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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Bluegill => Topic started by: Van_Cleaver on Jan 21, 2013, 09:26 PM

Title: Pleasant surprise
Post by: Van_Cleaver on Jan 21, 2013, 09:26 PM

Was fishing my favorite crappie lake today and got into some nice gills. Seems like the gills are starting to compete with the crappie, of which there are a ton, but big. Not only were there a lot of medium gills (7-8.5'') I got a couple real nice ones which I released. Only kept two 8.5'' to go with the crappie.  Almost got to 10'' with this one
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/van_cleaver/EmeraldLake1-21-13024.jpg)
Another that was over nine:
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/van_cleaver/EmeraldLake1-21-13022.jpg)

Title: Re: Pleasant suprise
Post by: TeeBugg on Jan 21, 2013, 09:48 PM

Nice catch!

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Post by: Townie on Jan 22, 2013, 10:49 AM

Nice bulls VC!  :)

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: Van_Cleaver on Jan 22, 2013, 01:17 PM

Thanks guys; I'm excited that they are starting to emerge as prominent fish in that lake. A few years ago it was rare to see an 8". It isn't fished much and mostly guys are taking crappie. There are still a lot of crappie, but maybe the harvesting is starting to level the  playing field. At least that's what I hope. ;) BTW Plastic was tops again: Ratsos and finesse, and Northland Impulse on a very small gold jig.

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: P Meyette on Jan 22, 2013, 03:38 PM

nice going

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Post by: big bobber on Feb 11, 2013, 12:26 PM

colorful little guy...nice fish!love them gills!

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: HUNTnFISHSD on Feb 20, 2013, 08:49 PM

 Nice Gills.

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: Whopper Stopper on Feb 24, 2013, 05:24 AM

Very pretty fish.

        WS

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: Fishlip off the hook on Jan 04, 2014, 09:20 PM

sweet gill

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: cbtrtbum on Jan 16, 2014, 08:00 AM

beautiful fish-congrats!!

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: HuntHard on Jan 16, 2014, 02:12 PM

Nice

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: Frenchman on Jan 17, 2014, 07:38 PM

Awesome Gills!

Title: Re: Pleasant surprise
Post by: pastaboy on Jan 18, 2014, 06:17 PM

Nice looking fish. I wouldn't mind running into some of those once in a while..... :whistle: