California Bluegills

A place to discuss panfishing in California, from Dorris to San Ysidro.
  • Any Californians doing any good yet?

    Any fellow Californians getting any early season Bluegills or Redears yet?  Won't be long now for the pre-spawn bite!

    By Jeff Soto

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  • California/Arizona Border Bluegills

    I spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday fishing the waters around Yuma AZ and the canals in Imperial County CA. The fish are on the beds so we put them all back. Here are some shots of representative fish. The first one was taken from the Gila Gravity Canal in Yuma, AZ and the last two were taken from…

    By Jim (Ike) Isaac

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  • SoCal Panfish

    If you read the posts and check out the photo's, you might get the idea that SoCal Panfish hatched from the egg weighing 12oz. I spent the day on Diamond Valley Lake (www.dvlake.com) yesterday. We caught a lot of panfish. This one is typical:Russ is going to kill…

    By Jim (Ike) Isaac

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  • Perris Lake Thursday 5/19

    A friend and I fished the marina at Perris Lake yesterday.  All together we caught 93 fish.  Almost all bluegill and about a half dozen weird little sculpin.  Very few of the fish were big enough to bother taking home.  I usually catch a lot of really big ones at the marina, so I was a little…

    By Jon McLean

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  • On the crank

    Caught a couple on a Yozuri Snap Bean (smaller sized one) yesterday evening at Lake Alpine in Marin, here is one of them.

    By Bluegill Chaser

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  • California delta bluegill spawn

    Anybody know about when the bluegill spawn gets going in the California delta? Looking forward to introducing my kids to fishing over spawning beds.Thanks!Jonathan

    By JBplusThuy

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  • California/Arizona Border Bluegills (Redux)

    I had so darn much fun a couple of weeks ago that I went back this weekend.; We ended up with multiple  species. I added some "non Blue Gill" pics you can view but here are the stars of the trip.and here is the spot on the East Highline Canal where we are catching them.We got there before any of…

    By Jim (Ike) Isaac

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  • Sothern California Fishing

    Anyone fishing lately???? Looking for some so cal crappie action.

    By Chris Salmon

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  • Sacramento River Delta

    Both times I used a panfish jig:Fished the delta off a house dock in Discovery Bay on 8/25 and 8/26 for 15 bluegill to 1lb with most in the .25-.5 lb variety.Fished the delta on 9/28 for bass and striped bass, but around 5:45 AM before my fishing guide (Rus Snyders) showed up, I jigged a dock at…

    By Bluegill Chaser

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  • Lake Hemet

    Has anybody fished Lake Hemet lately? I will be back home in November. Would like to take my 88 year old father fishing where it would be quiet and close to his home (Rancho Mirage). He always seemed to like fish Lake Hemet, or would Lake Perris be better. Thanks.

    By Steve Crowder

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