Do you love big bluegill?
Bill Purmort's Groups (16)
Your Pond
46 members Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2018 This group is about your pond. How's it going? Questions on what to do next. Fish size and type.
CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP
36 members Latest Activity: May 7, 2019
Here’s a group where you can share your Photography hardware, hardware reviews, photo techniques software etc to help enhance and help others in…
Friends of the Fliers
17 members Latest Activity: Dec 28, 2021
This group is for the anglers that don't want a seldom seen member of the sunfish family to be overlooked...They happen to be one of the prettiest…
Ultralight Fishing Fun Fishing
97 members Latest Activity: Mar 7, 2024 This group is for anyone who is hooked on using ultra light equipment.
Crankbait for Bluegills
70 members Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2016 A place to discuss tactics and equipment for using crank baits to catch bluegill.
Float Tubers
80 members Latest Activity: Mar 23, 2022 Anglers that use a float tube, or those that are interested in trying them out
North American spoon chuckers
135 members Latest Activity: Dec 31, 2018 An outside the box approach to big bluegill fishing.
Fishing Book Library
30 members Latest Activity: Jan 19, 2024 Thought it might be fun and useful to post a list of my Fishing book collection here and hope others will do the same.
Fly Tying for ?
60 members Latest Activity: Jul 18, 2016
Slip Floating
75 members Latest Activity: Apr 29, 2021 Last year (2009)was the first year slip floating for me and found it to be very effective.Would like folks that are into this kind of fishing to post…
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois & Michigan 'Gill catchers
136 members Latest Activity: May 29, 2018 Here's the place to share information on bluegill locations and strategies for these four big bluegill states.
bluegill fly tying
154 members Latest Activity: Jan 21, 2019
Fly tying, and specific instructions only
110 members Latest Activity: Jan 23, 2017 A group where you post photos, and instructions of how to tie them.
FLY TYING & JIG TYING
154 members Latest Activity: Mar 1, 2022
Bluegill Fly Rodders
305 members Latest Activity: Jun 29, 2020 If you love to nail a big bluegill or shellcracker on a fly rod, this is your group.
Vintage Equipment Group
42 members Latest Activity: Jun 6, 2019 I know this sounds strange, but vintage equipment like fiberglass rods still have a place! We can talk shop and discuss why some vintage gear is…
Latest Activity
A Few Bluegill Mixed in With Spotted Sunfish in Louisiana…
These fish are most often called “stump knockers” in Louisiana regardless of the species……they…
Newly Established North Carolina Record Spotted Sunfish Caught By Elijah Crabtree 7.7 oz
"This is the record for spotted sunfish in North Carolina but I’ve only seen the tiny blue…"
May Get To Target Some Red Spotted Sunfish This Week Down in Louisiana....
"Here’s another that I caught on the small panfish gulp minnow…."
Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina
"Don’t know if you saw these John…..these are the only spotted sunfish I’ve seen…"
Some Of My Most Recent Spotted Sunfish
"See how aggressive they are…standard panfish gulp minnow and this small one basically just…"
Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
"I scaled a few but I chose to filet 98% of these fish…..you could catch 100 or more off one…"
I will Also Seek to Catch an Even Rarer Species of Spotted Sunfish...the Orange....
"Yes….not as plentiful as red spotted sunfish but huge colonies are found across the bayous…"
Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
"It is John….this is the main sunfish that I grew up with on the bayous of southeastern…"
Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
"One cool Fish, Jeff! I have a good book called 'America's favorite Fishing' by F.…"
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
" thanks Jeff ill let you know how much i like this method when i try it out."
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
"Not at all……once cooked the first thing we do when eating is to remove both fins…"
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
" When eating is the top dorsal fin a problem at all... i mention because i saw a youtube video…"
Citation Warmouth North Carolina Style…..
"Yes….the banding color markings is always a highlight on sunfish of any species…."
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
"Thanks Slip……we like to prepare gills two ways , I filet many and my wife really…"
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
" Looks nicely done... never had it prepared that way before... need to try"
© 2026 Created by Bluegill.
Powered by
