You know you’re slaying when you have to quit because you’re worn out.

@Callaweginflyfishing

8 ай бұрын

yea, but well worth it.

Big Bluegill move out to deep water in the summer, they are not too worried about being eaten like the little ones are. In the evening, they will move in shallow to feed on whatever. That is what looks like happened with you, the big ones moved into your fishing area. Some people get all of the breaks, catch lots of fish, have a great KZread Channel, tie great flies, live where there are lots of lakes and ponds and can fish in them, yeah, some people have it made in the shade. You wouldn`t know anything about that would you? Those are some impressive Bluegill; I will have the oil heated up and the breading ready to go with hush puppies, coleslaw, and tartar sauce. Thanks for another great video.

@Callaweginflyfishing

Күн бұрын

Yea, I figured most went deep. With a fly rod it's really hard to find them under those conditions. Just takes more exploring. Thanks for watching and take care.

Ahh yea, nothing better then Gills on the fly rod! subbed

@Callaweginflyfishing

5 ай бұрын

You called that right.

Good fishing, fly fish lake Conroe sometime. You will enjoy catching the bullhead Bluegill here.

@Callaweginflyfishing

5 ай бұрын

I lived in Texas about 40 years ago, but never fished lake Conroe. If I ever get back that way, I'll give it a try. Thanks for the advice.

Great trip! I'm transitioning from ultralight spinning to fly fishing for bluegills. This video makes me want to speed up my transition.

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

Yea, the fly rod is the best. My arm started to get sore by the end of the trip. Bluegill fight that hard.

@thomas.bill92

9 ай бұрын

Bluegill are my absolute favorite target species with a fly rod!

Just made my day with all those big bluegill.

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

Yea, I love Bluegill. Thanks.

You should do a video of your Fly rod set up. Reel and line used. Leader material and the specifics that go along with the fly rod set up. Fantastic fish BTW. Great start to a channel.

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

Brad, Thanks for the comment. I should make a video on my set up. Its nothing special, but I do make my own leaders.

@bradbeals1741

Жыл бұрын

​@@Callaweginflyfishing What weight is your rod?.

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

@@bradbeals1741 5 weight.

Great bluegill fly fishing video.They are soo much fun to catch on a fly rod. Consider debarbing your hooks. Easier to release the fish. Tight lines!!

@Callaweginflyfishing

6 ай бұрын

Good idea on the hook

I hope you picked up whatever that was floating next to your boat. There were some slabs there for sure. Hoping to make a trip like that soon myself. 🎣

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

I think what you saw floating was the top of a lilli-pad. Yea, the fishing was great. Thanks.

That looks like a very fun fishing.

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

Yea, It was a blast.

Nice gills

@Callaweginflyfishing

10 ай бұрын

Yea, they were a lot of fun

A friend of mine was stationed in OK and had a holder like yours. After a few blue gills he pulled it up and it felt a little heavy. He had several cotton mouths attached.

@Callaweginflyfishing

10 ай бұрын

That's enough to make your blood run cold.

Alot of fun and good eating!

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

yea, took me a while to fillet them, but it is worth it.

Minimum size limit for bluegills? Never heard of such a thing...

@Callaweginflyfishing

Жыл бұрын

Yea, that lake is managed by the University of Missouri. They have some strange rules.

@barry4fish19

3 ай бұрын

@@CallaweginflyfishingSeveral scientific studies have shown that it’s better for the genetics of bluegill populations if most of the larger ones are released, resulting in better propensity to support larger fish and prevent stunting. They did the same thing for a while at the MU South Farm lake. Unfortunately, most public MDC lakes have already gone past their prime, and are over-run with stunted bluegills - gotta maintain good predator populations to prevent that (which means, don’t over-harvest bass or crappie). I always release big bluegill. By the way, the University of Missouri does not actively manage fish in lakes that are on their property, that is done cooperatively with MDC. And, in most MDC lakes, larger bluegill are very susceptible to being over-harvested. A lake the size of McCreadie, it would be very easy for fisherman to clean out all of the big bluegill, during their spawning especially.

Watching a fly fishing video without showing the cast is like watching a baseball game that never shows the batter.

@Callaweginflyfishing

Ай бұрын

Its hard to get both, with only one camera. In any case, I'm not very photogenic, I think you'd rather see the fish. Thanks for watching.

@hairyhoudini5565

Ай бұрын

@@Callaweginflyfishing Perhaps I'm the only one but I watch fly fishing videos to learn. Retrieving a fish, even with limited experience, and holding said fish up for the camera I can handle.

Nice gills

@Callaweginflyfishing

9 ай бұрын

I love bluegill.