Welcome to Big BG!!!!!
Great site with great people.
Fish On!!

Welcome to the site!!
Awesome pics!!

welcome to the bigbluegill MT
nice pics
looks like you'll be ice fishn for another 2 months

Your pictures are a blast! Thanks for taking the time to post such high quality stuff. :-)

Thanks for the comments fellow gill catchers! I have a blast taking these pics and sharing them on the web! theres tons more where these came from at my blogspot!
http://mtbucket.blogspot.com

Headed up top Chisago today. Hopefully I can still find my school of fish. Gimme a call sometime and we'll go fishing. 763-783-1487 Aaron C. Brown

Michael...great pics....From info. on other web sites, I know you hit some backwaters of the Mississippi every now and then. Having gone to college in Winona, MN, I spent a lot of time on backwater ice hitting the gills and crappies. Would love to get back up there and do it again. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Hey Michael, thanks for your comment on the Pumpkinseed! Love all the great pics on your site--you've got alot of pretty awesome fish pics...Way to go and keep'em comin!!!

Your pictures are amazing. Thank you so much for adding them. Very professional quality.

Hi Michael ! Love the pic of you with the BIG bluegill ! My labrador retriever uses mine for a pillow. Can't get it back. Sent a similar pic to my Dad-n-law yrs ago, told him the 'gills were running big, he should hurry and come over to fish ! LOL ! steve b

I visited your blog spot and thought it very nice. I noticed you had a link to Cademans Call. I am a fan of theirs from the very beginning.
It is nice to see some nice gills are being caught already. I also enjoy your pictures, they are more than just looking at fish. Thanks for sharing.

CC wasn't the same without Derek. Although I must admit I am alot more familiar with there first three projects than the rest I don't have $ to by music these days so I have to rely on the radio and they don't play them much up here anymore.
The music on my sight is of a local worship leader at a Vineyard church in Duluth. His music is the only Mp3 files on my computer but it does reflect the music I am into, though I have some others I wish I could have on there. Thanks for the comment on the story I hope to write more in the near future. I also am looking forward to getting some picures of the gill catch this year. Looks like I should get some lessons from you:-)

Michael, my man, come on up! Would love to fish with ya! Mr. Sikkila and I are going this Saturday. That should be a great time! Absolutely release! All my fish I release! I maybe keep to small meals a year, and those are crappies!

Man, that would be awesome but, I have to guide some buddies for walleye and bass! As far as me and John's trip, Jonh is rockin' his canoe and I will be in the tube! The three of us will have to go sometime! That would be one great time! Youare always welcome in The House of the "Bullworm" my friend!

I haven't been icefishing in 8 years! I have all the equipment so I'm very anixous to go! Before I moved to Ky, I would fish an average of 300 days a year. Postman style, Rain, Sleet, or Snow!

Hey dude! i'm looking at maybe mid Sept for a "one last outing". I would love for you and John to join me! I will keep you posted! I do forsee a hole drilling party this winter though, for sure!

Thos may sound strange but, Im not a hunter! If I do go it is for grouse and rabbits. When everyone is hunting, I am fishing, I have just about any lake I want to myself up here! Lets plan on something mid to late Sept!

October and November is when school really starts getting heavy. If I weren't in college I would be all over these lakes scouting for ice spots!

That could be perfect! I need to check and see when my cousin's fly-in is. I will let you know tonight.

Big Mike! I think the 19th would be absolutely perfect! We will hammer out more details tomorrow night. Gotta hit the hay..Going fishing in the morning the Mr. Sikkila!

It's going to be fun!!!! Can't wait til the 19th!

Hello Sir! Thanks for the comment. Last weekend was the only time I have been out in a month. School has me so tied up. I'm hoping that the drilling starts soon! We have to punch some hole this winter. I'm in "lake data" mode and have found some promising waters for some big boys! Talk to ya soon!

Michael! Did you get aphone call a couple of nights ago, someone dude asking for Max? I have been meaning to tell ya, but keep forgetting, that was me!!!LOL Should've called ya back! Those cell phone buttons are so damn small! LOL!!! Take care!

that pic of the sliced gill reminds me of one i cought. it got hooked right through up through the skull. (i think through the brain im not sure) but the top of its head got riped open about an inch and a halph long. felt bad for it. it was alive when i put it back in.

Mike, I made a mistake using another member's name when I meant to use yours. I was trying to tell John Sheehan about putting 2 spikes on a teardrop which I noticed that we share in common. Anyway, just letting you know. How's fishing been over there in MN??

cool! fishin has been pretty good, for winter anyhow, have to drill through 2 feet of ice to get my line to the gills, but I need the exercise anyhow I guess ;-)

Michael,
Thanks for the info. I really like the different angles, unique set-up's, and use of backgrounds in your shots!

I have a high-end Nikon point and shoot, with a computer chip that has a lot of different pre-sets for different situations. It has tremendous resolution, but more features than I need. Great photos like yours are all in the creativity of the photographer.

Keep the pics coming!

Best,
Greg

You've inspired me! Yea. Now I need to do some catching and see what kind of pics. I can come up with?

But you know, when the fishing is good, it's hard to slow down and take a bunch of photos. Just need to stop and savor the moment.

I also wanted to ask, If you have any issues with fish colors being muted by using a flash. This happens to me sometimes when photographing Crappie or white bass, because of their silvery color. If I photograph someone holding the fish, I use a flash on sunny days to remove the shadows. Especially if they are wearing a hat-for example.

I try to lessen the effects by staying further away from the fish and using the zoom more. I prefer to keep the detail in the fish, and brighten the image later, if possible?

Any suggestions, based on your experience?

Thanks again,
Greg

Hey Michael! Man I need to apologize to ya. I completely forgot about the icefishing outing. I had to leave town and left the phone at home! Sorry friend! I have been so busy with school and work but, it is starting to settle down a bit! Stay in touch!

Michael, that is the most awesome yet, most ridiculous picture ever! DARTH WADER!!!.....HA HA HA!!! We need to go tubing soon!