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At 3:44am on June 13, 2015, Tom Crawford said…

Dick,  Thanks for the welcome.  I came across the site while searching for information on post spawn bluegills.  I fish a local lake that has a good supply of nice bluegills, pumpkinseeds, some green sunfish and crappies.  I want to learn how to take fish from the weeds during the dog days of summer.  I'm sure there will be a wealth of information on this site. 

At 11:54am on June 12, 2015, Eddy Mills said…

Thanks Dick.

I'll start by adding some pictures of Gills my wife and I caught.  We joined a fishing club with 8 lakes three years ago.  Most everyone fishes for Bass so that leaves the real fishing to us.

At 5:19am on June 6, 2015, George Cantu said…

Thank you sir!

At 8:15pm on May 18, 2015, GoBigDog said…

Hi, and thank you for such a nice welcome to the Big Bluegill site.  I've visited numerous times and am looking forward to being able to post.

At 3:48pm on April 30, 2015, Curtis Oswald said…

Thank you Dick for the welcome and the information.

I have been a Bluegill fisherman since I was knee high to a grasshopper and been checking out the site for about a couple of weeks and do see lots of good info here. I have been looking for different ways to catch Bluegills besides the old standard worms\crawlers and a bobber that will put more in the boat. My fishing time is limited as I have to drive at least 20 miles to get a good lake to fish, so most week nights are out, which leaves just weekends and with hopefully good weather. My fishing partner is a party popper and she does not like to do much on week nights and hard for me to launch the boat by myself, besides I am not much into fishing alone.

Younger years I did a lot of fishing on a small lake called Houghton (okay not really a small lake) that my grandparents lived on and we used to catch some really nice gills. Grandpa was the best at it that I ever saw, and he could locate them, but he knew the lake also. Christmas and spring breaks in High school and college I was always there fishing with him, my uncle and dad. Largest gill I remember was one my dad caught it curled up in the bottom of a 5 gallon pail, over 11” long and caught ice fishing never did get a photo of it. Biggest gill I have caught was a 10.5” and weighed one pound 3 oz. won a fishing pole with it. Have the photo some place and need to find it and scan it.

 

Thanks again remember a bad day fishing still better than good day at work. 

At 5:36am on April 29, 2015, Slip Sinker said…

whoa... your a busy guy this morning!

At 11:04am on April 16, 2015, John Sheehan said…

Hey Dick ,caught my first ice out mess of fish with three float setups with three sizes of your jigs .They worked a charm! All small Gills, Pseeds Yellow Perch and one PSXBG. Only one fish untipped ,a small Perch, but I just needed a small bit of worm on the tiniest jig and pushed way up on the hook caught plenty . You're saving me money on bait pal ! I'll post a pic of the rigs and your jigs that caught . Thanks again pal for your excellent work and I'll be asking questions regarding materials used when I post the pics !

At 6:51pm on April 7, 2015, Phill Morse said…
Dick,
Thanks for the welcoming words.
I'm one who likes to CPR Bluegills...Big Bluegills. I generally fish in the Michigan area and I prefer fly fishing for them but will resort to slip rigs in the heat of summer.
I have used float tube, kayak and my old 16ft mirrocraft and a few shoreline wading excursions. My Flyrod of preference is a Ten ft 4wt four piece that really helps get line up off the water and makes the occasional SMB a little easier to control, especially if you're sitting in tube or kayak.
I see from your latest posts that you have a Cumberland Classic float tube. I know it has a raised seat and backrest, but is it comfortable and easy to carry more than quarter mile. That is my only concern before I order one. My old one is super light and carries great, but I added a boat cushion to get up out of the water a little bit.
Anyway I'm getting to use the site and see what is going on.
At 10:16am on April 6, 2015, Sam Holt said…

Hey Dick,

 Thanks for the great welcome and the bounty of information about this site!

I am looking forward to being a member on this site. Bream fishing has always been a big part of my life. Louisiana is my native state and cut my teeth on fishing techniques at a very young age in my life. At present I now reside in Colorado where fishing is also good ,but not like the creeks, rivers, bayou`s, of the south!

