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Nolan Minor
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Gillcracker?
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Caught this in a cow pond that supposedly had "no fish". Most of the fish we caught were 3-4" stunted bluegill, but the few larger fish that were in there were absolutely gorgeous! We caught some…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tony Livingston Apr 21, 2014.
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- What type of animal is a bluegill?
- 11x16 foot water garden, 2 feet deep. Up to 6 species of sunfish in it right now. More if you count hybridization between species. Catfish, crappie, goldfish, koi, bass, all types of chubs, and even a gar are in or have been in the pond.
- What state are you from? This can help us get together for fishing trips!
- Virginia
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9" Hen on a Crankbait
Title pretty much says it all... went fishing after school at my neighbors pond and was shocked to catch this giant (for this pond) bluegill while bass fishing. Lure is a rebel 2.5" floater, I have tried all sorts of small (and normal sized) crankbaits but in cold water, it is the only one bass will eat, I also catch lots of crappies with it...apparently bluegill like it too! …
Posted on March 13, 2014 at 4:00pm
Sub Freezing Temps, and Sleet
Today I convinced myself to go fish for some panfish at my neighbor's pond. It was 27 degrees out, and raining/sleeting/snowing on and off. I suited up in chest waders and a gore tex jacket, on top of many layers of warm clothes, and headed out. My weapon of choice was a 1" gulp minnow rigged on a trout magnet jighead under a float. I caught a small crappie withing minutes of starting fishing, and then landed 2 nice bull gills around 7-8". I had to break the ice off my guides between…
ContinuePosted on December 8, 2013 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments
Caught a Little Bit of Everything Today...
Today my little brother and I fished our neighbors pond and got into a few bluegill, crappies, and largemouth, but fishing was slow so we walked down to the North Fork of the Rivanna to see how the "migration" of the warmwater fish into the river was going, fallfish are the only species that winter over in it... My little brother was fishing a 3" white triple ripple grub and caught a baby smallmouth and lost a 15"er within 5 minutes of our arrival. I only caught a couple chubs and fallfish…
ContinuePosted on April 24, 2013 at 6:45pm
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"The Yellow Perch Pattern is more so a Northern catcher I believe, Jeff. The Silver /Black Back and…"
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Welcome Nolan to Big Bluegill. I am also a member of Big Bluegill wanting to welcome you and to share some of what goes on here at the site. This is a site with loads of information where we can learn and enjoy in what we like doing best, fishing. In this site we have loads of information we can feed off of and share and learn and having a good time doing so. We have FORUMS, BLOGS, CHAT ROOM, SPECIAL GROUPS, VIDEO'S, and the best PHOTO'S you can find anywhere on the internet. Feel free to jump in and investigate the site it is loaded with information and above all don't be afraid to participate we are all still in the learning process and improving and honing our skills making us better fishermen/fisherwoman and enjoying it all throughout the process.
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