Both these fish were caught in four to six feet of water.
They were hanging just outside of a largemouth bass’ nest and picking off small
fry whenever possible. They hit a 1/8oz chartreuse mister twister jig. Nothing
fancy just something I could fish deep and fast with action on the end.
Being very aggressive this time of year they would have hit
anything in the micro size. Panfish will eat a wide variety of insects, minnows
and aquatic organisms so most of the time these fish are not very selective. Quality
panfish like this come from good aquatic conditions and balanced pressure. Like
any sport fish population it greatly helps the sport to put the big ones back.
My name is Matt and...hold on...I think I see some panfish.
5 comments:
Very nice, Matt, for sure! Yup, Bluegill and Sunfish put my fishing for trout and other species on hold quite often. Thanks for releasing these two.
You're right about putting the big ones back, but I'd prefer to eat these than a bass any day! They are fun to catch at twilight on a flyrod with popping bugs or miniature spiders.
Matt
Those bluegills are certainly colorful, they are somewhat lighter than the ones I land here in the south. Got a suggestion, land some of these gills on the fly and really get fired up!! Thanks for sharing
Nice gills.
@Mel: Truth be told it brings a smile to my face every time you visit my lil fishing blog.
@Sage: If folks managed the forage for optimum potential, the sport fish would be bounteous. Thank you for your comment.
@Bill: Thanks, Bill. I am using the fly rod for warm water more and more and a have another "all-fly" bass and bluegill post in the works.
@Daniel: These gills are not too shabby for Colorado. Some day I hope to go to Kansas or even Texas for some real Mondo Gills on a national scale. Glad you stopped by.
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