Bluegill Fishing : Where to fish for the big bluegill?

It's easy to catch small bluegill, hell they're everywhere, but what about fishing for BIG bluegill? There are different techniques for different bodies of water. In this article we'll be focusing on bluegill fishing in ponds and lakes as I'm not a river fisherman.

Big Bluegill Fishing in Ponds

Let's start with the easiest one. Catching monster bluegill in ponds is probably the easiest place to land that mult-pound bluegill that you've been waiting for. Why is this? Most fishermen know that ponds have some of the biggest bluegill. Bluegill are scrappy fish and usually own smal ponds and can grow to huge sizes when there isn't over fishing. Fisherman covet their secret ponds because they want to keep the huge bluegill to themselves, and rightfully so. You know how hard it is to find the monster bluegills and if you found your own bluegill honeypot, you'd probably keep it to yourself and close friends and family only. There isn'y much secret to the technique for bluegill fishing big gills in ponds as there usually isn't that much to fish. You can usually walk completely around while fishing in about an hour and they aren't known for being especially deep bodies of water. The good news is that pond bluegill aren't picky. You can catch them on just about anything that can fit into their greedy mouths. The one problem I see with fishing for bluegill in ponds is that some ponds can become overpopulated with bluegill. When this happen the bluegill pretty much stay the same size and end up eating their young, bass fry, and eggs. This can be remedied by harvesting a lot of bluegill from the pond and keeping the pond stocked with the right balance of bass to bluegill. The trouble is getting permission to fish a private pond or sneeking around old farm ponds hoping no one minds.

Fishing Big Bluegill in Lakes

Bluegill fishing in lakes for monster bluegill is definitely a bigger challenge than ponds but we're all up that challenge right? It's not extremely tough to find the big bluegill in a lake. The easiest time is probably during their spawn near the shores in the early summer months. However, after this time it becomes a little more tricky. You see bluegill get big for a reason. It's because they are usually the smartest and most fit of the bluegill population and avoid capture in heavily fished lakes. The big bluegill tend to hide in deeper water and conserve calories by not moving as much. This leads to structure fishing in deeper water using a simple vertical jig style of fishing. Unless you know exactly where this structure is, you'll probably need a depth/fish finder. Mark your favorite spots and start dropping down your jigs or waxworms to where they are located. This is a proven method for finding the biggest bluegill so make sure you keep this in mind, and good luck on your next bluegill fishing trip.

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