Gill Busting with Fred and Mike !

Myself with good friends Fred aka Rionator, and Mike aka USMC_ Guy, fished a Bluegill/Sunfish HOT SPOT and the bite was FANTASTIC. Fished from sunup till 1:30pm and caught over 200 good quality fish. The fish were all over a half pound with a bunch going over one pound. Fish were in the 7 to 11 inch range. Fred is a "Fish Finding Machine" and was able to find good numbers throughout the lake. Fish were caught in 6 to 8 feet of water by weed/grass beds. Fish were caught on worms, jigs, and Gulp Alive Minnows. All fish were released to fight again. Fishing with good friends on a "Bluegill/Sunfish Hot Spot". It just don't get any better!

Wow!!! 3 Bluegill Masters on one boat. Those fish didn't have a chance. Great day of fishing

Thanks Jamie! Been watching you on some videos nailing those White Bass! Good job Sir!

Good for you guys, always good posts. Good to see fred still around, don't hear much out of him these days.

Thanks boocat for the reply. Yes Sir it's always a good thing when Fred is fishing.

Wow... Y'all got on some really nice fish.....

Great to see Fred back in action ! Some really nice fish...glad to see that little lake producing such quality fish this late in the year. I was wondering if the hydrilla is growing much out past 6-7 feet deep ?

solid post and beautiful fish especially the last pic good job guys

Big'O gillz......very nice!

Those fish are toast now that you discovered boats

When those fish hear Fred’s boat coming they bite out of pure respect !

Never seen anyone that can find fish like Fred.

Glad you guys got out on the water together. Reminds me of old posts I used to see on TFF.

Thanks SK, Steve, Leo, Yesenia, CarlB, and Doc for the replies. CarlB. I hear ya. I do fish from a boat every once and a while. However I would take a nice bank along the Nueces River or West Nueces any day over a boat. That is just me. Love my bank fishing. Doc: Yes Sir the good ol' days for sure. Fred did say that he learned a lot from you and reading the side scan.

Well that looks like fun.

Thanks Barry for the reply!

Nice big 'Gills! Looks like y'all had a great day on the water.

Very nice Gents!

Thanks F4Gator and Andrew for the replies.

Nice post and fish. As already said seeing you three on a post together reminds me of the good old days! Did you guys catch any Rios?

Oh Yeah! The legends back together again! No fish were safe that day. They probably wrote a song about it! Excellent trip for y'all!

Hey Chuck,
Just browsing here after a long hiatus and saw the pics. Did Mike move back to this area?

Nice job guys!

Thanks Curtis, Torry, Bob, and pop r for the replies. Curtis: We did not catch any Rios. I am starting to catch more and I think September through Mid October are going to be good months for the Rios. Bob: Mike still lives in East Texas but has plans on moving back to the San Antonio area. He hopes to move back in the area in the next year or two. We were talking about the times we fished together with you and Mutt and the great fish dinners we had. Good memories for sure. Hopefully we can meet up for a few more.

nice

Thanks MuglyFishing for the reply!

Thanks Chuck. I think you are right. Hopefully the Rios will get into their feeding mode before winter.

Beautiful fish. My specialty is white bass, but I would love to get into big bluegills or redears (we called them cherry gills as a boy). Thing is, I know nothing about which lakes to fish and how to locate them from my boat. Can any of point me to a post or tutorial that covers this?

Sorry for the belated reply as been a bit busy.
Thanks for the pics. Chuck and hoping some of the jigs were those you're passing along.
Looking forward to next thread, and may God bless.

Thanks Dennis and Ken for the replies. Dennis: I hope the PM helps out. Ken: Yes Sir I am passing "God Word" all along the fishing trail. God is GREAT.


Side Note: Curtis. Starting to catch a few more Rios. The bite is picking up some.

Totally Agree!


Side Note: Power plant lake?

Thanks Gitter for the reply! Past powerplant lake.

Figured that!