Underwater Bluegill Strikes on Flies -- How to Catch Bluegill with Flies

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    Learn about bluegill behavior and how to catch them easily on a fly using any rod! Enjoy amazing underwater footage of bluegill striking and reacting to some classic fly patterns. Also got some footage of bluegill spawning which I think y'all will enjoy!! Almost at 10k subscribers! Thank you for your support everybody.
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    I wanted to do more underwater footage for this with different baits and lures, but an algae bloom made it pretty much impossible to film! You can see it starting in some of the footage here. But rest assured, I will definitely be doing more of these bluegill vids once the water is clear in the fall and winter! They are really fun to catch and observe, and make for easy fishing compared to many other species.
    Tight lines everyone!!

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  • @EParkFishing
    @EParkFishing  ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @naturalverities
    @naturalverities 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Nice! Gillies have small mouths, so I've found that using a fly/hook that's bigger than the mouths of the dinks limits hookups to larger fish. Also, they love to nibble/taste the tails rather than bite, so tailless wet flies tend to produce more hookups. Finally, I've talked with many fisher folk who haven't a clue that gillies are even edible, let alone delicious, which they certainly are.

    • @truethought2581
      @truethought2581 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I fry the tail and eat it like a potato chip. Try it once. You'll be "hooked" 😎

    • @naturalverities
      @naturalverities 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@truethought2581 yep, me too 👍

    • @AnthonyPearson4JesusofNazareth
      @AnthonyPearson4JesusofNazareth หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@truethought2581 my grandparents did that for us thats cool

  • @mikesueirro4968
    @mikesueirro4968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Well done, but the biggest thing I took away from the video is that we fishermen try to impart far too much action to the fly. Worms and bugs just don't move like this. Even the fish look confused, and half the time when they tried to take the fly, your action pulled it away from them.

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This may be true, but in this case the Bluegill were so busy bedding and spawning this was the only way to get them to bite. Also Bluegill in general respond much better to action, and are a lot more forgiving in presentation than trout. Thanks for watching!

    • @BIGplanetLife
      @BIGplanetLife ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was thinking the same thing..too harsh of action to the jig. More subtle action will produce more fish because it is more natural. That's why these bream seem to be cautious/reserved about grabbing the baits. Been fishing for over 48 years and have been taught a lot by the fish and older more experienced fishermen as well. Slow it down and even some days they want no action at all..just let it down in the water and hold it still. Fish are quite "moody" creatures.
      Happy fishing!!

  • @woodrealty8890
    @woodrealty8890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    LOVE the little jig they do while protecting the eggs!! :D xo, Mom

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know me too!!! 🤣🤗

  • @bamboopanda1626
    @bamboopanda1626 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These guys are super fun to play with. They're fighters and they will pull the entire way back if you let the line drag proportionally.

  • @alexabyronfujino8320
    @alexabyronfujino8320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hahahahaha the club music playing while the bluegill is sweeping its nest just made my day

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂 yes!! The tiniest dancers!

  • @Eclipse1988
    @Eclipse1988 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm only about two weeks into fly fishing, and although I have went out for my trout and managed to catch a few, I hang out by the lake by my house and mess with these guys all the time. Probably the best practice I can think of. I have the room to work on casting, and also learn to feel for those little nibbles. They're so aggressive, sometimes I catch one when I go to cast. Just that little time of pulling out extra line and when I lift to start my cast, a fish flies up with the hook lol

  • @davidbrattain1446
    @davidbrattain1446 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bluegill. The blue collar street fighters of the piscatorial world. They will hit anything that moves and eat any bug, minnow or other food form with little to no tempting. I have caught hundreds of these little (and not so little) scoundrels when I travel to the in-laws in Indiana. I always take the flyrod and can spend hours catching them on the surface with Elk Hair Caddis in sizes 10,12 and 14 (if they get fussy). It is great fun to see those fish (often 1 to 1.5 lbs) slam a dry and the fight is pound for pound, one of the best.

    • @truethought2581
      @truethought2581 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I absolutely agree. Fun all day.

  • @LandElevated
    @LandElevated ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome underwater footage and content as well. We’ll start sharing your channel with our clients who want to learn more fishing tips. Thanks for creating this channel!

  • @pacastarsupanova1696
    @pacastarsupanova1696 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The gilly is the go to fish to help your morale after being out there for hours and no bites 😆

  • @Ohhhhnoo
    @Ohhhhnoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi i love your videos! Keep it up. This channel is so underrateddd.

  • @keiranrooker7981
    @keiranrooker7981 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun fact bluegill will steal basses beds after there done spawning

  • @ehomhomler3182
    @ehomhomler3182 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your videos. One thing about gills that size, they are pretty easy to get. The big gills are very wary prey.

