Thread: What is the best Trophy Redear, and Bluegill Lake in America ?

Bluegill - Okeechobee

Shellcracker - Santee Cooper

Originally Posted by Kentucky Lake

I like the 57,000 acre Barkley Lake, and I also like my home lake of Kentucky Lake.

Who could have predicted that?

Have not heard much mention of Merritts Mill Pond in a while, anyone know what happened there? I have also heard that the lakes in Bienville Plantation has some seriuos Bream in it.

Has to be one of those private plantation ponds down south. Saw a couple shows where they had 13" bluegills and the redears were even bigger.

Originally Posted by chaunc

Has to be one of those private plantation ponds down south. Saw a couple shows where they had 13" bluegills and the redears were even bigger.

I posted public lakes open to everybody, but I agree. I have fished some private ponds here in GA that are just awesome for big bluegill. Callaway Gardens, near Columbus GA, has incredible bluegill fishing. You have to hire a guide to fish those ponds, though, and it's strictly catch-and-release.

Just checked the Bienville site and it can cost about $500 a day to fish there with a guide and you can keep 25 panfish. Just a little too steep for me.

Originally Posted by chaunc

Just checked the Bienville site and it can cost about $500 a day to fish there with a guide and you can keep 25 panfish. Just a little too steep for me.

$500 a day for bluegill?????? I dont think any inshore fishing is worth that much.

I like KY lake for shellcracker. Seems like you always catcha bunch with some real nice ones thrown in.