Dick,

 I would agree...the Pumpkinseeds are a Beautiful little fish. They would make a fine addition to your pond. Bluegill, Pumpkinseeds and sunfish can cross breed to create hybrids as well.

 Glad to hear you had a good day fishing !!

Don

Good for you!  I haven't been out in well over a month.  Just one thing or the other always getting in the way.

I hope to get out a couple more times this year before the snow flys but who knows.

That's pretty cool you have your own pond.  I sure wish I did!  I was always going to build one when I lived in the country but now being in town that'll never happen!  Oh well, could have, would have, should have.

I'll let you know if I get out anymore.  Stay safe!

Thanks for the welcome, Dick. I've been more of a saltwater guy up to this point (inshore) but am currently boatless and just re-discovered how much fun fresh water fishing is. Doing it mostly out of an Old Town Discovery 11'9" solo canoe. I look forward to learning here. Already have, some. We print fish for a living. Attached is a sample of our work.black%20crappie.jpg

Rick

www.gyotakuoriginals.com

thank you for the welcome....i am new at bluegill/crappie fishing.  very new!!  i have bass fished for a lot of years, but want to slow it down a bit and relax while fishing.  i also love to eat fish.......and none better than bluegills and crappie!   thanks again

chuck

Dick,

Thanks for the warm welcome!!. I live in the Lake Geneva area and have stumbled across this site. I was out yesterday and could not find a bite. Currently , I am chanign out the treble hooks on the Swedes for the single hook, like Mod suggested. I am not sure how the new hook goes on to make sure it faces "up"

Dick,

If I wanted to post a fishing report for all members to see can I do that or do I just send it to friends ?

I am not sure I know how to use the site

Hi Dick,

Thanks for the words of welcome. I just sent a message to all members with my opening comments thinking I was adding a comment to the board. I'm new to posting on any web pages so please forgive the mistake.

Hi Dick I am doing good. Thanks for your concern but just been busy fishing and working. Bluegill season is over for me at the moment and I have moved on to catching walleyes. Hope you are doing well also. talk to ya later.

Hello Dick, I have been out a couple times, went over to Lake Erie for Bluegill did OK, had a good dinner from there. Yes next year we will have to get out, I would like to get back over to Cold Water in the spring. Maybe we can get out on the ice when it comes in. Talk to you later, have a good day.

Thanks Dick for the warm welcome.  I truly love Gills and I look forward to being a part of the site.  .

Hey Dick,

Thanks for tyhe warm welcome.  I have loved "pan fishing" all my life and carry a small pole in my truck to plink around bodys of water I may happen across driving around my state (Fl).  Bluegill is the main fish we get but my favorite is the little "Stump Knocker" or spotted sunfish.  These things are small but pull harder than any other pan fish I know.  I have 4 live ones in a stock tank for putting in my pond later.  I am going to try to get up to North Florida this spring to pick up some "Hand Painted Bluegill" if I can.  I just love all thing panfish and I am even making my own tiny spinnerbaits.  I am looking forward to learning a lot on this site and thanks again for the welcome.  Glad to be here!!!

Thank you for the welcome.Im so glad i found this site, ilove to fish but bluegills have always been my favorite to catch, since i was a kid. This site is so big so ill be on it everyday. Plus ill be posting some pics of my catches this past summer, so to you and anyone reading this, hit me up and we can talk about some big blues.

Thanks for the welcome. Im looking forward to posting and reading on this site. I have fished gils since i was 6 with my father and love it and love to eat them. :)

Thank you for the welcome Dick, it looks like a great site. 

Tight lines, Duane

Thanks for the Welcome Dick  I would love to see a Missouri group formed so I could perhaps find some fishing buddies and also exchange local information among ourselves  It would even be helpful iof the members list had everyones location

Thanks again

Fishinfred

From reading all the comments on your page from new members I think that you are the Official Welcome Wagon. Allow me to add my "Thanks for the Welcome, Dick". I'm new to all this computer messaging & doubt that I will ever figure out how to post a picture. Just making the !#&*^@! keyboard spell correctly is a real challenge! I don"t get to fish much anymore (back surgeries, no fishing partner, no boat, new location & unfamiliar with what waters are available, etc.) but I will visit often and I know I will enjoy the stories/photos/tips/techniques that you guys share. Thanks, again, Dick, for making me feel welcome!

