The Hidden World Of The Bluegill
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- A look at the hidden underwater world of the bluegill with a focus on male bluegills who have spawned and are protecting their nests. Information on spawning bluegill, catching bluegill, and keeping bluegill in a fish tank.
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Thank you for making this channel! This is the first video that appeared in my feed and it just happens to be one of my main interests. Now my kids can enjoy too. Getting Magic School bus vibes as well with the playful production 😊
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Up until the mid 70"s Toronto's annual Royal Winter Fair had tropical fish competitions. One year a renowned South American aquarist was a guest judge and voted a bluegill, that had been entered as a joke, best in show. It's often too easy to forget the beauty of something so common to us. Thanks for the great video!
That is a wonderful story, and you are so right.🖤🇨🇦
That's awesome! Beauty is everywhere!
I know it may sound dumb but I'm always starting in awe at the blue gill in bass pro shop they got em so big there
They should see long ear sunfish
The combination of the iridescent blue gill plates, and bright yellow bellies, make for a visually stunning fish. I used to exclusively catch these little guys to use as bait, but more and more I find myself catching them for fun.
amazing to see these familiar fish from a new perspective! I have a new respect for their fighting spirit!
It’s amazing to see, I overlook them all the time but they are often the backbone of a freshwater ecosystem
(Also I’m a huge fan Tierzoo)
hi tierzoo
I love the amount of times I see Tier Zoo in RUclips comments. You clearly have serious passion for all things biology
They are truly an underappreciated species. Hopefully, this video helps them gain a bit more respect!
You have, yet again, captured achingly beautiful footage, and edited it superbly into into a compelling whole. These males are so bold in defence of their nests and young, they are committed to producing and protecting the future.
I love that you have names for old friends under the water’s surface, and that you don’t distress them for long in your filming. Your lake is perfect for the filming you do there, and your commentary is always insightful and educational. Thanks again Dave.🖤🇨🇦
My pleasure Tamarra. :-D
This is what nature documentaries should be.
Thank you
I used to practice SCUBA in a flooded rock quarry. There were tons of bluegills around a building down there. Those little suckers had no qualms about biting the human invaders. Most of the time it was just annoying and kind of funny, but now and then a bigger bluegill would manage a good chomp. I never saw anyone with actual broken skin, but they would definitely get your attention. Good times. 🙂
That does sound like good times. Brave little fish / protective fathers.
I had a rough day at work and this video took me back to when I was a school aged kid and used to go fishing to let off steam whenever I was in a mental funk. My buddies always hated catching bluegills but for me when I couldn’t get a bass to bite I knew I could always toss out a small lure on the ultralight and I’d be able to snag a bluegill or other little panfish any day of the year and in any conditions. They’ve kept me from getting ‘skunked’ more times than I could count and even if they’re not the most exciting sport fish in the world, catching something is always better than nothing! They were the reliable friend you could always count on to be there when the going gets tough. Thanks for the video, glad to see these little guys get the recognition and appreciation they deserve!
I have very similar feelings about them. They're like a reliable friend that's always willing to hang out with you when you need them. These fish should be the official ambassadors for the fishing hobby. 🐠🦈🐟
The fish flapping it’s ears at you was the first time I have ever seen that very cool
I thought so too. I'm happy to have brought you something new and different. Thanks for watching!
I worked at an American summer camp 20 plus years ago, the camp had a huge lake with huge horseflies to go with it! I swatted and killed plenty of those flies and dropped them to a fish that I was told was a blue gill. It took about 3 days for the fish to catch on. After that it would patrol up and down the floating dock waiting for me to drop the tasty corpses in. It had plenty of character and was a great ally that summer.
I’m from the U.K so didn’t know the local wildlife but the memory of that blue gill has stuck with me.
What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing. I too have swatted at my share of horseflies! :-)
For its size, the Bluegill is the strongest fighting fish on the line.
Possibly? What about pickerel? ruclips.net/video/EL9P6oKM8Gg/видео.html
me and my siblings would use butterfly nets to catch the tiny bluegills and sunnies in the shallows at my grandparents’ home. my grandpa especially taught me so much about them, like how they build circular nests out of pebbles and sand and to avoid stepping on the nests during breeding season.
they’re incredibly underrated fish, and have such silly personalities. I could watch them chase each other around all day long.
