Fishing Forum

[cool][url "http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/kids/kidswatersite/fish/introduced_fish/bluegills.htm"][#800000][size 3]Bluegills[/size][/#800000][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][#800000] are actually a type of [#008000]sunfish[/#008000]! They are also called roach, kivvers, sunnies, and bream (maybe you've heard them called something else!). Bluegills can get rather large, eating fish eggs and small fish[/#800000][/font][/size]

[#800000]Where do they live? [/#800000]

[size 3][#800000]Bluegills live in quiet weedy streams and lakes. The really big ones prefer to spend the days in deep water coming out to feed in shallow waters in early morning and late evening, while the smaller gills tend to stay in shallow water most of the time.[/#800000][/size]

[#800000]When do they spawn?[/#800000]

[size 3][#800000]Bluegills spawn in water that is 67-80 degrees Fahrenheit sometime between late May and early August in shallow sandy bottoms. The males scoop out nests with their tails for the females to deposit their eggs in, and then they protect the nests from predators until the eggs hatch.[/#800000][/size]

[#800000]What do they eat?[/#800000]

[size 3][#800000]Bluegills will eat almost anything they can from worms to crickets to small minnows. If you're out to catch a bluegill, the best time is probably in mid-late[font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/#800000][/size][size 3][#800000]spring because the gills are usually hungry after the winter when food is more scarce.[/#800000][/size]

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I like catching bluegills on really light gear or a fly rod because they are fun. That is the first fish I caught on a fly rod and a little sponge spider.
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did YOU know that large mouth bass are in the perch family ?
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Well, that's something I didn't know about the bass. I knew walleyes & perch were in the same family. Cool.
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gills are what i use to get the kids interested in fly fishing . no current and a lot of action makes it pretty easy .
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I found out that they also like black Rooster tails. hee hee. One of the better ones that I caught last year was 2 1/4 lbs.

It is neat to know that there are several species of Sunfish. All of them are good eating as well.
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Actually that's not true Aquaman. Largemouth bass are actually a part of the SUNFISH family, just as bluegill are.

The "true" bass family is that of the Striped bass and white bass.
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Hey Dryrod thanks those are great links.
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