Bluegill - Big Bluegill

Do you love big bluegill?

Stumpknocker

Warmouth....Redear

Crappie

Red Breast....Bass

Bluegill

.

.

.

Once Upon A Time

Like...last week, the Boogieman went fishing for the first time ever...on moving water! The Boogieman has always fished small lakes and ponds, but always thought that the black water under the curvy bridge at Vernon, Florida looked mighty fishy. He had no idea how right he was. Holmes Creek is a large, fast flowing, high volume creek that flows into the Choctawhatchee River. It is fed by very numerous natural springs that dot the countryside along it's path.

The seven sunfish pictured above were all minding their own business at the mouth of one of those spring flows into the Holmes Creek, when they met the Boogieman. He pulled his Boogieboat out of the maelstrom that is Holmes Creek and into a fifteen foot deep pool of black. The air temperature was 92 and the water temp was 71! That is cold in Florida at the end of August. The water looked black but was really quite clear, just deep. Visibility was several feet and the Boogieman anchored in about nine feet of water. He spied a twin log underwater structure near the bank and flipped his cricket there on his 12 ft Crimson pole. Before he left that "Honey Hole", all seven different sunfish in the picture had feasted on crickets and all ran under the same log. Unlike the "still water" sunfish the Boogieman was used to, every one of these "moving water" fish DID NOT swallow the hook. All were hooked in the top lip and all fought like demons. The Boogieman was stunned by the difference in the intensity of the fight, and the duration and repeated runs by the "moving water" fish. It must have been the cold water and the fast current that made the difference. Whatever it is, the Boogieman was so impressed he is now a "Moving Water" fisherman.

Not pictured is the largest shellcracker the Boogieman has ever "almost" caught, a 4 to 5 lb bowfin that the Boogieman got right up to the edge of the Boogieboat, and numerous longear sunfish ( beautifully colored like a pumpkinseed) that he has no idea how he missed getting their pictures. They all ran under that same log. Next trip!!!

Views: 4364

Comment

You need to be a member of Bluegill - Big Bluegill to add comments!

Join Bluegill - Big Bluegill

Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 7, 2010 at 8:06pm
Great variety. It would be cool to see just how many different species of sunfish a person could catch from one body of water!
Comment by bluegillboogieman on September 7, 2010 at 7:45pm
Jen, one and a half hours west of Tallahassee.

Jim, I was basing my nameing of the top fish on a colored drawing of the fish and a written description. The written description was small, dark on top and pale flesh color on bottom. I caught several miniature bull looking fish that fit that description. The one up top sort of looks like a male bluegill. I believe it changed color on me after I put it on ice. The others were less than half that size and looked like a full grown bull gill minus the colors and tiny in size. The flier description was close to what they looked like though the drawing did look more like your picture.
Comment by Jen Nayfly on September 7, 2010 at 3:00pm
Boogie, you must have had soooooo much fun. Great catch!!!!
Is this hole anywhere near Tallahassee?
Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 7, 2010 at 12:38pm
Hey Boogie, are you sure that top fish is a flier? I think they look more like this...

Comment by bluegillboogieman on September 6, 2010 at 3:29pm
Sharon, re-read the assignment, then take the test over.
Comment by 10.5" RES Sharon on September 6, 2010 at 3:00pm
Test?
Comment by bluegillboogieman on September 6, 2010 at 2:35pm
Sharon, you have failed the test!
Comment by 10.5" RES Sharon on September 6, 2010 at 2:29pm
Quite a catch on a pink pole. Fish usually prefer basic colors like red.

Latest Activity

John Sheehan posted photos
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted a photo

A Flock of Ibis Roost on a Duck Blind Near Back Bay, North Carolina….11/5/2024

These birds pass through and feed in the shallow marshes….cold weather will push them south…but we…
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Joe’s Personal Best Yellow Perch….11/3/2024

"Thanks Bruce ….Joe was very excited to get his hands on this perch……I started…"
yesterday
Bruce Tomaselli commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Tuesday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Joe’s Personal Best Yellow Perch….11/3/2024

"Thanks Dick….fish like this give you motivation to make a few more casts even on a very…"
Tuesday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Few More Gills From Today…..11/3/2024

"Thanks Dick…..it’s slowing like you would expect in the Fall….but with…"
Tuesday
dick tabbert commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Joe’s Personal Best Yellow Perch….11/3/2024

"Wow, I'd take them all day long."
Monday
dick tabbert commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Few More Gills From Today…..11/3/2024

"Looks like your still into some great fish Jeffrey."
Monday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
Sunday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Sunday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Joe’s Personal Best Yellow Perch….11/3/2024

"Thanks John….Joe was very excited to see this fish…..I had just said we should see a…"
Sunday
John Sheehan commented on John Sheehan's photo
Thumbnail

IMPKLICKER p

"oh Brown Bullheads too"
Sunday
John Sheehan commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Sunday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
Sunday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted a status
"Joe and I faced a strong northeast wind at first light this morning, mixed bag totaling 37 fish including Joe’s personal best Yellow Perch.."
Sunday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on John Sheehan's photo
Thumbnail

ocsj

"Nice crappie on the squirrel tail……"
Sunday
John Sheehan posted a photo

ocsj

Another Squirrel Tail/Spin Jig Crappie.
Sunday
dick tabbert commented on dick tabbert's photo
Thumbnail

Colorado blades

"They all have squirrel tails tied on—even the earlier ones."
Saturday
John Sheehan commented on dick tabbert's photo
Thumbnail

Colorado blades

"Looks like Squirrel tail on those Trebles, like the good ol' Mepps Spinners. Nice job, Dick!…"
Saturday
John Sheehan commented on John Sheehan's photo
Thumbnail

IMPKLICKER p

"Yes Dick, Shepherds Lake a State Park Lake that is spring fed has many Pickerel. Several Flats with…"
Saturday

© 2024   Created by Bluegill.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service