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I and my wife ventured over into Iowa for some bank Bluegill fishing e fished 3 different lakes and kept some from the last one. We found the bite at the very limt of our casts 1 1/2'to 3' deep. We used tiny jigs tipped with plump wax worms.The water was around 10' deep.
At the last we tried a shallow bay and were surprised to find spawning in full swing so we backed off that spot. What a great day to be out.
Nice!. I am a bass fisherman but have been enjoying panfishing lately.
Could they be red ear shellcrackers??
I have never caught a Red Ear from this small lake .
How big is that plate????? lol :) that's a giant gill for this area
I love your posts. Keep them coming.
I love that black jig in the pic. It looks kind of like a jighead wooly bugger. I bet it is a killer on big bream.
Nice haul there
That plate is 8 3/4" She turned it over because the other side was green and had been used for the gourmet PBJ with cold milk chaser shore lunch we had just enjoyed. lol the largest couple were 11" and were 2 and 3 oz. shy of the elusive one pound mark . I think the one she laid on the plate was near 3/4 lb.
As was noted these are nice gills for these parts. Most stay south of 3/4 lb on these public waters
Nice!! Well done.
Did you tie that black jig yourself?
Bigbass12--Yes, I tie my own jigs. That jig is a simple tie that most any tier could do with a picture. The only difference in mine might be that I use red thread on these.
Way to go Mike
Great report Mike.