Some Gills from 12/23

[Getthenet]

Here's a link to some average DCL gills.   Johnsaredneck-those some beautiful perch.


http://picasaweb.google.com/Boyd.Church/IceFishing122010?feat=directlink

[johnsaredneck]

Nice gills net. This is my 15th year ice fishing Deep Creek and so far, Deep Creek blue gills are a mistical creature to me. Kinda like big foot. You hear of the tales that they do exist, but you have never seen one. I rank a 12 inch blue gill from Deep Creek right along with a 30 inch walleye and a 42 inch pike. I have yet to find either but have high hopes.

[shanedoe]

Did you finally find that tree that is in front of your place Gtn?  Nice catch!!!!!!

[Bean]

Nice Gills Boyd! I love fishing for those Gills at DC. Hopefully we'll be down before too long to get after them. The gill in my animated GIF below is from DC.

[Polar Bear]

WOW

[Fat Boy]

Jumbo gills, shaweeet...nice fish Boyd!

LOL, like bigfoot... had me crackin' up!   It's like me trying to catch zander on that Pro Pilkki game, LOL.

[Mikeguard01]

Boyd,

Nice gills.

Mike

[icemantwo]

Nice catch 

[dtsoutdoors]

Great 'gills, wish we had them that size in CT. Are those Fiska tungsten jigs you're using? I got some a few years ago, by far the best teardrop type jig out there. Tight lines!

[Getthenet]

dts,

Yea, Fiskas, a Fat Boy glow orange and a white verticle jig kinda like a small Genz worm.  This is early and I was fishing tandem.  They seem to have shyed away from that presentation.  Now, Gill Pills, gold with white bead and glow are hot.  You ever fish tandem?

[shanedoe]

Boyd, still finding the gills down your way? Me and my son fished Sat. almost stopped over but we got there early and I thought you would still be sleeping.

[dtsoutdoors]

Getthenet - I will often fish tandem with a smaller jig higher up, something like an ice fly or a very light ant. It's a good way to cover more of the water column. If you don't have a flasher (which I don't) it gives you a good idea of whether the fish are higher or lower, depending on which jig is consistently outfishing the other. Tight lines.

[Getthenet]

Shanedoe,

Saturday I was up at 5:30 my friend, call or stop by any time.  Now Sunday I ususally sleep in a little, you might find me in my WVU pjs.  I'll be up Friday night, til Sunday.  Give me a call if you're around.

dts,
Been tying a red and an olive midge pattern higher up and not a take.  I'll keep tryin.  Tight lines.

[treeguy]

Great 'gills, wish we had them that size in CT. Are those Fiska tungsten jigs you're using? I got some a few years ago, by far the best teardrop type jig out there. Tight lines!

CT has huge gills..not sure why you can't find them.  I grew up on a lake in CT that was full of huge panfish

[dtsoutdoors]

Treeguy - I used to score on big gills in Candlewood before they began the annual winter drawdown (shows how old I am!) but it seems they aren't around anymore. I have had good luck in some golf course ponds but I wonder about all the chemicals going into the water at a golfcourse. Care to share any hotspots? I'm in the NW corner. Tight lines. 

[treeguy]

Send a note to the DEP fisheries biologists asking about ponds or lakes near you that have large panfish, they should be able to help.  I grew up in Guilford so i cant talk much about your area up there, other then the trout fishing you got    

I grew up on a lake that was full of big panfish but it is private access only.