Do you love big bluegill?
Only gill caught today
This small pond is terribly out of balance. Very few gills, a few 2-3 lb Bass and lots of catfish. You have to work very hard to catch gills in this pond, however bouncing a MM Minnow off the bottom will almost always get you a few catfish. I fished only top-water today. I am going to catch some gills at Lake Murray and bring them to this pond. Also plan on taking as many catfish out of there as I can. Hopefully we can get the pond more "in-balance" this year. This is a small pond so I think with the owners help we can do the job. Very low water levels last two years helped the birds and raccoons, along with the catfish, to eat up most of the gills in this pond. A real shame, such a pretty pond.
Views: 76
Comment
-
Comment by mike martinez on April 14, 2014 at 8:26am
-
Nice coloring on that one.........
-
Comment by Ben Seay on April 14, 2014 at 5:47am
-
That's a beautiful Bluegill. I caught a green tinted one similar to that two years ago out of the Shenandoah River. I am no expert, but you might have to drain the pond to get it back to good Bluegill standards. Maybe get rid of the Catfish and leave a few Bass. Unfortunately, smaller Bluegills are highly susceptible to predators from underwater as well as land predators, so they are at a disadvantage.
-
Comment by Leo Nguyen on April 13, 2014 at 11:03pm
-
Well, a pond out of balance means lots of fish frying coming up.
-
Comment by Nathan on April 13, 2014 at 9:25pm
-
Nice gill!
-
Comment by Donald Schmotzer on April 13, 2014 at 7:00pm
-
Thanks for the kind words, if you read the comments I added under the picture you will see that this pond is in very poor shape. Any gill caught in this pond is almost rare. I am going to try to build the gill population back up by bringing fish in that I catch from the lake.
-
Comment by carl hendrix on April 13, 2014 at 6:59pm
-
looks like a real healthy gill don!! nice one to!
-
Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 13, 2014 at 6:45pm
-
Nice gill Don!
-
Comment by sean kerley on April 13, 2014 at 6:41pm
-
pretty fish...looks damn healthy!
Latest Activity
md august shore 2
"I hear ya Dick ,but its been a long time finding numbers of these great critters for me !"
We Dodged a Bullet on This Hurricane……8/20/2025
"I hope you continue being on the lucky side. Best to you Jeffrey."
We Dodged a Bullet on This Hurricane……8/20/2025
Our last big fish kill on the Albemarle Estuary was in September 2003 when Hurricane Isabel smashed…
Fresh Crappie Fish Fry….8/18/2025
"I understand Bruce…..just one of those meals I would hang around the kitchen when my mom…"
Fresh Crappie Fish Fry….8/18/2025
"Made some homemade hush puppies and creamed sweet corn for a feast….."
Mid August shore
"Yeah , Jeff, and yet dead sticking last week with the wacky worm got most Fish. They can be moody."
August Daily Double……8/15/2025
My lucky “HOLY CITY” brewery hat, a favorite stop in Charleston, South Carolina…….when I wear it…
Emerald Splashed Summertime Black Crappie…..8/14/2025
"Thanks Bruce……really for me if I can go catch 15 or 20 crappie I’m never…"
© 2025 Created by Bluegill.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Bluegill - Big Bluegill to add comments!
Join Bluegill - Big Bluegill