Bluegill

[Terrierman]

We put somewhere around a hundred nice bluegill in the boat today.  Slow start but it got better about 4:00.  Found them close to the bottom in 12 to 20 feet of water where there was shade and around docks.  Crickets and a piece of night crawler.  Long Creek around Big Cedar but it should work anywhere.  I'll be tired of cleaning fish by the time that job is done.

[MoCarp]

any big ones? I have caught some dandy ones from Table rock, a blast on UL gear......and yeah you will be tired of cleaning fish ...

Bluegill fillets with a side of shrimp sause is hard to beat..as a note boiled crawfish tails are good as well

Home Made Shrimp sause

1. 1 cup catsup.
2. 1 -2 tablespoon horseradish (to your taste)( more = hotter)
3. 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
4. ¹⁄₂ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
5. ¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt.
6. 1 dash black pepper.

[Quillback]

About every other year I will break out the red worms and fish for them.  TR certainly has an abundance of gills. 

[Terrierman]

7 hours ago, MoCarp said:

any big ones? I have caught some dandy ones from Table rock, a blast on UL gear......and yeah you will be tired of cleaning fish ...

Bluegill fillets with a side of shrimp sause is hard to beat..as a note boiled crawfish tails are good as well

Home Made Shrimp sause

1. 1 cup catsup.
2. 1 -2 tablespoon horseradish (to your taste)( more = hotter)
3. 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
4. ¹⁄₂ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
5. ¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt.
6. 1 dash black pepper.

There were some humpies in there but nothing like that copper nose you took a picture of. 

[MoCarp]

The pits in SE Kansas have some of the biggest gils, shawnee trails at minden mines has some huge ones,

lamar lake has good gill fishing they have a 8" limit and bag limit of 15.. but a wall hanger is available there I know of several over 1lbs and one almost 2lbs!

monsters anywheres

[snagged in outlet 3]

12 hours ago, Terrierman said:

I'll be tired of cleaning fish by the time that job is done

You got time.  When's the fish fry?

[BilletHead]

        Yes and Ness can pick me up on his way down,

BilletHead

[Terrierman]

38 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

You got time.  When's the fish fry?

Probably Saturday.  We've got crappie and a few walleye and white bass too.  Actually kind of enjoyed it - the no time pressure helps and so did the new knife.  Set up a nice high table in the shade, got out the hose and went to town.  Honest to gosh about halfway through I took a break and put the knife in the freezer.

[Gavin]

Nice...Think the Karban's Knotty Pines Tavern Bluegill Contest/Fish Fry is on Saturday as well. Usually first Saturday of June. If your near Paderborn, IL, its worth checking out, its a good time.

 

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1 hour ago, Gavin said:

Nice...Think the Karban's Knotty Pines Tavern Bluegill Contest/Fish Fry is on Saturday as well. Usually first Saturday of June. If your near Paderborn, IL, its worth checking out, its a good time.

 

I would've liked to gone to that. I have my last kid graduating high school Saturday.