Fly Rod and Bluegills

**tyger** · 14th May 10, 11:51 AM

For big 'gills, all you need is a 4-6 weight, something brown, white, black, or green that is 7/8 inch long, and a FULL MOON!

**tyger** · 14th May 10, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Just curious about how many of the other members who fly rod go out for other species.

I rarely fish for trout any more. Our mountain streams and rivers are trout water, but for peaceful outings, you can't beat those lower stretches that are full of bass. Ponds too. And the salt.......

So, 99% of my time now is spent on redfish, bass, panfish. And the occasional hog pike when I make my annual pilgrimage to the Boundary Waters.

**pdcorlis** · 14th May 10, 12:27 PM

We're lucky - our rivers are mostly full of trout - cutthroat, rainbows, browns, and the odd bull trout. My home river has a run of land-locked chinook salmon and rivers to the south have steelhead runs coming back from the grave. Our Lakes are full of smallies, big mouth, lake trout and (unfortunately) pike. I have been fortunate enough to land plenty of each on a fly rod.

**ForresterModern** · 14th May 10, 12:36 PM

Tyger

You reminded me of the one time I did some Florida saltwater flats and mangrove fishing for reds and snook, and ended up with a couple sharks and a sailcat too. I originally bought my 9 weight for that trip but it has since turned into my salmon hauler and pike sniper.

If you ever need company on a Boundary Waters trip give a call. I haven't been for nigh on 25 years, but had a blast the one time I went, although it was before I became a flyfisherman. At least I had graduated from baitdunking to spin-fishing by then though. Pike, bass, walleye galore, and nothing to do but eat, sleep, take care of bodily functions, paddle, and fish, and not necessarily in that order, for two glorious weeks with my best friend. More memories. I am beginning to really like this thread.

jeff

**dfmacliam** · 14th May 10, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I have no idea about most of the varieties of fish you are all talking about(we don't have them over here), but it all sounds like fun. I hope to try and wet a line sometime in the next week or two. I have been scouting for some good places where a long line will not be needed. Fingers crossed, but I have to give it a go!

Jock, they are a freshwater sunfish. They are refered to as panfish, because they never out grow a frying pan...

**JSFMACLJR** · 14th May 10, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by ForresterModern

If you ever need company on a Boundary Waters trip give a call. I haven't been for nigh on 25 years, but had a blast the one time I went, although it was before I became a flyfisherman. At least I had graduated from baitdunking to spin-fishing by then though. Pike, bass, walleye galore, and nothing to do but eat, sleep, take care of bodily functions, paddle, and fish, and not necessarily in that order, for two glorious weeks with my best friend. More memories. I am beginning to really like this thread.

jeff

Can I take you up on that offer, Jeff?

**Jock Scot** · 14th May 10, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by peacekeeper83

Jock, they are a freshwater sunfish. They are refered to as panfish, because they never out grow a frying pan...

Thanks for that, there is a bit of a problem though. We don't have sunfish! What are they?

**JSFMACLJR** · 14th May 10, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Thanks for that, there is a bit of a problem though. We don't have sunfish! What are they?

Sunfish cover a wide variety of panfish, all about the size of your palm. They resemble small bass, maybe even fat perch. Are there bream in the UK? The bream we have in the US are a sort of sunfish.

You might like to check this site out, Jock:

http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/C...rarchidae.html

**Jock Scot** · 14th May 10, 03:39 PM

Sandy.

Crumbs I am nearly out of my depth! Yes we have bream down in England(Ireland too I think), but they don't look anything like those you have shown and I think we only have one variety of fresh water bream. I have read your post and the attachment with interest and the Latin name for your version is very different than the Latin name for ours.Ours are silvery about the same shape(longer perhaps) as yours but without the spines and I think, going up to about 5 pounds. I am not aware that they can even be caught on a fly and no one but no one would contemplate eating one! Oh well it looks like I will just have to stick with wild Brown Trout, Atlantic Salmon, the occasional(these days) sea trout, the odd Arctic Char and the occasional pike.Ho Hum, such is life!

Some of you may be interested that the rainbow trout is not native to the UK and have been introduced here many years ago. Even more interestingly there is only one river in the UK where they breed naturally, the Derby-shire(pronounced DARBY-shire) Wye. It is something to do with water temperature apparently.All the other hundreds of thousands of rainbow trout that are bred here need the help of humans and hatcheries to breed.