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This group is for the anglers that don't want a seldom seen member of the sunfish family to be overlooked...They happen to be one of the prettiest members of the sunfish family....

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Flier Sunfish Spawning 2 Replies

I often find Fliers mixed in with other sunfish beds like Bluegill. Some of the biggest Fliers I have ever caught have come out of large Bluegill beds. Has anyone else had the same experience in…Continue

Started by Jeffrey D. Abney. Last reply by Jeffrey D. Abney Dec 25, 2011.

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on August 31, 2012 at 1:29pm: Mixed in some nice Fliers today on the Pasquotank.....Caught them all on the Pink Gronaw Grass Shrimp under a float still somewhat shallow with 83 degree water temperatures.....Biggest today was a little over 9 inches and all were released to get a little bigger before the next time they engage with an angler......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on August 22, 2012 at 6:42pm: Found a couple Fliers over this past weekend on the Little River......Good looking fish posed for a picture and then released......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on August 17, 2012 at 4:42pm: Mixed in a few Fliers in today's mess from the Pasquotank River........I had two world Class Fliers today ....Both over a pound and both over 9.5 inches....Neat thing about this pair was I caught them on baits that other BBG members made and sent me to try out....Jim Gronaw with the grass shrimp and Tooty with a micro bait that I have renamed the Silent Stinger....this one was Chartreuse in color.....Water temperatures were in the low 80s and the fish were caught at 30 inches under a float.......Fun time in Carolina!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 13, 2012 at 4:12pm: A few Fliers from last week....good to see the little ones.....got a healthy chain of fish in this region....Going back to the Low Country of S.C. soon to give those Fliers another try......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 12, 2012 at 4:38pm: Big Bluegill.com member Tim Cotton shares a photo of a great 10.38 inch Flier that he caught.....Thanks Tim.....Friends of the Fliers appreciate it.....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 8, 2012 at 10:21am: A nice batch of June Fliers....North Carolina Style

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 8, 2012 at 10:04am: Some great Fliers from warm water conditions this July...Most have been caught on tipped Gronaw Grass Shrimp in Pink and Olive......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on June 7, 2012 at 4:02pm: Still fishing the pink jigs tipped with live crickets....Caught three Fliers today and this guy was the best of the bunch.....Water temperatures have dropped 8 degrees since I last fished the Pasquotank River.....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 27, 2012 at 4:38pm: Caught several nice Fliers on the Yeopim River today.....the one pictured was the best...Fish were caught on a 1/32 ounce pink jig head with a pink/white curly tail tipped with a live cricket....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 26, 2012 at 9:44am: Got out on my favorite river yesterday with my friend Doc and his son Matt....We were cruising along with scattered showers in the area catching a few gills when I told them we were approaching a feeder creek to the surrounding swamp....I explained that the water is normally moving in this area and it has become a fish magnet.....I had just explained that I recently caught my personal best Flier Sunfish in this very location when the bobber supporting my pink and white curly tail could not be detected in the mouth of the creek. The jig had been swallowed up and tension now found my Zebco....I had just caught some nice Coppernose and this fish wasn't fighting like they did....What could it be, maybe a Crappie or a little bass but when the shiny sides flashed next to the boat I just yelled out giant Flier......As the fish began to surrender, I reached down and lipped what would turn out to be my personal best, a mark that had only stood for 11 days.....Turns out the fish was 10 inches long and weighed 19 ounces.....What made my day is all three of us fishing yesterday caught our biggest Flier ever.....