Woke up this morning and had a hunch the panfish would be moving in with this warm weather we're having... So I headed down to the local lake to see what's up... Fished for about 5 hours and couldn't keep the panfish off the fly! I was right.. They moved in with no hesitation.. Were found anywhere from 1-4' of water along the weed beds.. Full of spawn and getting ready to move in and bed down.. So they are crazy aggressive.. Took them on buggers and on poppers.. The day was full of action and I imagine I would've been able to take my limit easily 3 times over..(which would be 60 fish).. A ton of bluegill in the 8-9" range.. Good eating size.. And one random black crappie.. I love this time of the year.. Panfish on the fly are a blast and the next couple weeks(weather permitting) should be full of top-notch panfish action.. Think I'll head back down there tomorrow with the bucket!
Well done! That Pumpkinseed is a pretty fish too!
ReplyDeleteI love pumpkinseeds.. The seem to get bigger than the bluegills in this lake.. Not sure if that's a normal thing.. I'm guessing they must also have a slightly different spawning time because I haven't caught many yet.
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