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Fly fishing only or conventional fishing only

Lately I have been thinking bout what should I conserve more time for fly fishing only or conventional fishing. I have been thinking about being only a fly fisherman because thats what im loving more and more everyday. but forwards as conventional fishing thats what I have known every since I first started fishing so thats alot of fishing. but I think I might go towards fly fishing only because you just dont see a warmwater fly fishing everyday you know.

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Added by Tobias Jackson Jr. on June 15, 2010 at 2:08pm — 7 Comments

Smallmouth and Largemouth ,can they hybridize?

Never heard of such a thing but this fish made me wonder. It is a largemouth as I see it but looks almost like the color of a bronzeback.It didnt fight like a smallie I'll tell you that. It's too green to be a smallie and doesnt have smallie verticle bars but where are the side markings and green/white/black colors of a 'normal' largemouth?…

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Added by John Sheehan on June 15, 2010 at 12:30pm — 12 Comments

Bluegills like clams

I have found that pieces of clams work well as bluegill bait. Don't get minced clams as they are too small. Also small elbow macaroni cooked half the time recommended, and then cooked in clam juice until the clam juice is almost gone works very well too. It looks like a larvae, they love it.

Added by 10.5" RES Sharon on June 11, 2010 at 7:02pm — 1 Comment

Cold Front,Tight Lipped,Tough Bite

Cold Fronts

Tight Lipped

Tough bite

These last couple of cold fronts that have blown through our area seems to have shut the fishing down…well seems is the key word. Actually you can still have a pretty good day at catching your target species.

Typically when I see a cold front my first thought is to down size my bait. The second thing I’ll do is slow down my presentation.

These two options in creating that…

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Added by CrappieKeith on June 10, 2010 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

Congrats

Hey Jim, Just came from the photo gallery and saw your greatest keeper ever!! As a grandfather of three, there's nothing like it. Congratulations again, and hope the family is well. Nick.

Added by Nick Holt on June 9, 2010 at 8:56am — 2 Comments

Porter county Indiana

Any fishing reports for northwest Indiana?

Added by Gerald Lauderback on June 8, 2010 at 7:17pm — 1 Comment

panfish tourney anyone?

you guys wanna start a panfish tourney rules will be your best 10 fish of the week pictures have to be taken and measurements also must be takin and whoever wins the week has braggin rites for the next week tourneys will start every other week(when picture is takin of the fish you must have length in title or description also date the picture so we know the same fish isn't being used for next tourney) if any body has any other ideas please recommend them

Added by Eric Jacocks on June 8, 2010 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Seeing RED! - June 7, 2010

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Added by Greg Wade on June 8, 2010 at 7:55am — 2 Comments

lookin for a new pole

ok i finally broke my favorite pole (not on purpose) but anyways im thinking bout getting a 9ft. crappie pole yall think that would be a good idea all i really do is panfish anyways

Added by Eric Jacocks on June 7, 2010 at 2:40pm — 4 Comments

Catching a few

Hey folks, I haven't been able to get out to the lakes like I have in the past due to transportation issues. When I have gone, I've been able to pick up crackers and gills between a 1/2 pound to a pound. I'm compiling a CD of photos from the beginning of the season to about mid July then I'll post what I've caught. Haven't been able to get up to Callaway Gardens yet, but that trip is on the horizon. They say that the crappie are still being caught on artificials only and the gills on live bait.… Continue

Added by Nick Holt on June 7, 2010 at 9:03am — 1 Comment

best live bait for big gills

anyone have any good suggestions ive been using crickets but i fish them like i use a fly let them crawl on the surface ive had some pretty nice size ones smash it but i wanna hook into even bigger ones

Added by Eric Jacocks on June 5, 2010 at 8:21pm — 14 Comments

Taking kids fishing

It is always a pleasure when you can take kids who have seldom if ever been fishing, and put them on top of a good school of bluegill. I knew when I left the house this morning that it was going to be a day when I didn't get to fish myself. Even the father of the kids who were with me was as inexperienced as they were. I had to show each of them how to hold the pole, bait a cricket, and remove a fish from a hook. Within an hour you would think they were all seasoned fisherman to hear them talk.… Continue

Added by Tom Beauchamp on June 1, 2010 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

may 2010

Just got back from my annual may fishing trip to lake sullivan in sullivan county, In .Brought home 440 fish total not including what we ate there.we had two people fishing for 5 days,but there we 5 people for 3 days.We fished for gills but caught crappie also.the lake had larger gills this year .the fish bit on wigglers,night crawlers ,small jigs, and wax worms

Added by John R Torgesen Sr on June 1, 2010 at 4:55am — 2 Comments

whats a good lure to use for bluegill

i fish in ponds in about 6 inches to 2 feet and in some deep places around brush but what is the best lurue for that i use a litle rapala floatin minow with alot of jerking to imatate a wounded or dieing minow plz write back....

Added by clifford lee sanders on May 29, 2010 at 4:16pm — 4 Comments

what is the best thing to fish with for bluegills???????

I am going bluegill fishing in a couple of days. So i just want to know what yall think.

Thanks

Added by micah mack on May 28, 2010 at 8:05am — 5 Comments

'Gillin in northern minnesota-spring 2010

Sorry, haven't wrote in a long time, but had to add these photos of my recent spring outings to two of my favorite spring 'gill lakes. My latest trip on Wed. 26th of May was on my "secret" up north lake. The first few hours of the day were slow and the big 'gills and 'seeds weren't in there usual location. The last hour and a half of the day in late afternoon I moved down the shore to an area that I don't usually fish and got into an unbelievable pod of fish in about a 75 yd. section of… Continue

Added by Andrew T. Mott on May 27, 2010 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Those bluegills are getting me mad

Yestrday i went fishing and all day all the bluegills have been doing is taking my bait. I wasted alot of worms for 2 tiny bluegill

Added by Changus on May 24, 2010 at 3:34pm — 4 Comments

Bruce Condello's Photo Technique Revealed!

This news flash just in!

Bruce Condello holds his fish out in front of him for photos! Now I know this may come as a shock to many of you, but my secret is finally out. :-)

If you would like to know some of the secrets to this technique, read on! $\:D$

Rule #1. Catch a big fish. No matter how hard you try, you're not going to make a 9 inch bluegill look like a 12 inch bluegill, nor will you be able to make a 15 inch bass look like a 22 incher. There…