Can decent size bluegills still be caught along the shorelines around inlets even though it's summer and the breeding season is done?
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Can decent size bluegills still be caught along the shorelines around inlets even though it's summer and the breeding season is done?
They can, especially with good deeper cover close by...
The Green Hornet strikes again!!!
In this summer heat, I have my best luck fishing in the evening 7-9pm near cover weeds or brush in 5-6 feet of water. The smaller fish are willing to stay in more shallow water but the larger fish (10+ inches long) go deeper. When you find a really good looking spot with 5-6 feet of water with overhanging trees or bushes try casting a black capspider as close to the tree/brush line as possible, let it sinks for 2-3 seconds and retrieve it with short 1-2 inch strips with 2 second pauses between strips. The larger fish can be very subtle when taking flies so watch the tip of you fly line/leader for any pauses or small twitches. Similar to fishing a nymph for trout. Good luck!
Jim Smith
You can catch all you want in deeper water. The banks get beaten to death. I'm catching 95% of my gills 9-10' deep well off the banks.
Do you use floating or slow sink line at the 10' depths?
I use floating lines with unweighted flies. Move them very slowly.
Fish will come up and take them.
Rick
Interesting I will have to try that on my next outing.
I use a slow sink line. I call it "fluorocarbon", and I fish it on a spinning reel.Originally Posted by Linecaster
If the fish are deeper than 5', I abandon fly tackle.
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