Caught a lot of really big bluegills on the fly rod. Used the "Best Bluegill Fly Ever" and the new Renegade Popper. This was a great day bluegill fishing. #bigbluegill #flyfishing #callaweginflyfishing
Big Bluegill move out to deep water in the summer, they are not too worried about being eaten like the little ones are. In the evening, they will move in shallow to feed on whatever. That is what looks like happened with you, the big ones moved into your fishing area. Some people get all of the breaks, catch lots of fish, have a great RU-vid Channel, tie great flies, live where there are lots of lakes and ponds and can fish in them, yeah, some people have it made in the shade. You wouldn`t know anything about that would you? Those are some impressive Bluegill; I will have the oil heated up and the breading ready to go with hush puppies, coleslaw, and tartar sauce. Thanks for another great video.
Yea, I figured most went deep. With a fly rod it's really hard to find them under those conditions. Just takes more exploring. Thanks for watching and take care.
You should do a video of your Fly rod set up. Reel and line used. Leader material and the specifics that go along with the fly rod set up. Fantastic fish BTW. Great start to a channel.
I hope you picked up whatever that was floating next to your boat. There were some slabs there for sure. Hoping to make a trip like that soon myself. 🎣
A friend of mine was stationed in OK and had a holder like yours. After a few blue gills he pulled it up and it felt a little heavy. He had several cotton mouths attached.
@@Callaweginflyfishing Perhaps I'm the only one but I watch fly fishing videos to learn. Retrieving a fish, even with limited experience, and holding said fish up for the camera I can handle.
@@CallaweginflyfishingSeveral scientific studies have shown that it’s better for the genetics of bluegill populations if most of the larger ones are released, resulting in better propensity to support larger fish and prevent stunting. They did the same thing for a while at the MU South Farm lake. Unfortunately, most public MDC lakes have already gone past their prime, and are over-run with stunted bluegills - gotta maintain good predator populations to prevent that (which means, don’t over-harvest bass or crappie). I always release big bluegill. By the way, the University of Missouri does not actively manage fish in lakes that are on their property, that is done cooperatively with MDC. And, in most MDC lakes, larger bluegill are very susceptible to being over-harvested. A lake the size of McCreadie, it would be very easy for fisherman to clean out all of the big bluegill, during their spawning especially.
Don't know if my reply went through. I'll try again. I used a 5 weight fly rod. The fly is called "The Best Bluegill Fly Ever". Click on the following link to see the tying video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2LdBIpnrRmU.html
Another fly that works almost as well is the Bully Bluegill Spider. The following link shows how to tie it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hen7s170WW0.html