Thanks for watching the video. They're an amazing fish, and they deserve much more respect and appreciation than they get. They should be the ambassadors for the sport.
It's May the 19th, 2024 and as a child, I used to fish for bluegills/sunnies. At that time, I never respected these fish and regarded them as trash. Now that I'm older and coincidentally educated in biology with an an associates degree, I have to come respect them more especially knowing that they are vital in the niche that they play for the ecosystem. You video further reinforced this stance and appreciation for these fish. Excellent narration and footage by the way.. 🤝👌
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Thank you! These fish do serve a very important role in the lake, and they're definitely an underappreciated species.
I really hope that this video brings people to have a greater respect for these beautiful little fish.
I have lots of videos that go into depth on all sorts of aquatic creatures. Some are on the freshwater aquarium fish that I keep and breed, and others are on the wild creatures that we find outdoors. And since you're interested in biology, there are a lot of videos on this channel that you'll love. 🦈🐟🦐🦠 🐠🐝
@@TheDave333, I have caught yellow perch and crappie whose stomachs were stuffed to the gills with baby sunfish and bluegills.
I've caught a bulegill on a folded piece of dead grass. Bluegill is my second favorite fish to eat, they're great with a good breading and garlic salt.
Love garlic salt with fish! That's creative thinking with the grass. I had a friend use the filter from a cigarette to make a small streamer to catch bluegill.
I once broke off a piece of pussy willow growing on the bank, and fluffed it up a little bit, hooked it, and threw it out and slowly trolled it back, and it works.
I bagged four of them that day. Three of them were keepers.
Very nice video. I am in fisheries management and they are a very important part of the ecosystem. Not often you see such good footage of their nests. Thank you for mentioning to leave the bluegill nest alone. Kinda goes for all sunfish but its better for the populations to leave them to their buisness.
Thanks for watching the video and for taking the time to leave a comment. . . I agree 100% they are an important part of freshwater ecosystems. A key link in the food chain for many species.
I showed my 3 year old this, and he was completely enamored. Afterward he continued to give me the recap repeatedly. Thank you for the quality. (I also loved it)
That's so awesome! Gotta get the youngsters hooked on the fish!
I discovered this world as a young teen in the marinas of the colorado river in the suny arizona desert. I bought goggles and flippers from walmart, and they may have as well been my rocketship and space suit woth the world i discovered. So amazing. Need to get back into free diving
We sound like kindred spirits my friend. I love my time underwater, it really is like going to a different planet.
"they can be quite aggressive and get large so set your tank up accordingly" fish bites camera
It's almost like I timed it that way intentionally. 😁
I love fishing for these little guys. Love seeing a bobber go under. They make great catfish bait.
I love seeing that bobber go under too! It brings back memories of catfishing late at night.
This vid was so educational! Love it. Can you do more?
Yes
Blue gill is there for me when everyone else ain’t 💯🤞
So true, so true. . . They're always biting.
I have an extra soft spot in my heart for injured/disabled animals. There is a tailess squirrel in the neighborhood. Still living the good life. Just like those strong, handsome Bluegill!
I have a soft spot for the special creatures too. It must be very hard for a squirrel to hop around in trees without it's tail to balance it. ❤❤❤
We used to feed the bluegills at my grandma's lake place. They liked Wonder bread. We could catch them with our bare hands! Your video is beautiful and informative!
My wife, daughter and I feed bread and cooked oatmeal to bluegill in a pond near our house almost every day. They’re so conditioned to this feeding that they swarm to the shore as we approach, spotting us when we’re still 20-30 ft away. Easily 500-600 bluegill feeding!
Thank you so much. They really are beautiful little fish.
This makes me so happy on a basic level I can't even express it thank you for making this video
You're so welcome!
A part of our beautiful world that I’ve never seen before. Every creature doing their part. Thank you for sharing!
Everyone accept humans
You're very welcome, and thanks for watching the video. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
Some of the best footage of bluegill I’ve ever seen, God loves you bro
Thanks! Awesome little fish.
Let's hear it for SlackJaw Pete. What a trooper.
