I'm 74 Matt learned more about bluegill in the last 10 or 15 min than what I learned entire life, thanks for this video Matt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MattStefanFishing

28 күн бұрын

glad to help

Best rundown on bluegill influence ever. Been learning to fish about 18 months. I like bass fishing but always want to bring home 15 + pounds panfish or trout. Randy says you can smell blue gill when present and spawning.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@bennydufresne8994

Күн бұрын

There are no 15 pound pan fish ahah

Matt, I believe you have unlocked the mystery of where to find the big schools of bass in winter! I will be looking for those "Cones" in close proximity to all the deeper cover I have waypoints marked. Big schools of Yellow Perch will certainly be a plus too!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Matt, those are some great tips and a few that I didn’t know but I will now pay more attention to. Thanks and good luck.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Really helpful information and thanks Matt! Stay safe and healthy out there and best of luck!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You Too!

Good info again. 2.5 inch shallow crank in life like bluegill paint job is one of my all time favs on gill rich lakes. Thanks for the vid.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Can’t wait for a green sunfish episode, I have a new home lake that is just full of them. I was blown away by how much more aggressive than the bluegill and pumpkinseeds they are, my soft plastics get shredded by them 😂

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea!

@kbone87

3 жыл бұрын

I have caught green sunfish on 5" paddle tail swimbaits. They are super aggressive!

@1999tenorio

3 жыл бұрын

yeah they taste good as well eat em up

@kenneth9874

Жыл бұрын

Green meanies

Great Video. Thanks Matt. Very helpful. Appreciate all your tips

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

Great tip Matt I have experienced some of those things didn’t know about the others now I know appreciate your helpful tips 🙏

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Super helpful.....the popping sound is very key.....and the Christmas tree definitely helps

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great info Matt, thank you!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great series! Love watching these.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Great info. Especially number 5. I’ll be using that one up here in New England

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Great!

Another great informative video. Glad I found your channel and subbed. I appreciate the simple down to earth explanations of techniques, modifications. And prey - predator behavior. I don’t need the background music or fancy production gimmicks. Straightforward and to the point. Thanks 🎣

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

I'm on the CA Delta. Bluegill everywhere. They got fry. Always watching them closely. Thanks for the info!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You bet

@xdonaaavan

4 ай бұрын

lodi lake during spring to summer is infested with bluegill

Wow this was great info. I didn’t know to look for🎄formations for wintering bluegills 👍

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Matt, great video and awesome tips as usual. I did not know the Christmas Tree formation for wintering blue gill. We have heavy perch lakes around here. I would love your tips on perch forage lakes!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Its in the works!

Wow Matt great insight I live in Pa.A lot of places I fish bluegill and perch are the main forage,this info will be very helpful.Greatly appreciated.Thank you God bless

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Watched again, thanks Matt. 2nd round, I learned that one time on my little home lake I marked what I thought was a new Christmas tree 🎄, went back another day and it was gone. On top that on same day I could never find it with my gps mark, it was giving me the appearance as my gps was bad or tree was floating.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

might be a swimming christmas tree haha

Great information thanks for sharing!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Most our lakes in Ohio have high populations of bluegills and crawfish very interesting very helpful Thank You from Ohio

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

No problem

Such great info. Thank you

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great information as always

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Thanks as always, the real question is, when is fishing information not helpful? I know I tune in and learn something every day!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

it never hurts

Brilliant!! Thank you!!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Great stuff! Have never heard any of that!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Helpful. Thanks

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Matt, great information. I can use that. Don't know why I haven't thought about it more. Anyway, I don't have any experience with sophisticated electronics so generally how deep is water where you frequently find these wintering bluegill schools? I really liked the content of this video.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Bluegills will be in 18-35ft depending on the lake in my experience

Great tip! I never thought about the sudden absence of bluegill harassing the bait being because there’s a bass nearby. I always call those little tap tap taps, “little peckers” 😉

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Yep it happens a lot

Very good! Anytime I see a mess of bluegill beds fish present or not I'll drop a waypoint for future reference.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

good tip

Great information.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Nice tip, thanks

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

They love worms. They are tasty. They fight like mad. Fun to catch. Yes!

