tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280254602600282932.post2914600758411738780..comments2024-01-15T06:35:34.760-08:00Comments on FishnDave: New (to me) Fly RodFishnDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224770232081356438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280254602600282932.post-74412526989965722362017-07-05T08:09:18.000-07:002017-07-05T08:09:18.000-07:00We've read many of these same articles, Bill. ...We've read many of these same articles, Bill. :) I wrote a brief summary about it here after attending a pond management seminar:<br />http://fishndave.blogspot.com/2016/04/pond-management-seminar.html<br />In addition to releasing all bluegills over a certain size (say, 8" or 9"+), an alternative suggested was to release all males, but keep (if you wish) only female bluegills...of any size.<br />I release all my fish. If I want to eat fish, I will go buy it. Weird, right? I should coin this phrase "Conserve Locally, Harvest Globally"! ha! FishnDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224770232081356438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280254602600282932.post-57699377608890708212017-07-05T07:21:20.945-07:002017-07-05T07:21:20.945-07:00Dave
All those species are extremely healthy for p...Dave<br />All those species are extremely healthy for ponds. I was reading an article the other day on bluegill and their size. In short the article said according to research one needs to leave numbers of large bluegill to spawn and pass their DNA along so the waters they live in will continue to produce large healthy gills. Also a slot limit was recommended on all bluegill species. I assume most of the fish in these ponds where you are fishing are released to fight another day which accounts for the size. Those pumpkin seed bluegill are so colorful; a fine way to break in that new fly rod. Thanks for sharing<br />Bill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280254602600282932.post-73764238288889786132017-07-05T06:08:56.169-07:002017-07-05T06:08:56.169-07:00With hybrids...sometimes its easy to tell the pare...With hybrids...sometimes its easy to tell the parentage, but sometimes it isn't so obvious. I've caught (what I believe are) bluegill x green sunfish hybrids AND bluegill x pumpkinseed sunfish hybrids from this same pond. There are pure strain Pumpkinseeds and Bluegills in it for sure, I don't recall if I've caught pure Green Sunfish there yet or not. The pumpkinseed x bluegill hybrids look very pumpkinseed-like. Not sure if I've seen a green x pumpkinseed or not. That would be cool! Anyway...so on that first one, I'm not totally sure, but I would vote Bluegill X Green.FishnDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224770232081356438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280254602600282932.post-34271391401433563262017-07-04T14:24:11.718-07:002017-07-04T14:24:11.718-07:00That first hybrid sunfish is such a perfect textbo...That first hybrid sunfish is such a perfect textbook example. Punpkinseed and green sunfish I'm guessing? Or bluegill and gs?RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280254602600282932.post-9060055466712882772017-07-03T11:08:06.222-07:002017-07-03T11:08:06.222-07:00Considering all the nice fish you caught in these ...Considering all the nice fish you caught in these pictures, I would second the rod as a great rod for the purpose..... If it works well, no need to look elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com