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Sunday Morning 0600 Lake Norfork 78° slight wind

Howdy Y'all

Another early morning and a trip to Norfork.

Well the boys seem to have move shallow between 3' and 5' and close to shore by the looks of their tails they have been busy makin homes for the ladies.

We were still using the bobber and worm mix so no change there.

Caught a nice pair of Longear peckerfish about 3" long and hooked them up wightless and 3' of line under a bobber and…

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Added by James and Kathy Acerra on August 16, 2010 at 11:20am — No Comments

Early morning hunting (oop's) fishing trip 8/14

0500 8/14 wake up and gear up for the lil fishies.

Howdy Y'all only way to beat the heat is get up before it starts.

We went to Lake Norfork and woke up the lil fishies with breakfast in the waterbed.

But they were late sleepers at least the big ones were.

Kathy hit her first of 2 9" BG's at 0845 and the last one about 0915, other than pecker fish and turtles that was the gran total of…

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Added by James and Kathy Acerra on August 14, 2010 at 12:16pm — 1 Comment

8/11/2010 fishing trip

Well Howdy Y’all

The evening of 8/11/10 was hot and the wind was absent we had a High of 103° when we went that evening between 1700-2000 (5 pm -8 pm)it was 98° at the house and didn’t drop till 2200 (10 p) and no wind for cleaning.

We had a fair time the gills we’re slow till the sun went over the treetops in the cove we were working,

Shore fishing with bobbers and worms in anything from 2 ½’ to 7’ and on the drop offs from 5’ to 15’ from shore.

The Wife uses a Zebco 33… Continue

Added by James and Kathy Acerra on August 13, 2010 at 4:54am — No Comments

Kids picture

What do ya think about a group link where we can post KID & GRANDKIDS pictures. One click and you can see all the ear to ear smiles. Heck I got 100's to post. Give a kid a fish you feed them for a day. Teach them to fish feed them for a life time

Added by Magnolia Rick on August 6, 2010 at 12:38pm — 3 Comments

night fishing for shellcrackers??

Does anyone fish for shellcrackers at night??? It is way too hot here in the south right now to fish during the day!!! Just wondering if there are any night owls out there?? Thanks!!

Added by Tony Alexander on August 2, 2010 at 12:36pm — 7 Comments

Thursday morning fishing

We had slow morning but managed to catch a few 3in gills and redears. My daughter caught a 6.5in bluegill and my son caught an 8in bluegill. Not bad for spending 2 hours on the lake…

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Added by Mary Baker on July 29, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Bluegill worms

Does anyone have any soft plastics and or poppers for me? Please Reply

Added by Will Mikuta on July 28, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Tagging your Photos

I am in the process of tagging all my photos.Gonna be time consuming . I would like to be able to search a specific species of fish pictured on this great site and compare photos. I only have 4 photos up so far of Red Breasted Sunfish but would like to see others . I plan to complete this obsession!Hoping to ease the search of specific interests as they change from day to day, season to season.

Added by John Sheehan on July 28, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

cant find the fish

ok its been really hot this past week and ive tried everything i know but still i cant find any decent fish i mean all ive been hooking up into are bowfin and its annoying me cus i use light line and every now and then my line pops because of a huge bowfin please help me

Added by Eric Jacocks on July 26, 2010 at 9:08pm — 6 Comments

Mammoth

I went to mammoth lakes fishing for trout and i caught several brook trout on bluegill setup. They almost were going to break my line becuase i was using light line for big brook trouts.

Added by Changus on July 26, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Fishing with my son and his friend

Woke up at 5 am and took my 9 year old son and his friend fishing at a local reservoir.The bite was ON and they each hooked at least 10 fish. You want to feel excitement? Take a kid fishing.

His friend Manuel…

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Added by Shawn Watkins on July 23, 2010 at 11:49am — 1 Comment

Big Bluegill Video Part 2

Last November, I created the Big Bluegill.com video using a compilation of images and video segments from our galleries. This video has since received more than 15,000 views worldwide. Our member base has significantly grown over the last 8 months, and so has the amount of quality pics submitted by our members.

A sequel to this video is in the works and is planned to be released on the anniversary of part 1.

Keep the great pics coming....images uploaded as late as Nov…

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Added by Bill "Musky" Modica on July 17, 2010 at 9:06am — 7 Comments

Hot Crappie! July 16, 2010

Hi Everyone,

Despite the 100 + degree heat index in the St. Louis area, Ty & I went fishing for a few hours this morning & tried out some of the new "Wiggla" jigs I've started making. We were fishing with 20th oz. Yellow Chart. jigs and White plastics.

It didn't take long for us to get into the fish, but we were surprised at the quality and quantity of Crappie caught. If it's this good when it's hot, can't wait to see what fishing will be like in the…

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Added by Greg Wade on July 16, 2010 at 3:07pm — 5 Comments

Is there a magazine solely for panfishers?

Whats the best magazine out there for us panfishing freaks?

Added by Tim Roberts on July 16, 2010 at 6:53am — 4 Comments

Pond management resources: Best places to go for pond management information.

People in the pond management industry say that www.pondboss.com is the best place to go for pond management information. I've written articles for Pond Boss magazine for years now, and I've never seen any other resource that is in the same ballpark. Bob Lusk is a member of BigBluegill, and has been a big supporter of www.bigbluegill.com. He was the brains and the inspiration behind the Pond Boss magazine, and the…

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Added by Bruce Condello on July 13, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Fishing Bluegills turns into fishing Madtoms

I was originally going for bluegills on nightcrawlers at Big Bear Lake, but then something else bit on. A madtom. Then i decided i did too much bluegill fishing so i decieded to start catching madtoms. they are so easy to catch. My sister got 40 in one hour by just using a number 10 hook with a small split shot about 6 inches up and dropped it into the water right along the shore.

Added by Changus on July 12, 2010 at 9:30pm — 7 Comments

Recap 2 of 3

U.S. Bank Angling Team Qualifier Championships- Fort Wayne, IN

Let's start the recap of Saturday's U.S. Bank Angling Team qualifier heats by saying I…

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Added by Johnny wilkins on July 12, 2010 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Raising Trophy Bass! Trophy Bass Expert Bob Lusk, speak to us!

Bob Lusk is an expert on raising trophy bass. He is the industry's leading expert on raising trophy bass. Bob, I'd like to extend an open invitation to you to spend a moment or two giving novices like us a primer on what it takes to raise trophy bass in our farm ponds, or in our small lakes. When you're done, I'll try to address how a pond manager can also create a trophy bluegill fishery along with the trophy bass. We know that raising trophy bass can be a complex process, but if you were…

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Added by Bruce Condello on July 12, 2010 at 7:52pm — 10 Comments

Barbee lake

Went out to the Barbee chain last week and had a great time catching the gills. Caught a few on wigglers, but when I started casting the Road Runner, "WOW". I was killing them. I found a couple of spots and just kept rotating when they stopped hitting. Every time I would come back to a spot I would catch a few more. I was using a white Road Runner with a spinner and a white curly tail.

Added by Gerald Lauderback on July 12, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Herman Brothers Pond Management

I just wanted to extend a huge "Thank You" to Herman Brothers Pond Management, and Nate Herman, who is a member of Big Bluegill for their incredible hospitality they extended me this last weekend!

Their operation is absolutely first class, and offers people in the Illinois, and the Midwest a chance to catch a really huge hybrid bluegill.

Take a look at this great fish. We caught several hybrid bluegill in the 1-1 3/4 pound range, and we also caught quite a few…

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Added by Bruce Condello on July 11, 2010 at 8:33pm — 11 Comments