Springtime Gills

[berkleyboy]

I was able to get out this past weekend and do some fishing on a special spots that I have found for big gills. It is a shore only spot so the weeds grow up fairly quick and then you can't reach the fish anymore. So I decided to fish this place first before I can't get these big gills anymore. I searched for about 2 hours on Saturday before I finally located some on the northwest side. I managed to catch 21 bluegills of all different sizes. I felt pretty good about the possibilities for a trip back on Sunday. I thought that I had found a good spot that I could return to and get into more of the bullgill action. When I got there on Sunday I found that the fish were not where they were the day before. It started to make me wonder where could they be now? I focused my attention to the northside of the pond and I managed to catch 15 more fish. I felt very fortunate to find some fish and be able to take home a total of 17 nice big gills for the weekend. I felt optomistic about the promise of better days ahead as the fish have not yet moved into thier traditional spawning areas and were out deeper.

T.H.E. JIG strikes again
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0226.jpg

Some of the bluegill action. Boy can they put up a fight for thier size!
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/th_HPIM0241.jpg (http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/?action=view&current=HPIM0241.flv)

A few of the fish caught this past weekend
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http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0256.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0251.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0249.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0245.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0244.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0242.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0229.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0238.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0232.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/coreysornson/HPIM0234.jpg

It was a nice start to my springtime adventures. The bite on T.H.E. JIG told me that they wanted it small and visible in the stained water. I love being able to change up with T.H.E. JIG and give the fish what they want.

[Fishaholic]

looks like a dinner line up to me!!!

[troutrageous1]

Looks like a good day. Hope you get back there before the weeds get too thick!

[bank fishergal]

Nice looking catch there Cory!! Small hair jigs work well on those gills---and crappie---and cats. lol Mike

[berkleyboy]

If the weather will cooperate over the next couple of days I hope to be out their again this weekend.

[Schoe]

Cory, looks like you had a ball with those pan-fish.

Did you use the jigs naked or did you tip them with a wax worm? Schoe

[eich]

Looks like you got some real slabs there. WTG! A fine piece of fishing and thank you for sharing.

Ray

[cattracker16]

Looks like a fine catch, I'm kinda looking forward to going to a local private pond and doing some bass and gill fishing soon. maybe this weekend even.

[CrappieKeith]

I know for a fact Schoe Cory fish's naked.....did I say that?
Well THE jig is naked.

the boys in our forum have been getting busy in this open water
we just got.
There are some great reports.