I love catching these things on a light fly rod.

[Bear44]

4/1/14 Nine inches.

 

[twobogie]

You don't happen to run a fishing guide service do you? If not you have missed your calling. Know you enjoyed.

 

[Jonboy140]

Nice! I used to catch bream on a fly rod at a local pond when I was
a kid. So much fun!

 

[8675309]

nice.

 

[Bypass]

Nice bream bro.

 

[Bear44]

Nice! I used to catch bream on a fly rod at a local pond when I was
a kid. So much fun!

That's how I started, too. Since then I have caught a lot of other species a lot of different ways. Fresh water and salt, big and small, but will always count Bluegills on a fly rod with a popping bug as one of my true favorites.

 

[Beerman]

Very cool. I like using a small fishing pole that is made for kids to catch them as well.

 

[Bear44]

You don't happen to run a fishing guide service do you? If not you have missed your calling. Know you enjoyed.

I have found a lake that has a LOT of these big boys and have fished it for many years, so I know most of the good spots. I have caught several that were over 12 inches! I'm convinced the new state record is in this lake. I have hooked several that I could not land on a 4lb tippet. They either get into cover and break off or I keep them out of the cover....and they break off. It happened again yesterday. I have tried a 6lb tippet, but I get fewer strikes.

 

[CardsFan]

I've never done the flyrod thing but as a kid I used to do the same thing with poppers tied 3 or 4 feet behind a clear casting bubble on a spinning rod. It really is exciting to see a big 'gill hit them. I bought some poppers over the winter and look forward to this type of fishing again. Nice post!

 

[Bellman2]

Hung up my 8' rod with an automatic Johnson years back. Caught many blue gills and sun perch on that thing, try landing a small bass if you REALLY want to have some fun!!!!!!!!!!