Night time gills

The night started off slow but ended with a bang. We caught numerous big bluegills but there were a couple that were donks… The gills that I am holding are between 10 and 11 inches but the one my son is holding is his new PB that measured 12.25 inches (weight unknown) I also got a bonus 14 inch crappie. The fish seem to be holding in the shallows with muddy bottoms for now but I am not sure how long it will last. No fish were injured or harvested during this outing.

Nice pannies Joe!! i have never considered fishing pan fish at night something i will have too keep in mind. thanks for the report.

I did not know that gills would eat after the sun went down. Those are all very nice, what was your approach. I mean were you using meat on a jig or what?

Very nice gills

Those are some Bull Gills

WTG on the conservation, We need those big girls for brude stock

Those are some good lookin’ gills Joe! That crappie is not so bad either.

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I did not know that gills would eat after the sun went down. Those are all very nice, what was your approach. I mean were you using meat on a jig or what?

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We were using a small white flu flu tipped with a berkley gulp maggot rigged 18-24 inches below a thill stealth float on 4# pound test. This is the most common rig I use and 99% of the time it pays off..

Dandy fish and smiles!

Those are some nice gills! I enjoy fishing for gills at night. In the hot months, I’ve caught them past midnight.

Awesome bruiser gills

NICE — it’s so awesome to see kids out and actually successful at fishing. Something I hope to pass on to my kids.

Kudos!