Bruiser Bluegill
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Welcome
Welcome to the Bruiser Bluegill Squidoo Lens. Our intent is to collate blog posts, articles, news, and videos about Bluegill fishing.
The emphasis is on big Bluegills but we will also include other Panfish like Sunfish as long as they are Bruisers!
For reference, we arbitrarily set the size of a Bruiser Bluegill as eight inches or greater! We chose this as a starting point. As the Lens matures, we intend to reset the eight inch benchmark to greater lengths as appropriate!
We hope Readers' find the Lens informative and welcome their feedback. Do stop by often!
Sincerely,
COAF Field Team
The emphasis is on big Bluegills but we will also include other Panfish like Sunfish as long as they are Bruisers!
For reference, we arbitrarily set the size of a Bruiser Bluegill as eight inches or greater! We chose this as a starting point. As the Lens matures, we intend to reset the eight inch benchmark to greater lengths as appropriate!
We hope Readers' find the Lens informative and welcome their feedback. Do stop by often!
Sincerely,
COAF Field Team
Why Fish For Bruiser Bluegill?
Because It's Fun!
Why fish for Bruiser Bluegill? Pound for pound Bluegill put up a great fight relative to other freshwater fish. More so, when matched to light tackle. But, when a Bruiser takes your line, be prepared for some fun!Moreover, a Bruiser Bluegill may be lurking in a pond nearby. Many times, we have fished a pond that looks barren of fish, is rarely fished by anyone, or holds small/stunted fish.
But, be wary of these locations and don't pass them up.... You may be surprised with a Bruiser Bluegill! Or in case of the picture in this section, a Bruiser Sunfish!
Bluegill On Google
Blogs of Interest
Recent blog posts that may be of interest to Bluegill fishermen!
- Midwest Fishing Report: May 30
- DELAVAN: Guide Dave Duwe reported outstanding fishing: largemouth on shore (inside weed line); bluegill are in 2-4 feet waiting to spawn; smallmouth are in 12; pike are on the weed lines in 16-18; walleye are on the deep weed line in 15-20.
- Fish finder -- Published May 30, 2012
- Halvorson said his clients are loading up on nightcrawlers and red worms, an indication the bluegill bite is strong. The daily limit on bluegill is 25, a change from previous years when there was no quota. When winds allow, anglers on the anchor toss ...
- SD MISSOURI RIVER FISHING/HUNTING REPORT – May 29, 2012
- In the Pollock area fishing is really good with minnows and crawlers being used by anglers in under 15 feet depth. With the shallow bite, the shore fishing has been the best in years. Northern are still coming in along with smallmouth bass and crappie.
- Simpson: Fishing despite a stormy forecast
- Vicious little things, glad they do not have teeth 'cause they get real upset whenever they find themselves being impaled on hooks, but they do produce fish: Bass, pumpkinseed, crappie, bluegill, perch, most everything that swims.
Bluegill on Google
News of Interest
Recent news that may be of interest to Bluegill Fishermen.
- Midwest Fishing Report: May 30
- DELAVAN: Guide Dave Duwe reported outstanding fishing: largemouth on shore (inside weed line); bluegill are in 2-4 feet waiting to spawn; smallmouth are in 12; pike are on the weed lines in 16-18; walleye are on the deep weed line in 15-20.
- Fish finder -- Published May 30, 2012
- Halvorson said his clients are loading up on nightcrawlers and red worms, an indication the bluegill bite is strong. The daily limit on bluegill is 25, a change from previous years when there was no quota. When winds allow, anglers on the anchor toss ...
- SD MISSOURI RIVER FISHING/HUNTING REPORT – May 29, 2012
- In the Pollock area fishing is really good with minnows and crawlers being used by anglers in under 15 feet depth. With the shallow bite, the shore fishing has been the best in years. Northern are still coming in along with smallmouth bass and crappie.
- Simpson: Fishing despite a stormy forecast
- Vicious little things, glad they do not have teeth 'cause they get real upset whenever they find themselves being impaled on hooks, but they do produce fish: Bass, pumpkinseed, crappie, bluegill, perch, most everything that swims.
Bluegill on Twitter
Tweets of Interest
Recent Twitter Tweets that may be of interest to Bluegill Fishermen.
Favorite Bluegill Links
From The Field Team
Here are a listing of favorite links that may be of interests to Bluegill Fishermen.
- Big Bluegill
- Website started for fishermen who love fishing for big Bluegill! Lotta pictures, videos, and links that definitely show big Bluegill!
- Oof, some bruiser bluegills - The North American Fly Fishing Forum
- Post on the North American Fly Fishing Forum that we liked. Shows some Bruiser Bluegill, Sunfish,....
- Panfish | Getting Ready For Redear
- Article written July 2010 about Redear Sunfish, commonly called a "shellcracker" in the South, and considered the "king of the sunfish clan".
Bluegill on YouTube
Videos of Interest
Videos that may be of interest to Bluegill Fishermen,
Bluegill Photo Gallery
Send photos to COAF.WEBLOG@Live.Com...
9" Bluegill caught 4/9/11! Correction: 9" Shellcracker!
“Let's not forget about other Bruisers... Sunfish,...!”
Sunfish, Redear,... on Google
Posts of Interest
Recent blog posts that may be of interest to Bluegill Fishermen.
- Free Family Fun Day At Peaks Of Otter June 2nd
- KIDS FISHING: Our first event of the day is geared for kids, fourteen and under, to have a chance to catch some fish from Abbott Lake. Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Red Eared Sunfish, Brown Bullhead Catfish, and Golden Shiners inhabit this artificial lake ...
- Hybrid Bream (pt. 2)
- The most common hybrid I've seen is the cross between a bluegill and redear sunfish. During April and May, both these fish sometimes share the same spawning beds. On occasion they intermingle with one another fertilizing each others eggs.
- Post-Dispatch fishing report
- Redear sunfish good using worms and crickets; crappie fair using jigs; channel catfish fair using liver; all other species slow. Hunnewell: Water temperature is 74 degrees, normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair using spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair ...
- Outdoors - Smith Creek Park a new freshwater fishing option
- "With gas costing so much, I'm trying to find more places to fish from the bank because it is less expensive than fishing from my boat." The lake was stocked with 3500 bluegill sunfish and 1500 redear sunfish on October 1, 2009, as well as 500 ...
Sunfish, Redear,... on Google
News of Interest
Recent news that may be of interest to Bluegill Fishermen.
- Free Family Fun Day At Peaks Of Otter June 2nd
- KIDS FISHING: Our first event of the day is geared for kids, fourteen and under, to have a chance to catch some fish from Abbott Lake. Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Red Eared Sunfish, Brown Bullhead Catfish, and Golden Shiners inhabit this artificial lake ...
- Hybrid Bream (pt. 2)
- The most common hybrid I've seen is the cross between a bluegill and redear sunfish. During April and May, both these fish sometimes share the same spawning beds. On occasion they intermingle with one another fertilizing each others eggs.
- Post-Dispatch fishing report
- Redear sunfish good using worms and crickets; crappie fair using jigs; channel catfish fair using liver; all other species slow. Hunnewell: Water temperature is 74 degrees, normal and clear. Largemouth bass fair using spinnerbaits; channel catfish fair ...
- Outdoors - Smith Creek Park a new freshwater fishing option
- "With gas costing so much, I'm trying to find more places to fish from the bank because it is less expensive than fishing from my boat." The lake was stocked with 3500 bluegill sunfish and 1500 redear sunfish on October 1, 2009, as well as 500 ...
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