Scouting for Bluegill Beds

[Alphahawk]

Locating bluegill beds if one has an si unit can be relatively easy....depending on the size of lake....but, if it is a new lake, and if first time on it that might be a struggle. Just want to throw out this tip out about using Google Earth Pro for finding bedding areas. If you use the historical images you may be able to find bedding areas on the lakes you fish or are wanting to fish. It all depends on angles of the sun, when image was taken......ripples on the water...and clarity of the lake. It can be an arduous task but what else do we have to do when we are shut in during bad winter weather. Ive been doin this for a while and it has paid off for me on several lakes. Hope you all find this helpful.



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[BuckeyeCrappie]

Thanks for posting this for all of us!

[SuperDave336]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing

[Alphahawk]

Another good one from here in Arkansas up at Nimrod Lake. Image of lake October 13, 2020.



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[CrappiePappy]

Never used it for Bluegill beds, but did use it to find stumps & logs & small brushpiles at a local lake. Got the GPS coords off the Google Earth map & manually punched them in to my depthfinder. Unfortunately, I never got around to going to any of those spots to see how accurate the coords were or to fish them.

[Alphahawk]

Never used it for Bluegill beds, but did use it to find stumps & logs & small brushpiles at a local lake. Got the GPS coords off the Google Earth map & manually punched them in to my depthfinder. Unfortunately, I never got around to going to any of those spots to see how accurate the coords were or to fish them.

Those images from Dale Hollow, I fished those spots. Man oh man was it good.


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[Ketchn]

google , the spy eye in the sky , works well , if you use it alot and understand the images and shadows and such , it is amazing the things you might see when you zoom down in from above ...
good tips bro ...

[GreenLine]

I don’t see anything in the photos that look like bream beds ??
Can you circle what you are talking about.
I zoomed but don’t see much??


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[Brag]

I don’t see anything in the photos that look like bream beds ??
Can you circle what you are talking about.
I zoomed but don’t see much??


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I thought the same thing but presumed that maybe my computer wasn't showing a good detailed image or something.

[Alphahawk]

I thought the same thing but presumed that maybe my computer wasn't showing a good detailed image or something.

You will see much clearer using Google Earth Pro on your PC. I have outlined the beds...and believe me they are beds.



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