BULLS

[sbfpa_Mike]

"The Spot"  would be a place to try any new lure for gills.  Will do Todd.

[Jigwiggler]

What's a Scud?

Yeah, what Bobberstop said!   Here is a link I grabbed from another thread.

http://www.westfly.com/patterns/wet/scud.shtml

[TroutFishingBear]

A scud is a member of the crustacean family if I am correct.

And I actually don't think there are any scuds in my big bluegill lake. There are a lot of dragonfly hatches that always go on their though and I think the bluegill get big by feasting off of them.

[Mackdaddy21]

Number one bull bait in my mind is a small crankbait. If you can visually fish for bulls and small gills aren't around to gulp in offerings, natural baits like a weightless hopper, cricket, or mealworm are awesome.

Tyler

[rendo]

   One of the best baits for gills here is crickets if you can get them.

[TroutFishingBear]

Anybody catching bulls yet?

[reubenpa]

got some nice seeds today

[bigdave1018]

bull gills are a blast to watch guarding their spawning beds. they remind me of a junk yard dog that aint been fed in awhile, mean, aggressive and nasty tempered. some of them even look mean after catching them, like they want to rip your face off,lol

[TroutFishingBear]

bull gills are a blast to watch guarding their spawning beds. they remind me of a junk yard dog that aint been fed in awhile, mean, aggressive and nasty tempered. some of them even look mean after catching them, like they want to rip your face off,lol

LOL. When you can find nesting bluegills they hit anything that comes close.

[shrub]

i use trout worms under a bobber

[bigdave1018]

just got back from black lake and weds 5/4, i had a great gill catching day. i caught at least 150 between 5- 9 inches. i used anything with spikes under a pencil bobber. i found a rat lodge and its winter food pile and the gills were using it for a pre spawn rest area lol. awesome action for over 3 hrs and some tasty fillets to. the gills were on bottom and shallow. a 1/64th purple tinsel jig was my best offering tipped with spikes and a plain 1/80th jighead worked well also. tight lines.

[OTIS]

What's the best time of day for gills?  We tried a new pond and got a lot of nice gills, it was 1-2 pm.  We let them all go, but the more I read the more I think I'd like to go back and get some for a meal.

[TroutFishingBear]

What's the best time of day for gills?  We tried a new pond and got a lot of nice gills, it was 1-2 pm.  We let them all go, but the more I read the more I think I'd like to go back and get some for a meal.

IMO the best time of the day for gills is lowlight periods right before the sun sets. They are really nailing insects then and just the other day we were hammering monsters on cricket flies!