Louisiana State Record Bluegill - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T14:41:05Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/louisiana-state-record-bluegill?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A682929&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou're right Jim. I heard a g…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-19:2036984:Comment:6829292016-06-19T04:55:51.481ZJim Gronawhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JimGronaw
<p>You're right Jim. I heard a guy complaining at Pymatuning this May that he was just going to have to find another lake to go and fish for crappies. Four years ago they brought home over 400 from a weeks trip...that's over 800 fillets. Then, it went down to 300, then 200 and now this year they brought back 'only' 100 fish ( 200 fillets) They kept only fish 11 inches and up and gripping about the PA fish commission not 'doing their job' in maintaining the fishery. Pymatuning is 17,000 acres…</p>
<p>You're right Jim. I heard a guy complaining at Pymatuning this May that he was just going to have to find another lake to go and fish for crappies. Four years ago they brought home over 400 from a weeks trip...that's over 800 fillets. Then, it went down to 300, then 200 and now this year they brought back 'only' 100 fish ( 200 fillets) They kept only fish 11 inches and up and gripping about the PA fish commission not 'doing their job' in maintaining the fishery. Pymatuning is 17,000 acres and has suffered a noticable drop in numbers of larger crappie as there is no limit on them.</p>
<p>Yes...all legal catches...but overharvest is indeed real, especially amoung the panfish community.</p>
<p></p> …i did notice the bowfin and…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-05:2036984:Comment:6789472016-06-05T11:46:14.909ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">…i did notice the bowfin and the freshwater drum... nice... but still <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Unlimited</span> on B.Gills its like they consider them invasive species…</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">…i did notice the bowfin and the freshwater drum... nice... but still <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Unlimited</span> on B.Gills its like they consider them invasive species<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167475290?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167475290?profile=original" width="502" class="align-full"/></a></span></i></b></p> i will search around and ther…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6789222016-06-04T22:46:18.175Zjim cosgrovehttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/jimcosgrove
<p>i will search around and there are written accounts in old books and magazines of plate sizes bluegills.one such story was about using a an orange humpy fly.not a fly that would be in a modern top 10 list.i know a guy who ate a 13 pound bass,i saw the pictures of it.he gut hooked it and didn't waste it.it would have been close to or broke the state reccord at the time.they are renewable ,i can catch 2 or 3 hundred on flies right now.they are on the beds right now but few would be more than…</p>
<p>i will search around and there are written accounts in old books and magazines of plate sizes bluegills.one such story was about using a an orange humpy fly.not a fly that would be in a modern top 10 list.i know a guy who ate a 13 pound bass,i saw the pictures of it.he gut hooked it and didn't waste it.it would have been close to or broke the state reccord at the time.they are renewable ,i can catch 2 or 3 hundred on flies right now.they are on the beds right now but few would be more than 6 inches.the same spot 10 years ago would have had mny 8 to 10 inch fish.we released several crappies over 14 inches this spring as they were full of eggs.kept limits of 10 to 12 inc fish for the table.the few places i can go to after work and still have a shot at a 1lb gill i release everything,have for years,these fish keep me sane.i love flinging flies to them.way to valuable to me to catch them just once</p> I believe I can, if I limit m…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6790282016-06-04T22:27:22.218ZTony Livingstonhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/TonyLivingston
<p>I believe I can, if I limit myself on the size of the slice I cut! ;)</p>
<p>I believe I can, if I limit myself on the size of the slice I cut! ;)</p> no harm meant to anyone keith…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6791812016-06-04T22:24:50.112Zjim cosgrovehttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/jimcosgrove
<p>no harm meant to anyone keith.i think we must realize the fact that there are over 300 million people in this country and with modern electronics and the internet and google maps there is no place left that cannot be found.i am really surprised that the record was so small given the growing season.i really believe i will catch one that size or bigger myself this season.i have read many accounts of giant bluegills in the bayous taken on flygear.</p>
<p>no harm meant to anyone keith.i think we must realize the fact that there are over 300 million people in this country and with modern electronics and the internet and google maps there is no place left that cannot be found.i am really surprised that the record was so small given the growing season.i really believe i will catch one that size or bigger myself this season.i have read many accounts of giant bluegills in the bayous taken on flygear.</p> You cant have your cake and e…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6789182016-06-04T22:19:29.804ZLord of the Fly , Rodshttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/LordoftheFlyRods
<p>You cant have your cake and eat it too ! LOFR</p>