I'd have to say he was my favorite out of them all. 😁😁😁
Caught 75 Bluegills yesterday.Could see them in the shallows getting ready to spawn.All were released.
Fun to catch, they put up a good fight. Good job releasing them, people catch and keep way more than they ever eat.
Nice work my friend! Bluegill on light tackle never disappoints.
This showed up in my feed today, nothing like I usually watch but I'm glad it appeared. I live in California and although not native to these parts, bluegill thrive. First fish I caught was a bluegill, like all fish I catch I threw him back. I mostly fish for largemouth bass (also not native but prevalent here) when they're not biting I'll play with the bluegill, they always seem to be hungry.
I subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to going through your library, off to watch your video on largemouth now, thanks!
That's awesome thank you so much for subscribing! 🐠🦈🐟
please make a video on crappie thats my favorite fresh water fish
Unfortunately, I don't see enough of them to make a video about them. But when I do I will.
Where I live in CT they were always considered a junk fish. The out breed most species and would be considered evasive except they are one of our only naturally local breeds. Once you get past that, they are fun to catch, plentiful, and as tasty as game fish if your ever in need - imho :)
I agree 100% Many people don't realize that most of the game fish that they're after are not native to New England.
Baby bluegills and sunfish are food for Yellow Perch and Crappie; I've caught Perch that were stuffed to the gills with small bluegills. I'm in CT as well and our most "invasive" freshwater fish are landlocked populations of White Perch (a relative of the Striped Bass), alewives and gizzard shad, all of which disrupt the ecology of lakes and ponds.
Need more diver dave episodes to guide me through the lakes this summer!!
There will be more soon enough! 🐠🦈🐟
I love bluegill not for just fishing, but also they make really good aquarium fish. I built a 200 gallon North American River biotope with a buddy and it has some really nice bluegill from our local creek. Such an underappreciated fish
A North American biotope would be fun to set up. So many great choices! And the bluegill would be right at the top of my list. 🐠🦈🐟
I loved catching these with my late grandfather.
So interesting. I've had so many people say the same thing! I think grandfathers and bluegill fishing go hand in hand. ❤❤❤
I have a giant green sunfish the size of my hand living with a slightly smaller hybrid (a green sunfish + bluegill ) and a juvenile jack Dempsey cichlid. I have them trained so well, they’re giant water puppies always lining up together for food. Water pigs more like 😅
That's awesome! Love me some aquatic pork. . . 😅
My wife and I love fishing Bluegills, the meat is mild yet sweet. They are easy to filet. Cut a shallow slit behind the gill and another just in front of the tail. At a very slight angle slide the blade towards the gill between the meat and the bones. Try not to dislodge any bone, takes a little practice. Flip the meat over so it is up and slide the blade between the meat and skin. There’s your filet. Flip the fish over and repeat. When you get good at it you can clean a lot of fish quickly and cleanly. This technique works on any number of fish.
Thank you so much for the filleting advice! I'm always willing to learn new techniques, and I was never very good at it.
If Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood were a lake….
Then we would be neighbors . . .
I once caught a bluegill the size of my
Hand- which is huge around where I live. Biggest they get is like 5 inches long
They can get a lot bigger than 5 inches in some places. Still, a 5 inch bluegill is a nice fish! 😁
I had one in a 20 gallon aquarium and fed it mosquito larvae. It went crazy for them. It grew so much that I put it back in the small creek where I caught it.
They're little water pigs, they get big real fast! 😁
I've never caught a pickerel. It's nice to see them in videos especially underwater! The only similar fish I've caught was a 19.5 inch pike.
Northern Pike are very similar looking fish, they just get a lot bigger.
@@TheDave333 Yeah
I've seen a lot of different shots of fish growing up and playing in lakes and ponds, but I have never seen bluegill eggs before. Thank you for capturing this unique shot!
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment.
I caught about 18 little bluegill fry in a net almost 2 years ago. One was an older fry than the others who [the others] were only a couple days old and the bigger one may have been a week or two. Almost two years later, I only have one left. The biggest one lived up to 1 1/2 year and grew to 6 inches. He died last week and it’s definitely different to wake up and looking into my aquarium without the big guy. I got teary-eyed about this and not when my dad and brother died a few years ago (don’t get me wrong I loved my dad and my brother but for whatever reason I didn’t cry about it). I have one more now and he was one of the smaller ones but he is now the big guy’s size. Bluegill really are amazing little fish.
