Bluegill Beds

[Robert Riley]

Hey Guys 

So I've noticed that the bluegill are sitting on beds in my local lake. Sooo if the bass are no longer on their beds, where are they?

If you see this, is there something specifically that you fish? Like technique or lure wise?  

[georgeyew]

Here in VA, we have bluegills and bass on beds at the same time.

[porkleaker]

Bluegills just started spawning here recently but the bass haven't started yet, I image they will within the next week or so.

[Chris9999]

If you are asking about catching blue gill then anything. They will bite anything.

[BassinLou]

If bluegill are spawning, don't worry nice bass are in the vicinity. They also know bluegills are spawning and payback is a ..... rhymes with twitch. lol.... 

[lmbfisherman]

If bluegill are spawning, don't worry nice bass are in the vicinity. They also know bluegills are spawning and payback is a ..... rhymes with twitch. lol.... 

This, unfortunately the waters I fish don't have blue gill, but they do have Crappie.  I watched a video of a guy fishing some lake in Ohio with bedding blue gill and he caught a couple bass near the beds. 

[Catch and Grease]

Mostly all the bass in the lake and pond I fish have already spawned and started the transition to deeper water lol...

[WRB]

Bluegill start to spawn about the same time the majority bass are are finished. Bass should be post spawn, some guarding fry,most moved into deeper water to recuperate. The bass have been fending off the bluegill and now it's pay back time, bass target the bluegill.

Fish a little deep with slower moving lures like bluegill swimbaits or whatever post spawn presentation works for you.

Crappie usually spawn before bass.

Tom

[Robert Riley]

Bluegill start to spawn about the same time the majority bass are are finished. Bass should be post spawn, some guarding fry,most moved into deeper water to recuperate. The bass have been fending off the bluegill and now it's pay back time, bass target the bluegill.

Fish a little deep with slower moving lures like bluegill swimbaits or whatever post spawn presentation works for you.

Crappie usually spawn before bass.

Tom

Now that's advice. So I should toss some divers 10-20 feet off the bank? I'll admit, fishing in more than 5 feet of water intimidates me

[Dyerbassman]

Try a bluegill imitation, such as a jig or a squarebill. Like everyone else mentioned, its payback time for the bass. They are looking to eat some gills!

[macmichael]

Try a shell cracker in green pumpkin rigged sideways. Looks just like a blue gill. A great bait.

[everythingthatswims]

There is basically always at least one good bass hanging out near a bluegill bed colony, the beds attract little gills that try to eat the eggs, and bass take advantage of that.

[DarthHippie]

Caught a few nice bass on these beds the other morning.  This lake has never been this clear that I can remember.  Bass don't appear to be bedding yet.  The fish I caught were on Pop-R's cast from a long distance.  Gills would often be biting at the little tail then bam!

[BassObsessed]

A few ponds that I fished recently the bluegill were on beds and I was catching alot of bass on different color lipless crankbaits.

[Robert Riley]

Thanks guys! I went out the other day with a bluegill colored swim jig, caught a few dinks. Now I just wonder if there is even anything bigger in the lake itself haha!

[nepabassfishing]

Funny how different lakes vary.  Here in Pennsylvania it seems the bass spawn first and are followed by the bluegills.  At the lake I fish regularly the bass have already finished spawning and have moved deeper.  The gills are on the beds.  They hit everything to the point where I pretty much have had soft plastics torn up after 5-10 mins of fishing.

[Nashua Nev]

seem the same up here in NH .  Largemouth are mostly completely done.  Smallmouth , some are still on beds.  The sunfish have moved in on the LM and SM empty beds.

[Robert Riley]

Funny how different lakes vary.  Here in Pennsylvania it seems the bass spawn first and are followed by the bluegills.  At the lake I fish regularly the bass have already finished spawning and have moved deeper.  The gills are on the beds.  They hit everything to the point where I pretty much have had soft plastics torn up after 5-10 mins of fishing.

That's what it's like here, if I wasn't clear