BLUEGILLS

There was another, older camper on the lake, who had also been catching trout but enjoyed sharing his time with bluegills too. I was watching him one day when a third fisherman drove in, apparently seeking a campsite. he looked disdaintfully at the man intent on the bluegills and said, "Why do you waste time on those things when there are trout just over the hill? No bluegill could even remotely compare to a trout"

The older man paused and looked at him, smiled a wry little smile, and replied quietly, "Well now, maybe you ought to ask bluegills about that. They might disagree."

Byron W. Darlymple In: The masters on the nymph.

This is a typical bluegill water in Kansas; Pottawatomie Lake #2	Its shallow flats allow wading...
...and relatively warm water promotes growth of rooted vegetation	Bluegills easily becomes stunted in this lake...
...and is not very selective...	...but once hooked, protests stubbornly.
In Midwest, the bluegill is one of the top sport fish on fly.	Sloppy Joe, my favorite spring bluegill fly. Hook: Eagle Claw L59 size 12 or 14. Tail: red hen hackle for the tail. Tag: hot chartreuse poly yarn. Body: black chenille or peacock herl. Hackle: brown Indian hen. This is a wet fly that should be fished just below the surface.