Hello again. I'm really sorry to hear about you dad and your brother. And, I'm sorry to hear about you losing your friend the big bluegill. We all grieve in our own way. The important thing is to keep moving forward in a positive direction. And yes, bluegills are amazing little fish! They're much easier to keep than bass, but they do get territorial as they age.
Thank you, I really appreciate it. In my other comment about Meathead the Bass, he is in the same aquarium as my bluegill. They do get territorial as they get older, but all he really does is swim over to Meathead and and nudges him away. But overall, the two get along very well and don’t mind each other’s company as long as they still have their own areas. Nice video, I really enjoyed watching 👍🐟
Do you snorkel or use air to film these videos?
We don’t have sunfish in Asia where I live, so this is like a new discovery to me! Such interesting fish, i kinda wonder if they’re related to cichlids? Just because of their nesting and egg guarding habit plus they seem quite intelligent.
Anyways its also kinda sad that they use “garbage” as their nest material
Thanks for watching the video. They do look and act a lot like cichlids, however they're not closely related but have evolved similar body forms and habits ( convergent evolution). As far as the garbage goes, the fish use what's available, and what's sad is that people throw garbage in the water. Silly people.
I went backpacking and jumped into a little pond to cool off and my nipples kept getting attacked by bluegill.
Ouch!!! They are very brave little fish.
They love to try to eat my leg hair! Scares the crap out of you the first time lol.
I spent my whole 24 years of life thinking that the term "blue gill" came from the black spot.
Also as a note for anyone wanting to keep them, the minimum recommended tank size is 100 gallons. I was thinking of getting some but after learning how big they got I realized I couldn't keep them.
I wish a had a tank big enough to keep them! I guess I'll have to settle for an entire lake. . . :-)
I'm not smart enough to know why this year old video is getting the business all of the sudden but I'm here for it all the way my friend. It did take a sec to get over the kid show like delivery (Which is GREAT but I'm in my 50's) Subbed. I cant wait to see how this channel grows because it will. Bravo. Now I have some backlog to watch😉
Thank you so much for the kind words and for subscribing. There's lots of good material here. I film and breed freshwater aquarium fish, as well as outdoor stuff. 🐠🦈🐟
I have kept and raised bluegiils, green sunfish, hybrid green-gills, Northern long ears (reclassified now as just "long ears") and orange spotted sunnies in my aquarium and they're wonderful to keep and are beautiful fish that are intelligent enough to interact and recognize you. However, they are hard to take flaked food once older. You must acclimate them in their young stage and experiment with what they like best when older. My best experiences are with flakes when very young and then frozen/fresh blood worms and red worms / small cut up pieces of night crawlers. They also like tiny YOTY baby fish as well.
Green sunfish, like creek chubs are NOT a community tank species and have huge appetites. If it fits their mouth, it's chow. They ARE, however, a beautiful and interactive fish once they associate you with food. One per tank unless it's over 60 gallons with good cover.
Bluegills are nice, but like all sunfish, need a large tank for territory, or will kill other sunfish without remorse in too small of a tank, and yes, if it fits, they'll eat it. Don't be fooled. Bluegills are savages! Again, one gill per tank unless it's over 60 gallons with good cover.
Orange spotted sunfish are a much smaller wild breed and do well in a tank. However, like all wild sunfish breeds, they prefer fresh foods rather than frozen and flaked, and they are more peaceful. I suggest, like before, only 1 orange spot sunny per 30 gallons. Space is needed with these fish despite them being smaller.
Regardless, sunfish AREN'T a pet store fish and you had better be well versed in tank water Ph parameters, the Ph of the water they came from, and have a big enough tank. Even though my tank is 29 gallons, that's still not big enough except for one small sunnie of any species.
If you're already collecting your fish from the wild, BE SURE that you are legally allowed to take these fish, they're not endangered, you have permission to take them, AND... that you can accurately identify the fish. If you cannot 100% confirm what the fish species is, TURN IT LOOSE! As a NANFA member myself, we must always respect and protect our fish and waters, and we must ALWAYS be SURE of the fish species before keeping it.