I look forward to interacting with members and hopefully offering a few tidbits on fishing for the "Ferocious" Big Blue Gill"

At 5:22pm on March 25, 2015, Bill Cappelli said…

Appreciate the warm welcome Dick, and I also would like to "Thank You" for this outstanding site, which I've only recently stumbled upon. What an absolute wealth of information being shared here, and in a civil manner as well, which is refreshing to see as compared to some other boards these days. Seems like a fine bunch of Folks here!

I'm learning to navigate the site a bit now, as it is set up a bit differently from others I frequent, but that is own shortcoming ... let's just say that I'm not the most computer literate person around :-) Look forward to participating and contributing when I can.

YB   

At 4:42pm on March 25, 2015, G.L. Chapman said…

thank u dick ill try to contribute to the site and visit often  gary chapman

At 9:46am on March 24, 2015, James W. Rank said…

Thanks for the warm welcome!  I am mainly interested in crappie fishing.  I grew up in Western Maryland and we fished for crappies in Deep Creek Lake  at night when I was in High School.  We hung a coleman lantern from a beam in the bridge and fished off a pier of the bridge.  The floor of the bridge was solid material at that time and provided shade which we felt the crappies liked. Then they put a new metal floor on the bridge which had an open metal pattern and took away the shade and the fishing really slowed down.  I moved away and didn't fish for crappies for many many moons and finally decided to get back into it again.  I went on the internet and saw a guide listed at Buggs Island here in Va. named Keith Wray, called him up and eventually went fishing with him in February a couple of years ago and what a great day we enjoyed.  Of course I think he caught 5 fish for every one I caught, but I really enjoyed the trip.  Since then I've had some major health problems but now I'm looking to get out again.  I've been stocking up on some equipment, pouring and painting some jigs  and have some great expectations.  Thanks again for the warm welcome.  To Dick Tabbert 

At 6:29am on March 24, 2015, Gary Kamatchus said…

Dick, I want to say "Thank You" for the kind Welcome note and information you sent me about joining this pan fish web sight , I didn't realize until the other day this Great web sight exited. I live in southern Minnesota and the only fish I fish for are Bluegill and crappie, most other people here fish walleye or bass and long forgot the fun they had pan fishing (there mistake). Two years ago I put all my casting rods away and have gone 100% to fly fishing and this winter I started fly tying (keep me sane thru the long winter) and now I can't wait for the ice to go off the lakes and get back on the water. Again "Thanks" for the Best Sight on the web about my favorite fish. Gary

At 4:52am on March 12, 2015, Queeny said…
Thanks
At 6:54am on March 10, 2015, Reg Wright said…

Thanks for the welcoming comments.Most of my gill fishing is 

done ice fishing and I have been a fly tier for a long time,so the patterns

will be of real interest to me.Thanks again.

Reg

At 9:54pm on March 5, 2015, Gene Dufrene said…

Thank you for allowing me to join this group

At 3:54pm on March 5, 2015, Ken Koffel said…

Thank you for the warm welcome. I 'm the president of a local fly fishing club and we enjoy fishing for bluegills most of the year.

At 10:10am on March 4, 2015, Charles h dewalt said…
Hi dick, 60 more days and let the fun begin. Hope to be on the water may 1st.
I have a 25 foot tmc pontoon, 90 hp honda. The seats are back to back, so I can sit on the couch and fish. Boy life is great on the water.
At 8:56pm on February 26, 2015, R. Michael Charske said…
Thank you sir
At 7:42am on February 26, 2015, R. Michael Charske said…

Thank you !!!
I have been tying flies since the age of 6, 54 years now. I have recently become very interested in 'bluegills', having fished al over the continent for trout species. Of course, in my travels I have caught some other fish including bluegills but they have never been a focus. I recently became ill and it is likely that my range of fishing locations will be restricted to closer waters. I really enjoy the challenge of finding 'fish waters' in my area and the little 'jet fighters' are certainly going to fill a void have been experiencing for a couple years now (my fishing has been limited).
I look forward to this site and learning a few tricks of the trade. It is possible that I maybe able to share a few of my 'tricks' (fly related) along the way.

Won't have much to post or comment for awhile. I could have used the screen name "The Searcher" for the near future.

Thanks again for the welcome.

The Highwayman

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