Thanks for the nice welcome I fish mostly for crappies but I love fishing for Gills too .I'm kinda waiting for the water to get hard at the moment We catch sme of the bigger Gills through the ice here in Ohio.   thanks Richard

Thank you Dick. This is a great site.

Being retired and LOTS of fishing time available, I do try to get out
often..  Hard water is also a great pastime for me.. 

Hey Dick,

I got some chick on this site who im thinking is not a fishermen. She is hitting on me on the site and it shows she is from the sudan. Is there a way to report span and get off the site?

Thanks Dick looking forward to learning more about Blue Gill on the fly.

thanks for the welcome Dick. looking forward to sharing/gaining some good tips and info.

The Rocky River is my home stream,just a mile away. It is a great steelhead stream being stocked annually by ODNR, Ohio dept.natural resources. The planters go out to Lake Erie and in about 2 - 3 years come back to spawn at about 6 to 8 pounds and 26 - 28 inches. Since they don't die after spawning they return to the lake and probably grow to 30+ inches in the next year and return at about 10 to 12  pounda. 

Considering that the Rocky is never more then 150 feet wide  except at the mouth, it is an exciting game to land one of these MANISTEE STRAIN steelhead. They jump 10 ft dams and fight the same way - up in the air and up and down the river. 

I fish for them on a 6 weight rod and outfit with my own flies that have proven themselves over the years - streamers and nymphs and eggs - but especiGreat Lakes Emerald shiner, which is a main food source in Lake Erie and in the rivers flowing into it.  

But that's a different subject.  Our bluegills locally are usually small due to over population in the ponda and lakes bu a few ponds have 10+ inchers that are great fun. The Richmond Hill Lake fish in the videos are remarkable.  Got to stop there in the spring.  Have to get the details on a trip.

lET" CATCH SOME BIG SUNFISH!

merry chrismas to you and your family, did you take that picture  ,is there any ice yet,

Hi Dick thanks for the intro to the site I really love big bluegills but do not get to fish for them as often as I would like. I am an outdoor writer/photographer and pursue so many species that the bluegill gets left out but then I could say the same thing about other species depending on where my writing takes me each season. The one thing I have only done once in my life is ice fishing and I would really love to do some of that especially for those big gills. I tend to get cabin fever here in Indianapolis but I know I am closer to ice fishing here than my home in Tennessee and would love to get into it more. I did work in Alaska for 20 years but mostly in the summers so I never did any ice fishing there either. Great site and I will be visiting more and if you or any of your members would like to submit articles for my website I would be glad to add your sites information and links back to your site. If you would like to see my site you can let me know and I will send you a link as I don't want you to think I am using this as a way to promote my site. Thanks for your time and hope to enjoy some of your ice fishing videos to help get me through this winter.

Thanks

Ken McBroom

Thank you Dick for including me into the group! I have been fishing and catching Bluegill for over 55 years and each one I catch is just as exciting as the first! I caught my first Bluegill when I was 4 years old and I was hooked from then on! In my mind, there is nothing better than using a light weight flyrod and catching gills at spawning time. I find it interesting, how much attention Bluegill get during icefishing season. So many anglers spend open water season looking for big Bass, Walleye, etc., but as soon as the ice is ready, you'll find these same anglers in search of Bluegill! If I had a dollar for every hour I've spent on the ice, I'ld be a very rich man! I plan to enjoy this site and will be posying comment frequently. I have already invited 3 others to take a look! Talk with you soon! Paul Hofmann.

I live in Broadview heights. Its about 25minutes from cleveland and The big lake erie! I am always looking for someone to fish with. Mogadore, erie, indian, or maybe get a tournament going with some guys here in ohio

Hello Dick

Thanks for the welcome message.  I just like to fish for just about anything that bites. I live in central Texas with lakes and rivers close by and 4 grandkid's that like to fish. For me the lowly bluegill is as a bait fish for catching big catfish.  It is easy here to turn 2 to 8 ounce bluegill into allot bigger fish to eat.  So I hope I want get kicked of the forum because of that fact.  This may have just changed because I gave my oldest grandson a fly rod setup for Christmas.  I plan on learning to catch bluegill on the fly along with him, should turn out to be a great adventure. Thanks for the warm welcome.

Weldon

Thanks, I have much to learn!!

Hello Dick,

Thanks for the information -I always try and take the time to learn something new every time out.

Bill.