View Full Version : tips for catching bluegill?
gavin310
04-23-2009, 11:59 AM
i'm going to be fishing for flathead catfish at the colorado river and will be catching bluegill for bait. i haven't targeted bluegill since i was 6 years old, so if anybody has suggestions on bait, jigs, presentation techniques, etc. it would be helpful. I gotta catch a lot of em
Stop by Salton Sea to get some Talapia, those are great for bait.
For bluegills, use panfish jigs in red/white, yellow/white or you can use cricket with #10 hooks with a small split shot to get them down, meal worm, red worm work for them too.
Good luck.
KPN.
Simplyeman
04-23-2009, 12:55 PM
if you find that they are close to shore just flyline a meal worm and just let it sink and twitch every once in a while...only do so if you know the gills are close to shore.
gavin310
04-23-2009, 04:38 PM
Thanks guys. great info
Billy Bass
04-23-2009, 04:48 PM
Just use meal worms. First make sure they are the little ones, not the jumbos.
Kenny's Rod & Reel in Upland has plenty.
Then thread the meal worm on to a size 10 single snelled hook. Place the hook under the smallest bobber you can find. If the wind is up, you can use a BB shot between the bobber and the hook, but I try to avoid this if possible.
Result should be all the bluegill you want, especially in the River area.
Good Luck!!!!!!!!
gavin310
04-23-2009, 04:55 PM
good tip, thanks billy.
what pound line do you guys recommend? are gills line shy? i have 2, 4, and 6 pound.
trashetanush
04-23-2009, 05:08 PM
Use a big net.
Socal Bassman
04-23-2009, 10:41 PM
Isn't using bluegill for bait illegal?
basscatcher
04-23-2009, 10:57 PM
Isn't using bluegill for bait illegal?
i guess not for that place, i wish they werent illegal here.
BILLYBASS give me some of your bluegill catching wisdom. and catfish catching wisdom.
God Bless
basscatcher
gavin310
04-24-2009, 09:12 AM
using bluegill for bait in the colorado river isn't illegal. just gotta make sure you have the colorado river stamp.