Lastly. If you want the BEST information on how to begin, start and keep native fish, look up NANFA. North American Native Fishes Association. Absolutely the BEST resources for keeping wild fish.
Thank you so much for sharing all of this valuable information. I learned a lot from your comment! I've never kept any of these sunfish before, and now I would really think twice before doing so. Please keep coming back to my channel because I'm working on a video about the Tessellated Darter that you and the other NANFA members will appreciate. I've been filming them in the wild for a couple years now, and the video should be awesome when it's done. Thanks again for taking the time to leave such a helpful comment.
@@TheDave333 You're very welcome! Thank you for doing these videos!
Currently at this time I am keeping in my tank 4 banded darters, 1 rainbow darter, a brindled madtom catfish, 4 spotfin shiners and 4 blunt nose minnows. All have adapted very well to tank life and while the darters refuse flake food, the minnows and shiners eat it well. The darters eat frozen blood worms with gusto. At this time the male banded darters are in breeding colors of bright emerald green and gold bars.
Rainbow darters WILL eat tiny fry fish as well. They're micro-predators.
The madtom catfish are a very fascinating type of fish. They typically grow between 4" to a bit over a foot long. The brindled cat that I have is about 5" long. A fascinating fact about the madtom species is that they're venomous. Their sting is mildly venomous and feels like a wasp sting.
My madtom eats flakes that the other fish don't eat, small fry fish when I get them and blood worms. They really aren't too fussy when it comes to eating, but they're nocturnal. So mine comes out only at night or when the lights are down very low.
Don't give up on sunfish! If you have a big enough tank and get them when they're very small, they adapt well to tank life and live and frozen foods that aren't flake. The long ear sunfish are absolutely beautiful with their green and electric blue chains and gill plates. Orange spotted sunnies are just as beautiful, but a smaller species.
Of all of the native fish my favorites are the Darters, and I wish I lived in a place like Tennessee where there are so many different species of darters. Rainbow darters are amazing!!! I'd love to film them in the wild. We are the only place in the world where darters are a native species. I love them.
Where I live, in Western Massachusetts, there's only one species of darter and it's fairly dull looking, but it does get a bit more colorful when it's spawning. I'm waiting for the water to warm up a bit so I can get to the river and film them again in spawning mode. Hopefully, I'll get all of the footage I need to make a full length documentary about them. I've never kept them in an aquarium, so everything will be from the wild.
I knew about the madtoms, they're really neat fish as well. Your tank must be really fun to watch. Lastly, I hope to buy and breed rainbow shiners in the near future. Their spawning colors are amazing! I knew about the madtoms, they're really neat fish as well.
@@TheDave333 Darters are amazing fish and are the smallest members of the perch (Percidae) family. Here in central Ohio we have quite a few darter species. We have banded darters, rainbows, orange throats, Johnny, fantails, blue breast darter(rare), green side and several other species. We have a very good selection of darters here.
If you're wanting to keep darters, blood worms are what I feed mine. Very rare is the day that you'll get a darter of any kind to take flake food. I have some pictures on Nanfa of one of my rainbow darters actually eating shiner fry.
When getting darters adjusted to tank life, it takes about 3-4 days before they'll eat blood worms. They have to get good and hungry. Now mine actually swim to the top of the tank and wait for me to feed them.
Another spectacular fish we have here is the southern red belly dace. Stunning fish when in spawning color.
The spotfin shiners are the Corvette of the tank and are always zipping around and very active. Satinfin shiners are the same. Once they achieve adulthood, their fins get a metallic white and green sheen to it.
Anyhow, keep up the awesome videos! I love it and am always happy to chat fish!
Thank you as well. Your insight and information is always appreciated.
Bluegill would be terrifying if they were 30+ inches. 😀
Agreed, especially that Slack Jaw Pete. 😁
I love bluegill. Fun and easy to catch, hard-fighting, variable in appearance, incredibly feisty, plentiful, pretty, and if big enough to fillet, the best-eating fish I've ever had (just as delicious otherwise, but not personally worth my time to deal with).
