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    Default North AL Bluegill Report - 05/19


    I thought I would come contribute a little report to this forum after a good 2 hours of fishing yesterday afternoon. Fished a spot from the bank on Wheeler Reservoir in Decatur, AL that has produced in years past. I found some nice sized males on the bed in a stretch of shallow water against some rip rap. Caught these fish on a squirrel tail jig and Berkley Honey Worms under a bobber about 2 FT deep in 3-4 FOW. Fished from 6 PM until just before dark and caught somewhere around 50 fish total, kept these 21 for the freezer. The cooler weather we've had the previous 2 weeks of May had kept the fish off the bed in this spot, but the timing was just right yesterday. We've had some nice warm weather since the weekend and I believe things are getting really nice for the bluegill spawn heading into the full moon next week around our area.
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    Great looking gills there. Congrats!

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    Yep...Bluegill love those Berkley Honey Worms.

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    Wow!


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    Good catch and even better eating. Thanks for the pics and report!

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    A great short trip! That’s going to be one really good meal when those fillets get cooked.
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    I couldn’t help myself, had to go back this afternoon but for about 5 hours this time. Caught at least 75 fish and kept around 30-40 fish as best I kept count. I found another few beds down the shoreline from where I fished 2 days ago. I did it old school today with the bream buster and a tube of crickets. Was a warm afternoon, but was such a blast pulling fish after fish out of the water on that long, limber pole! One of the better sized fish I caught below. I’ll try to remember to come back and update with the full haul when I clean fish tomorrow morning.

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    41 gills and 1 bass went under the knife this morning

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    That's a good haul of gills, now for the fish fry.

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    Wow, a terrific haul of fish. You have a number of good meals there!
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