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Hiya =)
Well wont give away my specific locations because it took my several weeks of searching to find em =)
But...in the fall you will find the gills stacked in shallower warmer water. The...

Took a break from smallmouth fishing on lake st clair today and took the kayak out and targeted crappie at a smaller inland lake in Oakland county.

I usually keep one limit from this lake a year...

grats on a great trip!

The wife and I love white bass!
We actually prefer them over walleye due to their firmer texture.
If you fry them be sure to cut out the darkest red meat on the back of...

beautiful gill in that one pic!

I also havent found the "perfect rod" for gills as of yet.
I really enjoy my 2 shimano convergence ultralights (5'6")
But I would like longer rods for float fishing for gills.
I had a 7' UL from...

nice job!

out of curiosity what kind of rod is that?

I broke the tip of a UL rod I had purchased from Walmart years ago and I cant remember the name. I have been trying to find it for quite...

Hey Guys
havent posted here for a few months.
I have been having some good success on lake st clair recently with bluegills.
But with the shortening days I realize that if I am to fish evenings at...

I chose the revo because it is a more streamline vessel and since I wanted a sit on top for larger waters I dindt think the choice of the slower craft would be a good one. But the outback is a great...

lol! yup.
Next thing im looking into is making a trailer to pull the yak behind my bicycle!
spending no gas whatsoever on a fishing trip sounds good to me!

I own a hobie revolution. Its wonderful boat! I fished for two years in a Wilderness Pamlico 120 ( a sit inside kayak) and was satisfied but I wanted a boat that could handle larger waves safely....

YIKES!
Ive seen this before, but its always a shocker.
Yet another example to confirm my phobie of salt water :P
Nothing in the waters I fish sees me as a potential meal!....at least I hope not.

I love kayak fishing!!! most fun I have had fishing in all my 35 years!!
Even when its slow its still usually fun to be on the water in a yak!

Plus they are WAY safer than most small boats...

by the way, thanks for poiting this out. I got the perch and the sunfish limit confused in my head. With Dawn there the limits combined are under..but I dont know if it counts if she didnt catch em....

nope was me andmy wife actually, but she only caught a few and wasnt there for the pike =(

I headed out friday afternoon to a relatively close "no gas motors" lake. This being my first time on the lake it takes me quite a while to find the fish. but eventually I find crappie and nail down...

Tried posting this once already...

Anyway, Anyone have any knowledge they might be willing to share regarding which lakes in Oakland county (or somewhat close to Troy, MI) would be good to try for...

the ponds you are taking that many bass out off must be huge. While in NY I have seen at least 5 of the ponds I grew to love absolutely decimated because word got out and the pond was killed by just...

It does highly depend on the body of water and the species.
Seeing people take a bunch of bass out of a farm pond gives me a sinking feeling in my stomach and ensures I wont be going to that pond...

All on the berkley nymph
i have the most luck on the toad and pearl/olive shad colors
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Tried to connect to some smallmouth on loon today. Couldnt put a pattern together on a brand new body of water for me. Found these guys though! So, I wasn't to sad with how the day turned out.
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Nice gills! Id rather be catching big gills than just about anything else. Plus I like the taste and texture of their filets more than crappies.
Now if I can just find a reliable Gill lake in...

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thanks very much! I will do that.

Around the rochester (NY) area and finger lakes I had just gotten comfortable with the whens and wheres to find slab bluegills and larger crappies, and tons of...

Hey all.

Just wanted to say I will be moving To troy this April and would love to hit the local waters with some of you!
Moving from the waters I grew up around (ontario and finger lakes around...

Oh man Tilapia! Those are the one of the most popular fish you can buy at our supermarkets Up here in central NY! We LOOOOVE Tilapia! Too bad they cant handle our NY winters :P

I am surprised at the sickle hook preference. I have tried switching back and forth to these and have found that I lose fish very regularly with the sickle hook jigs. Maybee im doing something wrong.

Just a clarification... the question really isn't in what to use to get them to bite. Once I find the gills I usually dont have too much difficulty....rather the
question is the behavior and...

Long post so skip to the end if you just want to see if you can answer my question lol =)

I live in the rochester area of NY and often head to honeoye lake to chase Bluegills.

The gills at...

I rig them on a jig head with the flat section facing down. Most hits come on the fall or with a steady or "swimming" retrieve. Personally I have never found any hopping action effective while...

lots of guys here seem to have luck with some sort of home made hair jig. For me those style jigs have never produced like my favorite 3 lures for panfish (and stream smallmouth for that matter). I...