Mr. Dahlberg:
Love them bluegills, especially the big ones. Can you give me a few pointers for finding them in the fall in Minnesota meso lakes?
To me, they are a most entrancing specie because they are so much fun to catch, and they turn up in unexpected places. This year I found a spot in the rapids of a well known medium size Minnesota river where the 'gills were mostly hump headed big ones and they were in there with the redhorse and the smallmouths. Last year some of the biggest ones I caught were in less than a foot of water among some rushes. It was mid July and the water temp there was, by my stream thermometer, 93 degrees. I think they were still spawning. They were concentrated there and I had a ball catching (and releasing) them.
Thanks!