Step-son and I decided to get out today and give the bluegill a try at Fairfield, a little breezy, but had a blast! We managed 25 or so 9 1/2- 10 1/2 giant gills!!! (the fish basket was full and heavy too) caught a 4lb channelcat to boot, all but a couple caught on crickets, the others on worms, fished in 8-14 ft of water. First time down to Fairfield since last summer and I will say this, if the water gets any lower you will not be able to launch (the ramp by the dining hall is high and dry and not usable and the back ramp is getting iffy) All that said we had a SUPER blessed day on SUPER Sunday.

Joe

Well done, Joe & "Step-son"!! Congrats!

What time is the fish fry? I don't want to miss it.

I was there sunday also, you are correct about the ramp. Hopefully they will start putting some water in the Lake from the trinity river. Where you coming in about 5:00, smaller boat? I had fished the warm water cove and had done well on reds and cast netted a bunch of Talapia. If you don't mind me asking where you back up in the timber (other side of the boat ramp that can't be used)? I would love to get my daughter on some of those bluegill.

Here goes in order,BBrown I plan on cooking some fish tomorrow night have not had fresh bluegill since last summer,hopefully I will see you at the breambuster fish fry this year if it happens Im sure it will cause I see Waco kid is allready getting that talk stirred up.RedTopLady I am sorry to say my wife has a camera that I left at home and by the time I got home I was just ready to grab a bite to eat and watch the 2nd half of the Super bowl.speckman37 the answers are yes and yes, get that girl out there and put her on those gills.

Joe

Last question.... who sales krickets ? Gander mountain ?

Does that little bait shop in Corsicana sell crickets that's just off of 45?

speckman 37, I dont know about Gander mountain, but my guess would be no. jcarring99 are you talking about the bait store at I-45 & fm1126 I dont think they sell them there have not stopped there in a while. This I do know I get them at Petco or Petsmart(I always get the largest ones they have,I paid like $4 for 3 dozen), there also is the bait store by Ray Hubbard named Fishermans supply they are a little cheaper than pet stores but not as conveinient. You can also order them from suppliers but you have to buy them by large quanities,TFF member Mason could help you with that one he had like several thousand at last years breambuster fish fry. I would also suggest you get a cricket tube or cage(they sell them at Walmart, I have the tubes and they work good and I just take it with when I go to the petstores for bait.) Hope this helps.

Joe

When you guys target bluegill on Fairfield and you are fishing in 8 foot of water - are there standing timber you are fishing? What are you guys targeting. I have mainly fished for brim in shallow waters - of course most of the brim has been the smaller ones.

Just curious

I've caught bluegills on FF in shallow (2-3 ft) water (in the reeds when there were some reeds - years ago) and deeper (10 feet at the dam).

There is some timber on the south end of the lake and I'll bet there are some big bluegills down that way too.

WOW!!!!