Biggest for me is 9 1/2" thanks to the generosity of Ohiotuber and an invite to fish with him on one of his ponds.
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Biggest for me is 9 1/2" thanks to the generosity of Ohiotuber and an invite to fish with him on one of his ponds.
My largest Bluegill to date on a fly is about 10" and about an 11 1/2" Redear Sunfish and Warmouth. All on public lakes with enormous fishing pressure.
Greg
My best was a bluegill 13.5 inches. I get a few over 12 inches every year. They go back into the pond.
Rick
This was my biggest to date. 10" or so, from the Au Sable in 2007...and taken on a deer hair mouse of all things:eek:
Steve
http://www.talkflyfishing.com/upload...e1c73aac64.jpg
http://www.talkflyfishing.com/upload...e1c7ef2327.jpg
Biggest I've ever measured & taken a picture of is this 11 1/4" gill. As MAC in NEOhio alluded to, large (9" plus) gills are real common in a couple ponds I am privileged to fish.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k9...kesPics600.jpg
Mike
I was corrected on the species of fish in my photos. Didn't mean that those were my biggest just a few nice ones from my last trip. (better Tim?)(kidding)
Some of our lakes have fairly large bluegill. 9 to 13" bluegill are not unusual and on one of my favorite lakes it is not uncommon to catch 10 to 20 10-13 inch gills in a day during the spring. Most of the local lake records for bluegill are over 2lbs, with two local records over 3lbs. I have had monster gill's inhale 5" long deceivers that I was casting for bass. I have also caught them on spinnerbaits, plastic worms, and crank baits. My personal best on the fly, a hare's ear nymph, is one that was a bit over 2 lbs. Some of the biggest we catch during late summer mixed in with schools of bass chasing threadfin shad.
While I don't have any specific measurements to contribute, how long does it take to grow a panfish to that size? I know that food availability and water temp has to play a part in it, but are these fish 2 or 3 year olds or do you think that they are 10 year olds?
"FYI. Mike is a midget, and the spread across his fingers is only 2.75". My best guess is that fish is probably 7-8" at best. "
Thanks to you Joe, I have to clean coffee off my monitor screen!!!:D:D