I put a male bluegill the size of my palm into my 90-gallon aquarium with a big Oscar and also pretty big Jack Dempsey fish, plus two large male Allenii crayfish (a white and an electric blue). I went to town to get some suitable food, when I got back EVERYTHING but the bluegill was dead. I was gone MAYBE an hour. They're VERY fast, strong, and aggressive.
Any I've ever caught that weren't fit to eat and were mortally hurt made the best OH river catfish bait I've ever used. Wonderful fish.
Your comment describes the bluegill perfectly. They're awesome fish, that can be very aggressive. Sorry to hear about the Oscar, the Jack Dempsey, and the crays. Bummer
@@TheDave333 I knew it was a possibility, I just didn't think it'd be so fast, haha! Lesson learned.
makes you want to put the fish back in the water seeing how dedicated they are to their own lives and the babies
But they just taste so good
A little compassion goes a long way.
I caught a bluegill 4 years ago and he is still alive now in a 55 gallon tank with 4 mid size goldfish.
He is twice the size from when I caught him.
They do grow fast, I'm surprised the goldfish are still around. 😁
Great footage, and great commentary! Thanks for uploading
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching. 😁
It’s always great fun to go fishing at a lake where you can catch almost any species of fish- in Minnesota I would catch Northern, Crappie, bass and MONSTER bluegill
Variety is the spice of life. A diversity of species indicate a healthy ecosystem. 🦐🦠 ❤🐠🦈🐟 🌻🌼🐝🌴
Loved the video. I feel like this is going to be my next little obsession. I can’t wait to spend the next three days going through all of your videos and reading Wikipedia for days about fish.
This is awesome!!! Now, I feel like a fish ambassador! Fish are amazing and fishkeeping is a very addictive hobby. I'm always here to answer any questions that you might have. Thank you so much. 🐠🦈🐟🐠🦈🐟🐠🦈🐟
Beautiful work Dave!
Thank you!
These are also awesome fish, I had a group of 6 in a 120 gallon that I trained to jump on command. Intelligent, but don't play well with non native tank mates, I've seen bluegills send cichlids renowned for their temper fleeing in terror.
And as stated by others in the comments 90 to 120 gallons are the preferred tank sizes for this fish, that does to best in small groups
You know your stuff my friend! (btw. spent this much of this spring filming sea lamprey! and I'm still working on the common snapping turtle.) Thanks for watching. :-D
@@TheDave333 Hey since your documenting native fish do you have the warmouth sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) and the Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) in your area?
Both are perfect native fish for the aquarium due to their smaller overall size than more widely known native species.
@Periplaneta Missionary
Rock bass yes, warmouth no. Great suggestions! My favorite local fish for the aquarium is the tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi). I've been filming them in a local river for the last 2 years, and I used to keep them in an aquarium many years ago. They're super interesting, they stay small, and they're pretty hardy. Films from local rivers coming soon. :-D
Nice to have narration by Mr. Rogers!
Sunfish are clever, in general. The US version of Cichlids (I mean, very similar, some anatomical differences). They make great "pets" in large aquariums, and get to know the person who feeds them and cares for them.
Yes, it's true. They are clever, beautiful, and great fish in a large tank. Convergent evolution makes them very similar in habits and body style to cichlids.
I've kept sunfish (green sunfish) and they're almost identical to cichlids. Incredibly clever, definitely thinkers
...you like pets?
Those sunfish are thinkers, and they're feisty too. Not afraid to fight.
Another great video, just like the bullhead I grew up fishing for bluegills. We called them bluegills, perch and pumpkin seeds. Thank you
you're very welcome thanks for watching the video.
Bluegill was my first fish, they taste good but never bothered to eat them because of the bones. I still need to catch a Hand Painted Bluegill to finish my subspecies collection. I have already caught Northern and Coppernose.
Nice! Those hand painted bluegills are interesting looking fish!
these videos are awesome! So cool watching these guys from a different perspective than we normally see them. Best fishy content on RUclips ❤
here from ur tweet
Thank you so much!
Excellent and beautiful work! It's so fascinating seeing fish do their thing in the wild where it's normally hard to see them.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful documentary. Bluegill are very underestimated by anglers but to me, they are the gatekeepers of fishing.
Totally agree! I use light tackle and its a lot of fun.