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yep

Amazing!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank You

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

great info Matt! New subscriber and looking forward to more. I’m in GA and primarily fish Lanier for those magnum spots. Great topwater time right now. Awesome bream info by the way. God bless!

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Lanier is one of my favorite lakes!

Great tip, matt, be safe

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Great topic Matt. I've never considered bluegills may be inactive under a certain dock because of the presence of a bass. This seems obvious when you mentioned it. Thanks for taking the time to put out these videos, I always find them full of good information.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

I can validate what your saying. At my house lake at boat launch people fish with hotdogs, i threw hotdog in water at boat launch, the blue gills hammered and pecked at it, then a bass showed up and the pecking stopped. Then i too one day threw hotdog to the deeper water, peck peck peck, sometimes catch bluegill other times when pecking stopped the bass moved in and ate the hotdog....i freaked.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

You contradicted yourself. If bluegill are swimming around then they must feel safe meaning no bass. If no activity. There must be bass. I like the stuff you talk about

@MattStefanFishing

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for clarifying

Thanks Matt. I am just trying to find the big gills. 3 finger no problem, hand size and a tad bigger just can’t find

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Go deeper

No better way to put it ... YOU ROCK !!!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks!

Great tip and I knew some of this. What's happening when you hear the bluegill in the pads but can't find the bass? This happens occasionally and I blame it on the wind changing from south to north. Could there be other factors?

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

it is possible there are no bass around, but chances are its more of a feeding window. the bass are just waiting for that window to feed.

This is type info that is useful, compared to other channels.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I’ve got to find this series on your profile age! Do you ever fish for other species when the bass are quiet or just for a different flavor on the table? (Idea for a video? Off topic for you, but valuable for me when I can’t reach bass from the bank.)

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! i love fishing for everything

This is so obviously good info. Look for bait fish and schools

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

agreed!

Really helpful info. I live near a lake that has a large perch population. Does most of this info also apply to them? are they different enough for a video on perch?

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I just released a perch video yesterday

@BloodRuin

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing thank you. I watched it on my way to work and it was so insightful. I had no idea perch were so different from panfish lol. That's going make a massive difference in how I fish that lake. I've been fishing it totally wrong lol

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@BloodRuin thanks for watching

Let's get more prey videos, tilapia, Sunfish would be helpful. I feel like I learned sumthing useful here. Thanks

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You got it!

I remember a fishing story that happened at Lake Berryessa in California. A 10+ lb largemouth was floating on top of the water, with a large bluegill stuck in its mouth. Dorsal fin extended and that bass could discharge or swallow it. That storyteller got both fish into his boat. Those were the only fish he caught all day. That poor largemouth was in misery and sooner than later would have probably died.

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

it happens unfortunately

Here in Southwest Colorado our lake has perch, crappie and rainbow trout as bait for the smallie population. I have assumed that smallies would prefer trout until I found a smallie with a 5 inch perch its mouth. This has me thinking differently about the main forage in my lake. Any thoughts?

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

smallies LOVE perch. Stay tuned I have a video coming out later this week on perch as a forage.

@bow-leggedfishing5883

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a quick response!

Everything you need to know 1. They aren't good to eat 2. They will steal your bait all day 3. They are fun to catch in the boat house when you're 6. Now go get some Northern Pike!

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Haha

The only thing I know about bluegill is either they’re great hiders or the tilapia and cichlids have ran them out of my fishing spots 😂

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that

#Savethebowfin

@MattStefanFishing

6 ай бұрын

Haha

Just like in crime you follow the money. In fishing you follow the bluegill. Lol

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

fact!

Fun fact: bass are a species of sunfish

@MattStefanFishing

3 жыл бұрын

yep