<p>You cant have your cake and eat it too ! LOFR</p> all i can say is lake michiga…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6788802016-06-04T22:15:53.503Zjim cosgrovehttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/jimcosgrove
<p>all i can say is lake michigan is 14 million acres and the perch population is in trouble.too many large spawning size fish being taken is one problem the biologists believe.the lake is the cleanest in over 100 years.i am as guilty of anyone of overharvesting these fish when there were no limits.indiana for instance used to allow gillnetting.up to 10 miles of nets that only captured the bigger fish.i believe any fishery can be overpressured/</p>
<p>all i can say is lake michigan is 14 million acres and the perch population is in trouble.too many large spawning size fish being taken is one problem the biologists believe.the lake is the cleanest in over 100 years.i am as guilty of anyone of overharvesting these fish when there were no limits.indiana for instance used to allow gillnetting.up to 10 miles of nets that only captured the bigger fish.i believe any fishery can be overpressured/</p> Let's remember that a lot has…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6790862016-06-04T21:44:25.199ZTony Livingstonhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/TonyLivingston
<p>Let's remember that a lot has changed over the last couple decades regarding BG fishing. This very website is a good example, Nowadays a prime fishing spot can be posted one minute, and viewed by a few thousand hopeful anglers the next. Maybe the fishing pressure is the same or even less than 50 years ago, but the average angler is much better equipped now then they were back then too. I recently read a post on another forum where an angler with a newly purchased side scan sonar was…</p>
<p>Let's remember that a lot has changed over the last couple decades regarding BG fishing. This very website is a good example, Nowadays a prime fishing spot can be posted one minute, and viewed by a few thousand hopeful anglers the next. Maybe the fishing pressure is the same or even less than 50 years ago, but the average angler is much better equipped now then they were back then too. I recently read a post on another forum where an angler with a newly purchased side scan sonar was astounded to discover large, bedding bluegills out in deeper water, completely hidden from sight. The bigger the male BG, the better the piece of real estate he can claim as his own.....and that most certainly includes prime nesting spots out in deeper water. Maybe he was safe 20 years ago, but not now. Technology, including the internet and instant communication, probably accounts for a large percentage of record or near-record catches over the last couple decades.</p>
<p>I have said many times here, and will continue to do so....it may be nigh impossible to fish down the quantity of bluegills, but anglers can absolutely fish down the QUALITY. One fellow's trophy is another angler's big fish.....there is a difference. It's about perspective sometimes. Here in Indiana, the state considers a harvestable BG to be six inches, and their management strategy reflects that. Six inches!!! C'mon! Sure there are plenty of bluegills here, including some truly nice fish, but there's room for improvement. I can catch 10" class bluegills in a few special, public spots, but you better believe I keep their locations to myself. The sad truth is most states simply don't manage for bluegills, or if they do they are utilizing data that is 50 years old. The notion that you can never overfish bluegills has been proven false in numerous scientific studies, yet it remains as the cornerstone of management strategies nationwide. The truth is we know more now than we did 50 or even 20 years ago. And what we're finding out is grandpa and dad may have had it wrong, and sheer luck and angling inefficiencies helped prop everything up leading to false assumptions.</p>
<p>Inescapable fact: every two pound bluegill ever caught once weighed one pound. If it went home to the frying pan at one pound, it never would've made two pounds.</p> I know I have seen bigger blu…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6788702016-06-04T19:53:09.219ZLord of the Fly , Rodshttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/LordoftheFlyRods
<p>I know I have seen bigger bluegill caught down in Louisiana , I have seen them , the lack of reporting of bluegill down there is that they eat them, they are a renewable resource . LOFR</p>
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<p>I know I have seen bigger bluegill caught down in Louisiana , I have seen them , the lack of reporting of bluegill down there is that they eat them, they are a renewable resource . LOFR</p>
<p></p> Slip the top ten bluegill cau…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-04:2036984:Comment:6790182016-06-04T18:49:06.864ZKeith Ritterhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/KeithRitter
<p>Slip the top ten bluegill caught in Louisiana have been in the last eighteen years. This shows me the size is trending up not down. LA has size regulations on Bowfin, Buffalo and Freshwater Drum, fish other states don't even feel are worthy of regulation. I doubt they are mismanaging bluegill if they are managing bowfins. The state record White Crappie is only 3.8 pounds, in Tennessee it is 5lbs. So maybe the fish are just smaller I don't know. I'm not a wildlife biologist.</p>
<p>Slip the top ten bluegill caught in Louisiana have been in the last eighteen years. This shows me the size is trending up not down. LA has size regulations on Bowfin, Buffalo and Freshwater Drum, fish other states don't even feel are worthy of regulation. I doubt they are mismanaging bluegill if they are managing bowfins. The state record White Crappie is only 3.8 pounds, in Tennessee it is 5lbs. So maybe the fish are just smaller I don't know. I'm not a wildlife biologist.</p>