Gill fishing 5/26/20

[princecraft]

Got out this morning for the first time this year in search of some crappies.  No luck.  So I switched to try and catch some gills.  Caught this limit using crickets. I was anchored in 22 fow.  Surface water temp was 69 degrees.  Largest was 9 3/4.  Several over 9.

[staubsaugen]

Nice work! My boy and I got to my favorite bluegill lake and brought home 2 doz. Found them shallow getting ready to do their thing. Can't wait to fry some up tomorrow!

[Spooled85]

Wtg ! One of these days I'll figure out how to Target them out deep.

[Teacherpreacher]

Way to go Prince. You can alwys find them deep with your crickets.
Teach

[Daybreak]

Good job Princecraft!  Nice eating in your future.

[HoosierFishHog]

Nice mess princecraft. I personally stay off the beds. Like shooting fish in a barrel. No fun for me, would rather chase them. And for the simple reason once they see my boat they start to shake

[Spooled85]

good mess nice job on the switch up.


im not sure there is a pattern out deep.  they seem to roam 8-12ft down in my waters. I just cruise around till I see suspended fish and drop on them. I do have areas of lakes that hold them more often than not though. I don't start out deep till july though most years.

Hey fishhogger what kind of electronics do you use ?

[Spooled85]

just a hook unit on my boat.   

you don't need much of a finder though.  most of my gill fishing takes place off my parents pontoon.  being portable, a lot of times it was just a flasher.  all I need to see are marks suspended to give it a try.  like op showed they usually bigger fish.

I troll them up(lil cranks or spinners) or cane pole n quill fish them.  just depends on what I feel like that day. 

I also find 8-11 am to be my best time.  it works all day though pretty good.

Good deal thanks for the tips , I have a lowrance elite 5 and don't much care for it.  I feel like it doesn't mark smaller groups of fish as well as it does suspended stripers or some perch on the bottom. U guess I need to jsut start stoping and trying certain marks and see what happens

[tater140]

the camo bottom we painted on your boat should throw them off for a few weeks though.

I'm surprised some enterprising individual hasn't created a boat wrap that looks like a school of minnows.  that would draw em in

[tater140]

What about dropping a bunch of small mirrors on a string or a pole for the night bite.  You have me thinking now.  Or a small disco ball   HHHHMMMMMMM

[Piggyn]

you don't need much of a finder though... all I need to see are marks suspended to give it a try.

I troll them up(lil cranks or spinners) or cane pole n quill fish them.  just depends on what I feel like that day.

True... definitely no need to get fancy for the mid summer bluegill bite.  When they're scattered and suspended I use my finder more to figure out how deep the fish are so that I need to know what size sinkers to use with my spinners while I slow troll.  I usually don't mark larger concentrations of bluegill until later in the year.  On lakes that don't have a deeper thermocline, cane poles are a fantastic tool.

[charlys1954]

nice mess wtg, didn't see any bedding Tues will be looking next time, maybe Sat.