I love these fish and glad you have reviewed this fish. Me, my dad, and my papaw caught 63 in one day! By far in my opinion the best fish to catch and good eating!
I love them too !!! They're very good eating, and lots of fun to catch on light tackle. 63 in one day wow! 😊😊😊
Nice to see freshwater underwater footage.
Thanks. This one was a lot of fun to film and put together. 😁
I had no idea bluegill made nests like this. So cool!
Well, now you know! it is pretty cool. :-)
When I was a kid I had a pet blue gill and I named him Blue Gill. 😊😂
I can see that you put a lot of thought into that! Nice work. 😁😁😁
First fish I caught as a kid. Very good video. 👍
Thanks 👍
Funny. I caught a bluegill for the first time today. I didn’t realize Japan had bluegill…i was was fishing for largemouth bass and was pleasantly surprised at how hard the little guy fought.
Cool! Congratulations on your first bluegill! Both the bluegill and the largemouth bass have been introduced in all sorts of places. Including Japan. :-)
My sons and I love bluegill fishing! It’s probably the most exciting for us. This video was awesome! We love and respect them even more now!
That is awesome! I love fishing for bluegill as well. They're a lot of fun on light tackle! 🐠🦈🐟
@@TheDave333 yes sir! Love how much fight the have!
Great underwater view the dave.nice you name the bluegills ❤and very educational.hope all the bluegills are safe and happy.also I catch and release my fish 🐠
Awesome! Thanks for watching the video. It was a fun one to put together.
I used to go fishing with my grandpa and uncles in Mississippi when I was little. All I ever caught were bluegill, and they were always thrown back. Guess I couldn't see the point of fishing after that 😂
The fun is all in the fight. . . Many people eat bluegills and they're delicious.
love your voice, timbre, & intonation! n i actually find the lone narration more engaging than with music in this case
Thank you so much!
Cool footage and great documentary
Thank you so much!
Your like a cross between Bob Ross (gentle delivery) and David Attenborough (narrative) with some Mr Rogers tossed in for good measure 👍
I'll take that as a compliment. 😊 Thanks for watching the video.
It meant to be...
The trash in the lake is heartbreaking. We impact so many organisms with our filth. :(
So, true. I do a special "clean up" dive every year. :-)
Wonderful video love the narration and subtle jokes thrown in. Hope you do well and keep growing. In only one video you have earned my sub now I have to go back and watch all your others.
That's awesome! Thank you so much for subscribing and taking the time to leave a comment. This video is taking off lately, and I'm so thankful that people are appreciating my work. 🐠🦈🐟
This goes so unbelievably hard
Thanks! It was a fun video to make.
@@TheDave333 hope you and Slackjaw Pete have a great summer
Thanks, you do the same.
One of my favorite fish. Nice video. And when swimming in circles on a hook, those males will challenge the young angler. Once caught among biggest of season for Bluegill at Lake Itasca, MN. , off Schoolcraft Island, back in the 1960s. Weight was ~1 pound (450 gm.)
Dad was expert a fileting these if they were as big as my 10 year old hand, excluding the tailfin. Apparently one of his skills as a fisherman was finding these spawning areas. We frequently caught females full of roe.
Ahh, an old timer like myself. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Awe cotton eye Joe was so cute.
Oh great! Now, Slack Jaw Pete is jealous, he's going to be impossible to deal with!!!
The most fun and underrated fish to catch!
I agree 100%
So i keep hearing that there good eating but i dont have a clue how you eat one.
It's all about filleting them to avoid the bones. there are lots of great videos here on YT that it explain the different ways to eat them. Pan-fried yum . . .
Amazing! I have about 4-5 bluegill, 3 smallmouth bass, and 4 light colored bass in my fridge ready to be cooked. So good
Great presentation and very informative. Thankyou from the UK.
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching and taking the time to eave a comment.
The bluegills guarding their eggs should remember this. Perfection is my standard. Just like the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment/The Old Guard says.
Perfection is rare my friend. . . The bluegills know family first.
The narrator reminds me of “Ed” from northern exposure. One of my all time favorite characters btw.
Thank you. :-)
I've used slim jims to catch bluegill and they go crazy for it LOL
That's awesome! Crazy bluegill !
