Thread: bream are gone from the beds

Let me add , I’m not against folks taking home a mess of fish .
I’ve been thinking of bringing a few home myself ,
I talking about the boats with two guys taking home a limit (100 fish) , and they’re back the next day loading up again . Sometimes I’ve seen them take a limit home and go back in the afternoon .
Then the following year , they can’t understand where all the fish have gone .
I’ve actually had a guy tell me they caught limits the year before but can’t find any this year .
It takes 4-5 years , under ideal conditions , for a bluegill to grow to an eight incher . Six years for a nine incher , maybe a ten incher , if it has the right genetics .

Hopefully , Ketchn you had some cool weather come through that ran them off the beds .

It’s amazing how some folks just clean everything out, especially the casual fishing weekenders. That’s the way of it…
Bob