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and upside down!!
Here is a slab for a 7 year old. He's proud.
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Great smile , nothing like a kid ,fish, and a lake
Nice looking gill
Big old green sunfish
Kinda looks like a rock bass from the angle the picture was taken.
Thanks for shareing.
The lake is rising - finally
All fish were caught using 2lb Yo-Zuri Hybrid or izorline XXX. Auto jig (1/32nd #6 hook) was used one trip and the Chub Belly Spinner 1/48th #6 EC hook, 00 Willow or Indiana blades, for the other 2 trips. Jigs were tipped with crickets.
Water temp ranged from 64*F to 68*F, trolled in 17 to 24 FOW. Lots of big fish are cruising these water - post & pre spawn - feeding on hatches and baitfish.
Some pictures are of the same fish - on the board & landscape. All fish were released and are waiting to be caught again....
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You catch some of the best bluegill in North America, Sonny. I'm always delighted to see these California monsters.
I'd like to just step foot in California one day!!
Here's one I caught today:
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The lake is still rising - probably until June.
All fish were caught using 2lb Yo-Zuri Hybrid or izorline XXX - mostly the Yo-Zuri because of the extreme conditions. The Chub Belly Spinner 1/48th #6 EC hook, 00 Willow or Indiana blades was the only pattern used. Jigs were tipped with crickets. Fished 8 times, each trip average ~3 hours. Have donated over 2 dozen jigs to LP - good thing I know the guy that makes them.
Water temp ranged from 66*F to 68*F (inlet water is keeping lake cool - good for me - bad for fish), trolled in 21 to 28 FOW - more on the deeper side now. Lots of BIG fish are cruising these water - post & pre spawn - feeding on hatches and baitfish. I don't think you will see these fish on beds because they spawn in deep water. People here are starting to take 9" & 10" fish off of beds...
Some pictures are of the same fish - on the board & landscape. All fish were released and are waiting to be caught again. There are four 2lb+ CNBG, two or three should have been weighed. One 2lber was caught 5/03, 1st cast on 5/04 produced another one... On 5/15 the 2nd to the last fish caught was a 2lber then on 2/16 the 2nd fish caught was another 2lber. Life is good.
Pretty sure Lake Perris will be kicking out a 3 pound fish very shortly. Haven't touched the dam - yet.
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Two more 12" fish caught - beginning of June and another at the start of August (brings the total to 6). All the other fish, in the remaining photos, have the potential to be close to 12" or better next season. All these fish were released.
We use 2lb test line and custom jigs. Fish were caught between 9 and 34 FOW during the early morning bite.
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Level was up - level was down - now it's going back up. Water temp is now in the lower 60s. Fishing a new layer of jig eating tree tops - dropping the level did not help. Some of the fish show battle scars - had to pull them out of the brush. The advantage is the lifting power of the JDM rods.
All these fish were caught on 2lb test - custom jigs tipped with crickets & CPRd.
1st CNBG for the year
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Seven outings in April resulted with sixteen CNBGs @ 11" or better. Pre spawn fish were caught at the island in 19 to 27 FOW, water temp was in the upper 60s. All these fish are still swimming in the lake. Standard gear - JDM rods, 2lb test line, custom jigs/crickets. Majority of the fish were caught trolling Chubs & Bellyspins- some were caught casting Autos tipped with crickets. A few of these pics are the same fish - one on the board and one posed.
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Fished 6 days in a row With Jim Burke from Jungle Jim Jigs for CNBGs. We caught some very nice fish including a couple of PBs for Jim (going to let him elaborate on his trip). I caught two fish that exceeded 12" and twelve that were in the 11" range. Fished 2 days at the island and 4 days in the east end. Lots of big 10s and keeper 9s were also landed.
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Those are some awesome fish!
and they keep growing VCM - majority of these pics are 11" fish
We might be getting 13s like they do @ San Vicente.....
Oops, wrong pics.. here's a fat shellcracker.
haha how many beers did you drink before catching it?Quote:
Originally Posted by sdaddy68
That a bruiser. Public waters, Pond? Good catch. Welcome to the Board.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaymon1962
Suburban pond. On a beetle spin minus the spin. The water was ultra clear and they did not like the spinner.
And thanks for the welcome!
May proved an exceptional month for the 11.5" class CNBGs. Another 12" fish was found as well. Majority of these fish (all CPRd) were caught trolling in 17 to 27 FOW with 2lb test and Ledhed custom jigs (tipped w/crickets). Fluctuating water levels have been a challenge....
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Wow....we don't have any like that around here.....always said if I ever catch a 10"er I'd have it mounted...but that would just be an average for that lake. My best was 9.5" with many 8.5-9"....still waiting.
Wow Sunny! You could make a Lake Perris Bluegill calendar.
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What's the site for your custom jigs?Sent from my SM-N950U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by LedHed
Holy schnikes! Nice haul!
Nice Redear, and welcome to the Board. Live bait? Jig and plastic?Quote:
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Thanks. Great forums here.
Caught it with a worm near the bottom. The pond is pretty shallow right now, less than 6 feet deep.
I threw in a gill for comparison. Eleven inches is citation in Virginia.
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Nice catch, looks over 12in easy!Quote:
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Nice fish and welcoming to the Board. Looks like you got him off the bank, impressive catch.Quote:
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That’s a nice one for sure. Bait of choice for the northern boys?
New PB shellcracker (redear sunfish). 1.41 lbs, male. Released. Caught many big ones today; they were bedding.
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Very nice. Congrats.
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