How to Find and Catch Summer Bluegill

Tips for simply finding and catching bluegill. Shallow water bluegills to kick off summer! Fun to catch and perhaps the best eating fish in the Midwest. Great way to introduce new anglers or kids to fishing. This video explains bluegill fishing simplified. Easy panfish patterns where anybody can go out and catch fish and have fun. Enjoyed by kids and adults alike, bluegill are an extremely popular fish to target and catch. Show productive tackle and rod setups for catching bluegill along with best locations for finding bluegill during early summer.
We also discuss selective harvest pertaining to panfish like bluegill. Biologists are now telling us that releasing the large male or "bull" bluegills is important for the size and health of a bluegill fishery because these fish in particular guard the nest. Overall size of bluegills have dropped in many fisheries leading to stunted fish because of overharvest. Have fun, catch a lot of fish but practice restraint where you keep only what you need for a meal as these fish are particularly vulnerable in the early summer.
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[@farmerjoebrown2189]

I appreciate this. I too have gotten tied up in bass fishing but ur right. Pick some shade and chill with a bobber in the water.

[@tedhanson4115]

Hey 2 years late but better than 35 years late like me. Just got into fishing this summer n definitely hooked. Took my daughter out this evening for the first time and she beat me 5 to 3, but landed my first bass! She loves this video by the way

[@bluefish7468]

super ccool video Jason

[@michaellake2359]

Bluegill filets and fried taters. Eatin' good in the neighborhood.

[@bigdave1579]

Love catching big bluegill. I must confess that I sometimes put 10 in the live well for the Friday fish fry!!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Bluegill are our favorite fish to eat.

[@DWSOutdoors]

I just slept in my truck for a 3 day trip CHASING BIG BLUEGILLS! lol I am addicted to catching them and protecting the future of BIG GILLS! Nothing beats a 1lb + Bull Gill on 4lb or lighter line!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+DWS Outdoors hard core! Love it.

[@jeremylesso857]

That's a big gill

[@noahcapps9279]

Wow Jason thanks for the great vivdo

[@danieljohnson327]

I am 58 and i love bluegills. also best tasting fish

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Daniel Johnson 👍

[@bluefish7468]

True, daniel johnson!

[@cjjack-qk9qp]

Great video.
Keepem coming!!!

[@DWSOutdoors]

One of the few fresh water fish that can rival the colors of tropical fish!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+DWS Outdoors they are stunning. Love the hybrids and pumpkinseeds.

[@jeremylesso857]

He's right and there great to eat!!! I fillet mine 7 inches up

[@BillTheTractorMan]

Mike Rodger's Facebook post brought me here. We have been landing great keepers in my neck of the woods and have them pretty well tracked into 10-14ft of water now. We have still been letting the monsters back. Hoping our favorite lake stays stocked with a healthy population of them. Still working on finding the evening crappies though!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Bill The Tractor Man thanks for the visits.

[@geraldbalciarjr651]

Good Show.

[@grizzledgiller2316]

Great show, keep it up!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Grizzled Giller thanks for watching!

[@cory476]

Awesome Episode As always, Nice Job JM and Mike! Fun watch

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Cory Arnold thanks for the view and comment!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Cory Arnold 👍

[@coreycline1496]

Blue gills and crappie are my favorite to target I love just catching them It’s important to learn catch and release love your show

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Corey Cline we agree that panfish are great! Thanks for watching.

[@kelcritcarroll]

Its more exciting to catch bring home clean and have em for my dinner!

[@nomorelsforyou2392]

Best kinda fishing

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+Jake Buchanan thanks for the view and comment. We agree.

[@LuisAntonioMelendez]

Love the messege at the end bluegill fishin my favorite and alot of people cant afford fancy gear and stuff bluegill gear is cheap and they good eating keep up the vids man

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Thanks for the view!

[@justry2livlife228]

On my way to catch some bluegill right now

[@jeanmosquea9539]

At what length do you put your bobber stopper?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Usually half way down in the water column. Four feet of water, move stop two feet down.

[@jeanmosquea9539]

@@JasonMitchellOutdoors Thanks!

[@steveon12]

yeah gotta throw back those big bull guard dogs

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

+steveon12 👊