So I headed to a local public pond to fly-fish during lunch.
I started walking along the shore, and started seeing fish, mainly tiny (3"-4") baby bass. The shallows were loaded with them? Also saw some catchable-sized bluegills, and even a crappie or two. I caught one bluegill on a #10 or #12 midge pattern. It was hard to see in the water, so I switched to a #8 mohair leech, and caught a couple more bluegills. Decided to try a topwater...like a small Gurgler or Gurgle-Pop. Caught 2 or 3 bluegills on that, then switched back to the mohair leech, and caught another 1 or 2 bluegills. They were mostly good sized fish, with several in the 8"-9" range, and colorful! They appear to be starting to build nests. The crappies were also guarding nests near small rock piles.
Here's some of the colorful bluegills (click the pictures for a larger-size image):
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