I have learned so much from you I thank you for the information, I will be wacthing all your videos. I have fishedfor years but didnt know as much as I thought.
Great job, Broh! Thanks for taking the time to record, process and upload. Your content was spot on. I just got a Caddis V-shape kit today, and I"m looking forward to fishing in the Colorado Front Range area. It's a decent retirement hobby.
Finally a video on the behavior of a fish I am interested in. He didn't show catching fish, but how to. Rod and reels are not critical, but where the fish inhabit is the key. You can catch both blue gill and red ear on a cane pole. Also, the temperament of the red ear is interesting. They are not as shy as blue gill. Also, I didn't know red ear sun perch don't build nests. So I learned some useful information This is the kind of information I need to learn to catch any species of fish. I am not interested in the rod and reel you use to catch the fish.
I found this so entertaining. I don't get around like I once did, but Bluegills and Redears were once a big part of my diet, so to speak. I know you probably aren't fishing the small lakes of the Hoosier National Forest, as I did, but the spots that you kept pointing out look exactly like the spots where I had the most success. I didn't really analyse it the way you have, I just learned that this is where the fish are, so I'm fishing here every year. I also had a lot of luck catching bream (mostly egg filled females) in deeper water, before the spawn, if that water was right adjacent to the shallower flats that you pointed out. A buddy once told me it was because the females are putting on weight while the males are fanning the beds. Apparently the gals stay deep until the bed is ready. I even had one guy that was VEERRY successful on bream tell me that the nearby deep water was almost essential to the fish picking a bedding site. Do you have anything to offer on those points? I'm gonna check out a few more of your videos and may become a sub. In the meantime, thanks for making this content. It brought back some good memories.
@@midsouthoutdoors7321 You didn't chime in on the theory about the deep water adjacent to the bedding flats. I'd really like your opinion, if you have one. I have grand kids that I'm tryin' to get schooled up on actually catchin' instead of just fishin".
Great video! Very informational. Most videos on RU-vid that are titled how to find or how locate bluegill have about 1 to 2 minutes of actually locating bluegill and the rest is of them catching them. Thank you so much for your videos and keep up the great work. Looking forward to a video of you locating them when they aren't on beds. You've definitely gained a subscriber. Fish on!
I use to fish Toledo Bend reservoir for largemouth bass. A local told me that every year, March 13 was the peak of the spawn. So I focused on that date and found that to be true. Almost every year I fished that day and would catch and release 2 limits per day. So, his statement that the first week in May should get your attention.
I'm in SE North Carolina and was waiting for the next full moon to go looking for them. Should i be going the first week of May, regardless of the moon phase?
I am not sure in your area. I would be looking for them now and check every few days until they go onto bed. Once you find them on bed, mark the date to remember next year.
Technically, there should be some bluegill spawning all summer. They spawn multiple times. However, the rest of the summer will not have as many spawning at the same time. You can fish the same beds over and over again. There will just be less fish in them after May. I have brand new bream beds at my pond right now that I just found this weekend.
I use 2 different rod and reel setups. One is a Bass Pro Panfish Elite rod with a 2500 series Shimano Sedona with 6lb line. The other is a Berkley Lightening rod with a MaxSTX 20 by Abu Garcia. I have that one spooled with 8 lb line. Both are spooled with mono.
They spawn at the same time as the bluegill. Most of the time, they spawn in the same beds with the bluegill. Springtime temps trigger the initial spawn. Here, it is always the first week of May. You will need to figure out your official spring spawn time. It will be close to this same timeline. Some of them will spawn again several times throughout the summer. These spawns are more erratic and harder time. However, if you locate the beds, mark them with GPS or remember where they are. Fish them periodically through the summer. They will be in there several more time but in much smaller numbers.
They are on beds now and will remain until all fish have spawned. I have never used the moon here. The first week of May, give or take a few days, is pretty spot on for the Memphis area. They typically give you about 2-ish weeks before they leave the beds.
