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Anyone between Lexington and Cincinnati getting any action on farm pond bluegill? Had grand daughter out with a cane pole for about an hour this afternoon. ZERO hits or bites. Bobber never moved unless she moved the pole...
Still too early? Water too cold? ???
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Next week I'm trying to get out to Benjy Kinman Lake in Henry County with my canoe to see what's biting. I've been holding off 'cause of the rain and frosts. In any event it will be good exercise.
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We have our own lake and it has a healthy population of bluegills. I think the water temperature has dropped pretty significantly the last few days as the fish seem very lethargic. This afternoon was the first they came up to eat fish food in the last 3 days and they were in slow motion mode while eating.
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I wish you were closer, we’d take you with us. Our water temps are up and it’s no problem to catch 10 or 15 in about as many minutes. We’ve been catching a bucket full for catfish bait in the evenings
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WW, Good luck with your outing.
Snowwolfe, I did not check water temp. But was thinking the same thing. We have had several COLD rains past couple weeks, and while sunny, temps have barely made it to 60*F.
Kid, Appreciate the offer. We have our own pond here on the farm that is normally overrun with bluegill. How much further south from Lexington are you? At this point, I am thumbnailing at least another two weeks before the fish get active.
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FWIW, I was on Cave Run yesterday and the water was 55*. Idk anything about catching bluegill but I did expect warmer temps. There was not any baitfish in the backs of the creeks.
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I’m west and a little South of you. We’ve been catching quite a few crappie with a few nice bluegill mixed in for about three weeks. A fifty acre deep lake and mostly using jigs for crappie. Bluegill probably would be biting better on a different bait.
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I will try to get out again when the rain stops and see what happens... Will report back !
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Going to be cold this weekend, might shut the bite down...
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I was out yesterday for a couple of hours. No luck for me. Several other boats told me the same thing. We shall see what next week brings.
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I caught a Bluegill last nite around 7PM in the in-laws lake. Used a Crappie jig...
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Some fatty’s there! I can smell the hot oil and cheap beer.
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Great pictures woodson! That's what I'm after my next trip out.
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Now that you mention it, the Mooselette and I were out at the pond on Saturday and got no bluegill action. I got a near-legal bass on the first cast, but the rest was a strict nogo. Normally that pond is really popping this time of year.
So yes! To answer your question, you're not alone in this.
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Raining today. Gonna give it another try tomorrow afternoon. Supposed to be sunny, rising temp, rising barometer, and solunar tables say 3pm to 5pm...
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An hour at the pond this evening. 4 small (2"-3" blue gill). A few rises. Still not much action. And COLD... Sun was out. Beautiful evening. But cool wind...
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Last nights freeze has hit my trees pretty hard, I hope they can rebud for a third time. The Oaks and Tulip trees are getting clobbered, the Maples are ok, the Ash well they are dead of course and nothing it seems can kill a Honey Locust. I'm going fishing again this coming week again if the evenings warm up.
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I hear ya on the trees. I planted a bunch of persimmon, beech and maple this year. I’m hoping they survive this last cold snap. The maple is doing well, beech not so much, iffy on the persimmon.
I’m going to check out a few new to me boat ramps tomorrow, maybe throw a line in here or there. Might try to call up a late morning turkey as well if it warms up like they are saying.
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Not to derail the OP’s thread but I never invested in a nice “ultra lite” setup. I absolutely can not recommend anything more than the St.croix panfish rod 7’ lite, extra fast/Daiwa BG 1500.
Again sorry, but damn, that setup is super fun for “just” panfishing.
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Looking good! I'd be happy with that catch... Not to derail the OP’s thread but I never invested in a nice “ultra lite” setup. I absolutely can not recommend anything more than the St.croix panfish rod 7’ lite, extra fast/Daiwa BG 1500.
Again sorry, but damn, that setup is super fun for “just” panfishing. In re: Ultralight 7' rod... I started the grand daughter off with a 12' or 13' fiberglass cane pole for basics. But no bites. Finally went with a 5' light/ultra light spinning set up to be able to cast a little further. Yes, a palm sized blue gill on light tackle is fun ! Fish still very sluggish here. Weather is supposed to warm up by the end of this week. Hopefully the fish will wake up in the next week or so...
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Not to derail the OP’s thread but I never invested in a nice “ultra lite” setup. I absolutely can not recommend anything more than the St.croix panfish rod 7’ lite, extra fast/Daiwa BG 1500.
Again sorry, but damn, that setup is super fun for “just” panfishing. I have two of those St. Croix Panfish Series rods. Both have Pflueger President XT reels. One is the 6' 8" Ultralite and the other the 7 ' Lite. My favorite is the 7' Lite. It cast little jigs a mile if necessary, is sensitive for light bites and has a beautiful parabolic bend with backbone when fighting an oversize panfish or smallish sized rainbow trout or smallmouth bass in the current on a river. Bluegill here in my part of the Ozark's haven't gotten going yet. My wife loves to bluegill fish and I keep a close eye on when the bedding activities begin. The grandkids are big enough to take in the boat with us now and they both love to fish. There's nothing better than a kid on a active bluegill bed!
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