Quote Originally Posted by Cricketcage View Post
I've often seen them bedding at the end of March and my experience has been the opposite of some others that it seems to me the shellcrackers usually bed a couple of weeks or even a month before the bluegill really get going. Given the cold we're having right now I doubt they'll be ready by March 20th in the northern part of the state though. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they are in very close proximity and congregating at the bedding sites by then.
You are correct. My experience here in TN has always been the shell cracker bed much earlier than bluegill.....and one can find all the articles they would want from a multitude of wildlife resources agencies that support that also. That’s not to say that bluegill could never bed earlier than shell cracker....but not likely.

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