Hot Topwater Bluegill Bite! - Angling Edge TV

Dan Lindner, Jeremy Smith, and panfish expert Casey Ehlert combine high-tech electronics and topwater presentations to find and catch trophy-class bluegills.
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[@DwightPerkins-i7t]

You and your Linder family have always had great fishing shows. Even though we have to endure 20 minutes of adds in a 30 minute show. ❤

[@TonySchmidt-t4e]

I wish The Wisconsin DNR would do what Minnesota does!!

[@shawnangie1]

New subscriber. Fantastic video!

[@LindnerMedia]

Thanks Shawn!

[@ducksp6405]

Thanks Linders. Love your shows. Start to finish.

[@DWSOutdoors]

I can watch this video 100x and never get sick of it! I cant wait to get a new fly rod and hit some top water popper giants!

[@ianjaiden6905]

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[@jamarimauricio6394]

@Ian Jaiden Instablaster :)

[@ianjaiden6905]

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[@ianjaiden6905]

@Jamari Mauricio it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my ass!

[@jamarimauricio6394]

@Ian Jaiden Happy to help xD

[@dougmccoy1260]

I lived on Leech Lake Mn. 30 yrs ago. I had an opportunity to guide Larry Dahlberg to big crappies for an article on spring fish. At one point he got out his fly rod, and I had never seen anyone cast like he was able to. It was a fishing memory I have cherished all these years. Now I live in Oregon where fly fishing is very much a tool for many species. I think of times where it may have been better than the methods we used back then.. Say hey to Al and Ron from Doug from Zion Harbor.

[@joshuabeckey7007]

Hi Doug, where would you suggest a Guy would go today on Leech Lake to catch some Crappies.

[@127BobbyRay]

Joshua Beckey we where catching 15 to 17 inch crappies in Sucker Bay last week in 6 to 9 ft of water on jig and leech.

[@michaelsimko7694]

In CT, big bluegills and ones that are aggressive for their size are found mostly in private residential lakes. Small hidden ponds, along with old quarries and golf courses, are also great places. I used to fish a private lake and would easily catch plenty of 8"+ bullgills on small crankbaits, such as a Rapala JSR-4. I love how those big bullgills fight for their size on 6 pound mono and a 5'6" ML spinning rod.

[@colemerritt9664]

try a 4'8" rod with 4 pound mono. now thats fun

[@WesternPaAnglers]

awesome guys nice video

[@elifaber40]

Western Pa Anglers

[@SSHitMan]

Usually if bluegill are stunted it's because there's too many of them in the lake. I remember the DNR recommending you throw small ones on the bank instead of releasing them to reduce their numbers and increase their size.

[@thefish-eyeview7733]

Glad to see you're still going strong. Your show (and magazine) have always been an inspiration to me from the beginning. Yup, I'm an old guy now. Those underwater clips from over 40 years ago are what got me into underwater video as well....and doing it ever since. God bless you with good health and many more years on the water! Rick

[@danjohnson7407]

looks like fun

[@thundergod6173]

I caught a 12 1/2 inch at end of july and thought it was huge for a blue gill the weird thing i noticed was the body was round but the tail to the fin looked strange it was like 2 to 3 inches were it was skinny just strange must be the big ones have that strange tail.

[@noboatnoproblem9146]

Yeah, bluegills on those popper flies is a great way to have fun fishing during the bass spawn if the bass have lockjaw.

[@gregoir]

just watched this on TV last week.I've been watching for about 6 months now and this is my favorite episode so far. in fisherman has had a lot of good stuff on these practices for the last year or so. let the big bulls go, keep the medium and smaller ones especially the sneakers and keep some of the big females if you want. The weather's been to Wacky here in Ohio( unless your Steelhead /trout fishing, which I should do more of) to fish for me for about the last 3 weeks, but looking forward to getting back out on the Open Water for panfish, mainly bluegill. I love this show!

[@Tubetopfan1]

Every spring I break out the fly rod and popper (or spider) for bedding bluegill and sunnies. They may not be as large as (many) bass but what they lack in size, they make up for in great bites and spirited fight.

[@bluesbondsman]

Now that was fun !

[@joshuamedeiros6111]

I love how the thumbnail was Photo shopped😂

[@breambasscatfishngrass6773]

it wasn't, its just a "long arm" photo

[@jameshannon3656]

I think Izaak Walton would be proud of your work for this video. I want to thank you all for doing this for us that are learning. And, I hope to get on the water again, for fishing (and thinking). I hope you all stay smart and healthy as you are, and get fish you are after. And I hope too to find out more from you all about something I do love to do when I can..

[@FunkE.Fisherman]

100% bluegill addict here. Anybody want to make a trophy bull gill road tip hit me up! Back in the day we used to think we had to keep a lot of big blue gill to make them grow. Boy were we wrong. I wish Oklahoma would start putting creel limits on these trophies. Caught and released my all time personal best last weekend. 11 5/8” GIANT! Getting a repro. #keepitfunkeeeeee

[@tonyh4938]

I enjoy watching these videos where anglers respect the fish and the environment in and around the lakes and rivers. I love fishing, but I'm not about to treat the fish and waters like some people I see in KZbin videos. Great video.

