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"If you spend your time and money building your own pond for bluegills, you are respo…"

Ray Danders replied Jun 10, 2009 to Trophy Bluegills

22 Jun 10, 2009
Reply by Ray Danders

"There are several rivers I fish for trout that have bluegills. One of the best baits…"

Ray Danders replied Apr 17, 2009 to Has anyone used a real or artificial salmon egg to tip small jigs or flies?

4 May 4, 2009
Reply by GLENN MARTIN MILLER

"I used to enjoy all types of fly fishing, but these days the only way I fly fish is…"

Ray Danders replied Apr 12, 2009 to

just now

"Steve, Umpqa superflorocarbon is what you are looking for but it is expensive. If y…"

Ray Danders replied Apr 7, 2009 to Flourocarbon Line

16 Apr 19, 2009
Reply by steve b

"While some people use it as a snagging rig, it is an excellent way to catch big blue…"

Ray Danders replied Apr 3, 2009 to drop shot rigging

6 Apr 3, 2009
Reply by Ray Danders

"In my experience they all work. I have tried almost all of them, but now use Umpqa (…"

Ray Danders replied Apr 3, 2009 to Flourocarbon Line

16 Apr 19, 2009
Reply by steve b

"This is an excellent question. Over the years, I have learned that bluegills will mi…"

Ray Danders replied Apr 3, 2009 to Between Ice-Out and Bedding bluegills - what to do, what to use?

16 Apr 13, 2009
Reply by Mike

"When I first saw the thread that talked about the chat room, I looked briefly for it…"

Ray Danders replied Mar 4, 2009 to Anybody else having trouble with the new chat format?

14 Dec 10, 2009
Reply by 10.5" RES Sharon

"John, The Mississippi River is different than any other river I have fished. When I…"

Ray Danders replied Mar 2, 2009 to river fishing

27 Feb 23, 2015
Reply by Allen Morgan

"John, Lead does not break down in water. Many old water pipes were made of lead. Le…"

Ray Danders replied Mar 1, 2009 to Whats your favorite lure to use to catch bluegills

82 Nov 18, 2010
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Ice Fishing 2026

"13th year with the Hummingbird ICE 35 Flasher! Good investment!"
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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…
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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"
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Tungsten Jig Mealworm got hammered

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

"About 10" 37-40 turns of the Auger, Jeff."
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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?"
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Caught on the shiner/ice rigger setup

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

"Glad you guys got out John…..aggressive perch….."
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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…
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echo Lake Reservoir Bluegill

"Classic summertime bluegill photo….we all want to get out real bad…..I’ve…"
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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…
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echo Lake Reservoir Bluegill

Hit the 1/8th oz. Spinner Bait
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Cypress Reflection-8/30/2012

"I posted a picture in this area back in August of 2012……surface temperatures will…"
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