Well another spawning bluegill
fishing season has come and gone without me reaching my quest of landing fifty
super size bluegill during the spawn. I can be somewhat content knowing I landed
some nice bull gills this year that gave my 3 and 4 weight fly rods quite a
workout.
This season added a few
more poppers, as if I needed more flies, to my collection including the Barr Nunn
popper. This was the popper that proved that color really makes a difference at
times during the spawn. I will be back in action for another season next year,
and hopefully reach my goal. I ended this season 23 short of my goal.
This colorful Pumpkinseed sunfish
was one of the last gills I brought to hand for this season----looking forward
to next spring!!
Another enjoyable year sitting on the sidelines watching Bill. Is it not possible to still catch those bulls?
ReplyDeleteHere in Colorado, I have not had a good Bluegill season period. As I told you previously, I would love to have the opportunity to fish for just a handful of those big 'Gills. Applaud you, Bill, for the great effort and for sharing with all of us readers.
ReplyDeleteYou get an "A" for effort, Bill, and for catching a nice bunch of sunnies anyway. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSomething to look forward to buddy. I love the beauty of that sunfish
ReplyDeleteMaybe the bulls are done for the year, but there are still a bunch of those little guys to make a day of fun with your 3 wt.
ReplyDeleteDone fishing already? I'm sure that they will take a streamer of some sorts if fished at the correct depht.
ReplyDeleteHoward
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the support this season, and yes a few big bulls can be caught from now until late fall, but one has to go extremely deep to land a those. I am talking 30 feet or more for the big ones, which is some deep water and very slow fishing with a nymph. Thanks for the comment
Mel
ReplyDeleteI appreciate all your comments on my quest this year. I have a feeling those ponds you live close to has some big bluegill lurking in them. I would be in one of them early next year as soon as the bluegill start spawning, which gives you a chance of landing some quality fish. Thanks for the comment
Walt
ReplyDeleteThe sun fish was an added bonus this year, and a lot of fun. Thanks for the comment
Alan
ReplyDeleteThe sunfish has to be the prettiest of all bluegills I land. Thanks for the comment
Mark
ReplyDeleteThose small hand size gills are fun on the 3 weight, but the big bulls are at another level. Thanks for following the quest this year
Justin
ReplyDeleteThose big bulls are way too deep to fish with a streamer, even a beadhead nymph is tough and super slow. Thanks for the comment
Lester
ReplyDeleteI use to land pumpkinseeds much bigger when I was a boy fishing small creeks back home in Mississippi. Thanks for the comment
Beautiful fish, that pumpkin seed. I'm not sure if we have those in California. Good job on the bull gills this year! you will get them next year!
ReplyDeleteJuan
ReplyDeleteI'm going to start earlier next year the last of February might do it. Thanks for the comment
There's always next year! Perhaps, if you don't have one already, you could pick up a nice glass rod on ebay to use next year for bluegills.
ReplyDeleteJosh
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice concerning the glass fly rod, but I have made a commitment not to buy any more fly rods, the rest of my fishing days---I hope I can follow through--thanks for the comment