Perfect panfish weather

[bigugli]

We is alive and well and slaying crappie down here in Niagara. 2 solid days hitting a number of holes with mixed successes, but a lot of fun. Got to give a lot of our crappie jigs a workout, but in the muddy water, blacks were the preferred jig. Lots of crappie, bull gills and perch.

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This sink load Saturday night made for a great shore brekkie this morning.

The younger crowd is still out fishing, but I needed a rest. It's a long walk carrying a bucket full of fish back to the car. Legs just don't work like they used to

[tender52]

Make sure the younger crowd still have enough energy to clean fish

[dhickey]

Nice

Good catch.

[stasbrute]

Very nice I tried one of my spots Niagara way on Friday, and nuttin biting, glad you got some

[akaShag]

How deep was the ice?

 

Doug

[Locnar]

Well done! I tried one of my go-to rivers, but she was bursting her banks and flowing like crazy. I got a big ol skunk and a cold, wet foot.

[EC1]

First softwater panfish report. Nice! I can see the lakes close to Lake O getting ready soon enough!

[crappieperchhunter]

I'm gonna have to get down there sometime Bruce. Nice report

[Joeytier]

Looks delicious. Outrageously jealous over here

[Maverick]

That's a nice bucket of fish!

[pairofgreenhorns]

Nice outing and an even better brekkie i bet! Well done

[Nipfisher]

We catch 100 sunfish/blue gills an hour off the dock in the late spring and I have never thought of cleaning one.

[bigugli]

We catch 100 sunfish/blue gills an hour off the dock in the late spring and I have never thought of cleaning one.

Only worth it if you are keeping the big bulls in 7-10" size. Flesh is tastier, and firmer, than the crappie. At least the smaller gills aren't too interested in the crappie jigs

[crappieperchhunter]

Flesh is tastier, and firmer, than the crappie.

X2. I love catching crappie...but if I'm catching both all the crappie get released because the gills are just that much better tasting.

[wormdunker]

Nice looking crappies! Thanx for posting pix.

[Musky or Specks]

Tasty catch

[akaShag]

They are ALL good, that's why they call them PANfish!

 

The smaller bluegills are certainly worth filleting to make a fish chowder, yum yum!

 

Doug

[Beans]

X2. I love catching crappie...but if I'm catching both all the crappie get released because the gills are just that much better tasting.

 

Hey CPH...you sound like Uncle Dave...

[esoxansteel]

We catch 100 sunfish/blue gills an hour off the dock in the late spring and I have never thought of cleaning one.

 

 

You dont know what your missing

[misfish]

Blue gill are very tasty. Nice mess of fish there Bruce.

[nancur373]

Love the gills. We catch huge ones off the dock in the spring.

[moxie]

Spring has truly sprung. Thanks for sharing.