Bluegills spawning?

[Cooter]

Anyone found them on beds yet? Probably a bit early but with this hot weather if not yet shouldn't be too much longer, eh? I like to get out at least once a year with the fly rod and fry a couple up, nothing better eating if ya ask me

[Jim Hudson]

Up cruising the shallows still.. some fish on beds.. but the majoritys are still staging... Crappies are almost done...

[Quickstrike]

On Balsam Lake the gills were thick on the beds and the crappies were already moving out. I haven't heard much about up north here, still too busy with the eyes.

[mntraveler]

Same to report on Nelson this weekend.

[Super Black]

Gills are on the beds right now. Was out froggin last night and they were definetley thick on the beds...

[outdoor ran]

Spent the day on Sat panfishing and found crappies on the beds and some dandy pumpkinseeds and bluegills just moving up to the grounds. Biggest pumpkinseed we got was 9 1/2" and biggest gill was 9 1/4" I'll try to get some pics up. No matter how old you are its still fun to watch that cork disappear as soon has it hits the water.

[Cooter]

The gills are shallow on beds on Wissota. Its not know for them but if you're in the area the gill fishing has really improved there the past several years.

[Me4labonte]

cooter send me an email message. i would like to know more about the gills on wissota.

[outdoor ran]

Brought the 3 kids back to the lake yesterday for some panfish action. The crappies were absent from there shallow bay from where they were a week ago. The bluegill beds were all but empty. Did manage to get them into some action but the spawn on this lake is pretty much over. Very warm water.

[Cooter]

4labonte - no prob, whats the email address? Or, its quite simple, hit the shallow areas with weeds and/or wood cover. Lots of areas in the Little Lake have good weed growth - the bay by the old Riders/Wissota Marina. Those bays up Paint creek from there. Stillson creek area. On the big lake, the Yellow river/state park area plus Pine Harbor. Bobbers and leeches/worms/waxies work as does the old fly rod and foam spider. In a nutshell - find weeds=bluegills.

[Cooter]

Was on Wissota last night and caught some dandy gills - also lots of small ones. Still on beds, were hitting worms, leeches, and foam spiders on the fly rod. Will be good eats tonight