Proper sunfish respect! The redbreast sunfish is my favorite freshwater fish. I can, and frequently do, fly fish for them all day! barbless hooks, and all get returned. But what a joy to gently hold those colorful jewels for a moment and marvel at this planet’s wonders … Thanks, Dave, for your brilliant videos!
Thank you for watching my videos. I love fishing for sunfish on light tackle, so much fun!!!
Why weed strains haven't got better play for me
I love bluegills. They are so cute and fun to catch!
I agree 100%
Spent feb and March digging a pond, it stays full from groundwater, and there’s a small creek that flows thru to keep things fresh. Turned out pretty good. A week ago I put 40 bluegill in it and 2 bass. After a week, I can sit out there and feed them all pellets in the mornings and evenings. This weekend im going to get a load of minnows, so the bass don’t start eating my bluegills too much.
That is awesome! Lucky you, what a great thing to have. 😁
You need to get those bass outta there.
Great footage
Thank you
I LOVED this video! Took me back to even my dad would take me fishing ❤ He didn't care for the "bait thieves" but i loved them. Subscribed!
Thank you so much for your subscription and for taking the time to leave a comment. These beautiful fish do love to steal your bait, but they're always biting, so you always catch something. 🐠🦈🐟
They make great aquarium fish, only if you have a big enough tank though. I have many and have had pairs breed on many occasions.. even had a couple cross breed with other south American cichlids
They are beautiful fish, but they're not in the same family as cichlids. . . How did they manage to cross breed?
@@TheDave333 no idea how.. it was pretty odd fo sure. It was with Texas cichlids.
Interesting 😁
My first fish was a large mouth bass! and i had no idea that they could extend their flap like that! this content is truly amazing thank you for shedding light on bluegill i believe they are truly special little fish. earned a sub! im hyper jealous because we dont have many freshwater places where you can see fish in their environment where im at.
Hi! Thanks for watching the video and for subscribing. 🐟
I would love to have a two or three bluegills and a pumpkins seed or two in a large single species aquarium. A long ear would be great too. I'm disabled though, so I'd need to find someone who could catch them for me. I haven't had much luck finding anyone to date, so it may end up being just a dream.
Thanks for watching the video. They're awesome fish, but they do get a bit territorial as they mature. Maybe a local bait and tackle store could help you locate some who would be willing to catch a couple for you. Check your local laws. . . You never know.
a native fish tank has always been my dream too i could try and catch some and ship them to idk how well they’d survive
@@rumski2926 Oh that would be wonderful! A dream come true! I'd be happy to pay the shipping. What fish do you have available in your area? I would guess that most of the types of sunfish would do okay if they were small enough. The only difficult thing would be figuring out how to keep their sharp little dorsal fins from puncturing the bag. The same would be true of any catfish types.
This is exciting!
@@Chompchompyerded i catch green sunfish, bluegill all the time and even pumpkinseed i could try and set up a small tank and acclimate a few sunfish and bluegill and then ship them too you once i can get them stable and eating to see if the ones i send will do well in captivity, i can just put them in multiple bags and styrofoam and i’ll overnight them and you don’t have to pay we can split if you want but idc either way
I really like the names you gave them. 😁
Thank Chi. Have a great weekend.
This is amazing! Thank you for this. It’s like watching Planet Earth but for species very close to home and heart.
Thanks a lot that's very high praise. I'm a big fan of nature documentaries.
Nice video, thanks.
You're very welcome.
An awesome video as always 👌👏
Thank you so much.. Once again. :-D
Suegill is trying to solve a cluegill.
Ha ha :-)
Native NON GAME fish need love too!!! Loved this amazing video!!!!! ME personally i love the buffalo
Awesome! Thank you! Unfortunately, we don't have buffalo fish in my neck of the woods. Big carp and white suckers though!
Amazing content, that's what I want to see as a fish keeper and aquarist
Thank you so much!
@@TheDave333 after graduation I want to do similar coverage of my country's native fish in their native habitat, there's very little content like this or creators like you in Pakistan.
Best of luck my friend. What a great idea I'd love to see some Pakistani fish in the wild. Keep me posted. I'll come and watch your videos!