3 colorado state record bluegills

[billditrite]

we often go fishing without a tape measure or ruler,most of us want the big one but are happy to catch fish regardless of their size(eh reuben? ) if you have a dollar in your pocket youll notice its 6" long and makes a good measuring tool when you have no ruler 

[Bobman]

If I had a dollar in my pocket I'd have to spend it on fishing gear !

[The Rocket]

You better watch out Tfb I now live one county north of Stalker Lake Swa.
It at one time held to Colorado State Record Bluegill. And I am ready to try it out

[TroutFishingBear]

Then I will just have to get me a bigger one at my lake jk

[The Rocket]

I like this Western Slope Vs Eastern Planes.
Sadly, There are more Bluegills on the western slope. But try to catch a Wiper out there!!

[TroutFishingBear]

I like this Western Slope Vs Eastern Planes.
Sadly, There are more Bluegills on the western slope. But try to catch a Wiper out there!!

you got me there rocket... Try to catch the amazing squawfish and amazing roundtail chub over there that's what US Fish and wildlife would say.

[The Rocket]

You got me there But I can still catch Trout! Our Dang Dow stocks trout in Jumbo Reservoir every year.
Even though it goes fry every year.

[Pasquatch]

I wanna trout fish in CO.!
I caught a bluegill like that once, it was awesome! Also on a Senko!

[TroutFishingBear]

I wanna trout fish in CO.!
I caught a bluegill like that once, it was awesome! Also on a Senko!

We also catch them on big bass poppers, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits.

[Pasquatch]

 I've caught them on cranks and spinnerbaits, but never poppers... that's funny!:laugh:

[TroutFishingBear]

I've caught them on cranks and spinnerbaits, but never poppers... that's funny!:laugh:

You can always tell its a gill hit because they sip the popper more than the bass, a bass just kind of jumps and you here a big splash. Then of course, they fight harder then a bass!

[ChenBassHead]

I catch some big early season gills by twitching a Floating Original Rapala on the surface. Sometimes multiple gills will go for it at the same time....these fish do NOT sip this bait! 

-Zach

[TroutFishingBear]

I catch some big early season gills by twitching a Floating Original Rapala on the surface. Sometimes multiple gills will go for it at the same time....these fish do NOT sip this bait! 

-Zach

That's pretty cool zach, that sounds like the big green sunfish in the same lake. They are not as big as the big bluegill, average maybe 8-10" with many bigger ones, but they absolutely hammer stuff! Pound for pound greensunfish are the hardest-fighting sunfish.

[archbishop]

these are my best gills to date but most i get at this spot are around the same size i got these 2 in 10 minutes along with another the same size spit me at the hole and a few others i just couldn hook they are hanging out with there buddy the 14" trout

[TroutFishingBear]

Those are some solid gills. Looks like iceshanty's super poster learned a lot from the site. Nice gills, especially for icefishing