldnt imagine not flyfishing for bluegill. eventhough i love to fish for trout and smallmouth there is nothing like the simple joy and fun of throwing a popper on a four weight on a late spring evening in a pond full of whopper (8-10" ) bluegills

 

[baseman1]

I've never seen one hear either but we do have some good size pumpkins and common sunfish.

 

[wabi]

Good looking 'gill!

It can take a lot of effort to catch them this time of year, but it sure beats setting at home!

The PT nymph is often a good choice when they're deep and moving slow.

 

[frogg]

I'm still waiting for open water...
Soon......


Chris

 

[nick k]

I'm still waiting for open water...
Soon......


Chris

I feel you frogg. Just got another foot of snow here. More on the way at the end of this week.

 

[ditz]

Hey Double D....Your lack of gills surprises me. I am sure that there are gill in Lac La Croix. I never fished for them but I believe that some fellas did and I saw a mounted gill that probably went close to 2# that was supposed to have been caught there. Smallmouth was always our target except for shore lunch and that was walleye. mm..mmm..mmm

 

[angelo1987]

Thanks all, I never heard of a area with no Gill's before.

 

[nick k]

Well lets remember that bluegill are just a species of common bream (particularly sunfish). Where there may not be bluegills, there could be redear, pumpkinseeds, or others.