Showing posts with label Fly Fishing for Bluegill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fly Fishing for Bluegill. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Spawning Cycles of the Bluegill

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  As I was fishing one of the bluegill spawning beds the other day on Walker County Lake, I wondered if these beds would be used during the ...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Some Attention for the Bluegill

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  My Bluegill quest officially kicked off two weeks ago on Walker County Lake. I was trying to fish the lake before it was fertilized, and I...
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Sunday, April 21, 2024

Catfish on the Flyrod

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  This past Friday was another epic day fishing for bluegill using my 7 1/2 ft. 3 wt. Flyrod fishing Walker County Lake. While fishing for t...
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Friday, June 30, 2023

My New Fish Attractor

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I've broken a promise I made at the beginning of this fishing season not to buy any more warm water poppers, and trout flies this year. ...
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Thursday, April 6, 2023

A Challenge Landing a Carp

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  Guys, I had to share a catch of a lifetime regarding landing Carp. I was fishing for bluegill on Walker County Lake this morning using my ...
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Sunday, August 7, 2022

The Redworm and the Fly Rod

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  Most fly fishermen will tell you they don't use live bait when fishing with a fly rod. I've never seen anyone using live bait fish...
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Saturday, June 25, 2022

The Versatile Caddis Fly

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  When one thinks of the Caddis Fly they relate it to fly fishing for trout. I have fished this fly numerous times on the Sipsey mainly usin...
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Weather Past and Present

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  Weather conditions have changed drastically since I was a boy growing up in Mississippi years ago. We are seeing many more tornados and hu...
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Monday, October 18, 2021

The Bluegill, Start to Finish

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The bluegill is probably the most common warm water fish caught throughout the United States. A lot of us started fishing as youngsters fish...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Laelyn and Bryson Learning How to use the Fly Rod

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  Cathey and I spent a few days this past week visiting B.T. Jenny and the grandchildren in Springhill, Tennessee. I've been carrying a ...
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Friday, October 30, 2020

Big Bluegills Scarce Until Next Spring

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  The time for landing supersize bluegill is over for this season if you are a fly fisherman. I proved that statement to be true Wednesday w...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Landing Quality Size Bluegill

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My first trip this year on Smith Lake fishing for early spawning bluegill was memorable. Our first moon of May was 10 days ago. Three days...
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Bluegill Bonanza Fishing the Caddis

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I had my phone set for 5 AM Tuesday to make my first bluegill fishing trip on Smith Lake this year. After eating a bowl of cheerios, oat...
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Saturday, April 28, 2018

The Quest Begins

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I finally get to fish between the heavy rains, we have been experiencing here in Alabama . What a great day to start my bluegill quest for...
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Monday, April 17, 2017

Exploring Another New Lake

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The Shellcracker Lake near Columbia was my target lake this past Tuesday to explore. One drawback to this lake is no grass area to slid...
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