Probably a little early Steve with all the cold weather we got in April,
they may still be hiding. The bluegills are on the beds heavy in Arkansas
and mostly big males the large females are not even on the beds yet, end of
this month around the next full moon will be the time to go.
From: "Steve Brettell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Bluegills and water color
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 12:55:50 -0400
All the bluegills in my area seem to have disapeared. I've only caught
five
this spring and summer altogether. I've even used a fish finder in places
that used to be good fishing holes, and there just aren't any there.
Steve
Maryland
On 5/17/07, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Folks: Do you have the same experience with bluegills as I do?? I just
cannot get them to bite very good in the crystal clear water cause we
haven't had any rain to stir up the water.. I think it's cause the fish
can
see me as good as I can see them, even though I'm casting out from 50-60ft
in the boat TRYING to hide from the fish.. But I think they can still see
my
fly line and it scares them.. I try to land the fly/line/leader as gently
as
possible, but it just seems that in slightly murky water I havemuch better
luck. Anybody else experience this??? a lot of ppl think that "ANYBODY can
catch a bluegill", but the fact is they check out every bite they put in
their mouths before biting it, unlike, say, a bass and shell crackers (red
eared sunfish) that is sooo veracious, they seem to bite/eat, and ask
questions later.. Or, is it just that I am a sorry excuse for a
fisherman???
Wait, don't answer that one...Chuck
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