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"I've experienced where gills will be reluctant to hit a slightly heavy lure; 16th oz…"

John Sheehan replied Jan 29, 2009 to Whats your favorite lure to use to catch bluegills

82 Nov 18, 2010
Reply by Florida Boy

"You got my attention! Gonna try this ! Slow sinker I guess ...the bead not only atra…"

John Sheehan replied Jan 25, 2009 to Ice Fly Fishing

4 Jan 25, 2009
Reply by Jeremy R. Mayo

"Pardon my thoughtlessness.Thank you for the great info and pictures!"

John Sheehan replied Jan 23, 2009 to Ice Fishing & The Bluegill

40 Feb 10, 2009
Reply by blackhawks

"Big lure sticking out of mouth would like to see lure close up"

John Sheehan replied Jan 23, 2009 to Ice Fishing & The Bluegill

40 Feb 10, 2009
Reply by blackhawks

"Last year our ,first day out after ice, my brother Greg and I backtrolled in the win…"

John Sheehan replied Jan 22, 2009 to Whats your favorite lure to use to catch bluegills

82 Nov 18, 2010
Reply by Florida Boy

"I like the red bladed 0 size Mepps spinners...I should says the gills like em."

John Sheehan replied Jan 22, 2009 to Whats your favorite lure to use to catch bluegills

82 Nov 18, 2010
Reply by Florida Boy

"Yes! I use to catch bluegills with those foam spiders.Where do you buy them? I haven…"

John Sheehan replied Jan 22, 2009 to Whats your favorite lure to use to catch bluegills

82 Nov 18, 2010
Reply by Florida Boy

"I've done very well with lots of 6-8 inch Bluegills under floating docks in June usi…"

John Sheehan replied Jan 22, 2009 to Just got a question about lures

5 Feb 15, 2009
Reply by John Cachel

"Thanks for this topic Scott,Jack and Brian. Never tried crickets. What size Hook do…"

John Sheehan replied Jan 21, 2009 to Question about crickets for bluegills

45 Sep 25, 2010
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

"Allen-You can get over the fear by watching heavier guys walking on the ice and catc…"

John Sheehan replied Jan 20, 2009 to ICE fishing question and Intro

7 Jan 21, 2009
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Ice Fishing 2026

"13th year with the Hummingbird ICE 35 Flasher! Good investment!"
Feb 14
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We Finally Warmed Up This Week……2/13/2026

Finally lost a lot of the skim ice on local rivers…..birds were feeling it today…….we’re getting…
Feb 13
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Tungsten Jig Mealworm got hammered

"The rod I'm holding has a pounder rig tied to it. It caught the pseeds and most of the…"
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Jiggin Rap Bass

"This got slammed"
Feb 11
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Tungsten Jig Mealworm got hammered

"this was the most aggressive small jig biter"
Feb 11
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Gregs shiner caught 14.5" Crappie

"About 10" 37-40 turns of the Auger, Jeff."
Feb 11
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Tungsten Jig Mealworm got hammeredn

"Looks like the bass were hungry…."
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Gregs shiner caught 14.5" Crappie

"Nice one Greg! How thick was the ice where you guys fished John?"
Feb 11
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Caught on the shiner/ice rigger setup

"Nice black crappie……looks like several species were taking the shiners….."
Feb 11
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Caught on the ice Rigger with Shiner

"Glad you guys got out John…..aggressive perch….."
Feb 11
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A Picture That Validates the River Guage…….2/5/2026

The normal water level would be the wet spot on the trunk…it clearly shows around five feet of…
Feb 5
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echo Lake Reservoir Bluegill

"Classic summertime bluegill photo….we all want to get out real bad…..I’ve…"
Feb 4
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Still Trying to Process This Reading ..2/4/2026

We often drop one to two feet during thunderstorms and cold fronts but down almost five feet is…
Feb 4
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echo Lake Reservoir Bluegill

Hit the 1/8th oz. Spinner Bait
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