For those of you with cabin fever...

Fishing Panfish & Warm Water
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… this probably isn’t going to help! Me and two buddies went to a local dock today that’s situated over a brushpile for winter time crappie fishing. Well, the crappie get pretty finicky since the fishing pressure at this place is insane. However, nobody fishes for bluegills! We decided to target them the past two trips… Here’s this morning’s mess:

43 bluegills and 5 crappie! I know it isn’t fly fishing, but watching the spring bobbers go down is (in my opinion) almost as addicting!
Fly fishing season is just around the corner!!

Zac

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That’s sad. Just plain sad! I’m going to go sit in the corner now, and pout! Boy, some help for cabin fever you are!!

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Zac,

Get the grease hot that will be some fine eating! Very nice haul for winter fishing.

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Chris,
The grease will get heated up tomorrow after church! I invited my grandparents over so we could share some fillets with them.

Betty,
Come to the fish-in and we’ll get ya fed proper. If it’s anything like last year, you won’t be disappointed OR be able to eat for about a week!

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I am proud to see someone catchin some quantities of fish >way-toooo-go man.
Zac have you ever tried blending “Zatarans and a package of White Gravy mix” together? Oh and a dash of Lemon Pepper as well
thats the only way I’ll cook fish anymore…just seems to give it a different flavor.

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Uh-oh. Looks like you upset Betty! If anyone sees a newt or a toad on the highway in the Wichita/Newton, Ks area. Be sure to swerve and misss him, he might be someone we know :slight_smile:

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Jeffro- I have never heard of mixing gravy mix in. I’ll have to give that a shot. I use Louisiana Fish Fry “seasoned” mix with a good dose of Tony Chachare’s cajun spice in it… it’s my favorite! Dang good with crappie and gills.

Tim, I am working on my EP minnows, getting ready for white bass!

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Betty what you doing wensday? It is going to be sunny and I know where to catch bluegills ON A FLY ROD. I will gladly take you.

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Yes Sir Zac just put 1 package of White Gravy Mix for each Package of Lousiana Fish fry and mix it all up really good and add some Lemon Pepper but not too much or it’ll be too salty…its gonna have a lighter crust…You can even use the Sausage flavored White Gravy mix…its good as well

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Zac, I can’t help but notice how well colored those gills are for this early in the year. Are you sure you didn’t just put every fish you caught all last year in the freezer so you could get them out now and take this picture in an attempt to torment us? Just asking…

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Tim, they’ve been showing better color for about a month now. It seems like after these got thrown in the bucket, their colors got a tad more vibrant as well.
Their best color’s coming today at lunch! A nice golden brown… :slight_smile:

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Hey Betty! quit poutin’ and get ready to do some castin’!

Ed