  • @eugenegress5896
    @eugenegress5896 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good Fly choice. Great under water footage

  • @milehighfishing4446
    @milehighfishing4446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey bud thanks for the Colorado content. That commentary and underwater footage is clutch haha look forward to the next video

    • @jordymarquez4052
      @jordymarquez4052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How do you know it's corado ? 😲

    • @milehighfishing4446
      @milehighfishing4446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jordymarquez4052 good call, im not sure it is after another watch haha
      i just assumed. 👀

  • @oldsmugglerflyfishing
    @oldsmugglerflyfishing 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic underwater footage

  • @ethankrone2447
    @ethankrone2447 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bluegill pro tip: use crappie nibbles(pink) on a small treble hook

  • @jameslalley3787
    @jameslalley3787 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love catching big bull bluegills on a Topwater fly !

  • @NorthForkFisherman
    @NorthForkFisherman ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd also recommend a Bully Spider in white or chartreuse for fishing stained waters. It's even effective for bass and can be fished on ultralight gear.

  • @el_jack0
    @el_jack0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great production quality as always. :D

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks el_Jacko !! 🙏🎣

  • @richardson_adventures
    @richardson_adventures 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super helpful!! Thanks boss!

  • @MrJamestreynolds
    @MrJamestreynolds หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bluegill around my area will eat a plane gold hook. The things eat literally anything that looks remotely food-like.

  • @anastaciolopez1434
    @anastaciolopez1434 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video really awesome footage. Thank you Sir.

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome my friend!! 🎣🙏

  • @user-hx9tp9cn2h
    @user-hx9tp9cn2h 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks like fun!

  • @joefernandezhorsemanship9829
    @joefernandezhorsemanship9829 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video!

  • @k9er233
    @k9er233 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Instead of a bare weight, I tie on a plain jig as a weight. The weight (with a hook in it) gets at least as many fish as the fly or dressed jig does.

  • @scooterfishing9323
    @scooterfishing9323 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video coming

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I'm super excited for y'all to see it!

  • @philipkomba6011
    @philipkomba6011 ปีที่แล้ว

    Agreed

  • @majhlinodi
    @majhlinodi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good new fishing videos

  • @Idk-pw6rf
    @Idk-pw6rf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the vid I just caught a 1 pound bluegill on a fly

  • @jaybirddiyandsafaris5847
    @jaybirddiyandsafaris5847 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Put a tiny pice of red worm on the hook

  • @Andy_408
    @Andy_408 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelent...video.

  • @kimberlyr5858
    @kimberlyr5858 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice!!

  • @Ohhhhnoo
    @Ohhhhnoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also, if youre out of ideas on vids to make, id love to see a contedt of power worms for trout! 😁

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a great idea! In fact I'm doing another Powerbait Comparison with all new baits. Going to do 8 baits and 1 is the power worms, natural color.

  • @dejaboom
    @dejaboom 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which brand of San Juan worm are you using? Can you link it here?

  • @AisuruMirai
    @AisuruMirai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the description, you write "...Huusk is running a 50% discount on their authentic Japanese Knives!" Huusk's Japan knife is NOT Japanese-it's just named "Huusk Japan."

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for pointing that out. I took care in the video to say "Japanese Inspired" and not "Japanese". These knives are not made in Japan. I don't remember where they're made but for the price it's a decent knife. I will edit the description.

  • @MegaNafo
    @MegaNafo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool video

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Appreciate that Albert! Tight lines! 🎣🙏

  • @EParkFishing
    @EParkFishing  3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What bait/lure do YOU use for Bluegill?

  • @balikcilikavcilik
    @balikcilikavcilik 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👏👏

  • @alexdeadeye6905
    @alexdeadeye6905 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    huusk is absolutly not a japanese knife, but merely a chineesium made piece of metal that has sevreal dropshiping brands.
    Its been arround for years. don't wate money on it.

  • @iklink
    @iklink ปีที่แล้ว

    Where are you fishing

  • @ajidotcreator
    @ajidotcreator 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hay brother,,
    Im angler from indonesia,,
    My content a fishing to..
    I like to support you and your content is a my inspiration..
    Thanks,,
    Coming home !!

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep it up! Thanks for the support dude!

  • @Trout_Junky
    @Trout_Junky ปีที่แล้ว

    What rod you fishing with?

  • @iklink
    @iklink ปีที่แล้ว

    What fly line you reccomend? Looking for cheap

    • @EParkFishing
      @EParkFishing  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would look for a prespooled rod/ reel if you're still setting up or fly line on sale at Sportsmans warehouse. Fly shops will be pricey. Hope that helps!

    • @BlntFrcTrma
      @BlntFrcTrma ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Walmart has a great selection of flies for about $1

  • @dontransue9843
    @dontransue9843 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fishing during spawn should be illegal and off limits

    • @F-15plen
      @F-15plen 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      why? "Oh because they could die and not guard the babies" THATS LIFE and anyway. Catch and release is a very popular fishing type, and not many places allow you to keep every single fish

  • @AndyVandy516
    @AndyVandy516 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Huusk knives are a scam. 👎🏽to scam videos.

  • @truethought2581
    @truethought2581 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks. Good video. I use a 6 ft 3 wt fly rod. Bluegill abuse that rod!!!