[@wayneburks5872]

Even bass are sunfish

[@oldmcdonald9582]

dont mean to be critical of you because i would do the same thing if i could afford a fish finder like that. try doing a video to find fish without all the technical stuff. that would be interesting. the way i find bluegill is i throw a redworm under a float. if i dont get a bite i know they are not there, bluegill will eat that before anything. then i can do the topwater just for fun. thanks guys

[@jacobrichards4448]

try mice at last light for the biggest gills

[@77isyalth]

I wish Indiana would implement more regulations on panfish. As it stands there's no size or catch limit on gills. Red ear and Crappie both have no size limit and 25 catch limit. My area has a large population of people from South of the border, and unfortunately they keep EVERYTHING they catch, no matter size or species, I've seen it on many occasion, fingerling bass? Toss it in the bucket, it's that bad. Several of my favorite fishing spots as a kid has had the fish population completely destroyed due to lack of regulations.

[@reykennedy5716]

Eugene Miller seems everywhere is overfished these days unless it's private water. sad, I never get to enjoy fishing

[@electromagnetgames6478]

Lou Davis.Brookville lake still has monster gills and Crappie.

[@richardherrington2852]

Asians do the same thing... keep every fish they catch. If there are tame ducks or geese around a lake, the Asians will feed bread to the ducks & geese and when they get close to eat, the Asians will hit the duck or geese in the head with a baseball bat and take it home to eat also. I have seen numerous lakes & ponds completely ruined by Foreigners. I also have never seen a Game Warden ask a Foreigner or a Black to see his or her fishing license... because most of them never buy one. To ask them to show their fishing license would be racist... so the Game Warden's simply ignore them and only ask to see the license of White people.

[@breambasscatfishngrass6773]

I caught a 10 inch pretty recently and that give me the idea to create this cannel I thought it was big till I watched this video but I'll add the pic in a minute.

[@piercesanders2083]

I loved all the great info in this video! You're a upstanding fishermen. Stay cool!

[@deusvult7559]

14 minutes fishing...15 minutes commercials. sigh...

[@teddywagner5154]

I didn't even know that you can Catch a sunfish with a popper

[@henrygreene7894]

Real fishermen don’t need electronics fished with my dad before he passed we always caught good fish without electronics

[@stupidman9774]

when i was ten growing up on the farm. catching what dad called purple brem was so fun on poppers and mepps squirl tail spinners. most were huge, like 2 plus inches across the back. our brim were so big my dad could only eat a couple whole ones. the bass were always huge, 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 lbs. rarely in 2 and 3 lb range. it was a 150 yr old deep and heavily cold spring feed lake until the TWRA CAME AND POISONED OUR LAKE TO PREVENT ANY SPILL OVER INTO THERE NEW HYBRID STOCKED STATE LAKE. THEY STERELIZED EVETBODYS LAKE AND PONDS AROUND FOR 20 MILES. TODAY THERE ALL DEAD WATERS NO GOOD FISHING NO INDIGENOUS SPECIES LEFT AND NOT A SNAKE OR BULL FROG TO BE SEEN OR ENJOYED ANY MORE. IF YOU WANT TO GO FISHING NOW WITH ANY HOPE OF CATCHING FISH. YOU HAVE TO GO PAY TO FISH IN THERE BIG GMO POISON LAKE. I HATE THIS COMMISON WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL AND I WISH EVERYONE EMPLOYED TO THIS AGENCY WILL DIE A HORRIBLE AND PAINFULL AGONIZING DEATH. THEY HAVE STOLEN ALL OUR NATURAL TREASURES FROM US. I HOPE STHE STATE BOYS BURN TO HELL IN THERE BEDS.

[@paulweezy138]

Speaking on the popper fly approach. yes you will slay bluegill. but you can also get into crappie on the right water. so many fly fisherman i talk to swear that you cant get crappie on poppers unless its early spring or in the fall. i catch them on poppers in the middle of summer where i live (northern nevada) we see 100 degree plus days starting in may. as a matter of fact the hottest parts of the day have shown me big crappie on top. even fish that hold deep around cover (say 3 to 4 feet) will rise to a propperly presented popper. nothing like seeing those white mouths grab a popper out of nowhere. sry kindof a side note but i thought it was worth putting out there. back to gills on the fly....foam spiders. get allot of them in allot of colors.

[@peggyparrow2059]

Linders to much adds on video

[@TheTechGuider]

Ohio Blue gill record is 12.81in

[@mrpankau]

Great vid, but the stock music made me think I was watching Barney or something :/

[@steveknipp1220]

More adds please! Really?

[@DwayneMcguire]

awesome 👍🎣,,, Al quit crossing your legs it gave me and thousands of others nerve damage in front or behind the knees ...I care too 👋😊

[@getoffyourbassandletsfish7651]

I just stick my head into the water🤤 You your eyes 😉

[@georgezink6338]

Get Off Your Bass And Lets Fish you can smell.them oils, come from gills..and at times .they stink.lols .

[@slyknezz6862]

What's with the Mid Video Ads?? I pay for You Tube Red NOT TO SEE THAT CRAP!! Dislike!!

[@MrElvisr27]

a 7-foot rod for a bluegill is a little Overkill I don't care if it's Altra light I would go with a four-foot ultralight that is way more fun

[@chrisgarone349]

I agree, i dont really use anything but UL 4'-6'' rods for Panfish and smaller bass. Even for LMB i use 6'-6'' L-M rods. Only thing i use a big rod for is the Lake Ontario Salmon, which i use 9 to 10' MH rod or my 9wt 10' Fly rod

[@chriswardenoftheforest1458]

Elvisr29 You could not be more wrong. The only reason you use a 4-5' UL is because of vegetation limitations (trees and overgrowth) around the creek or riverbank. Short rods allow you access to tight waters. A longer rod of 6-8' will increase sensitivity, hook sets, and casting distance. Your idea of using a stumpy rod just because your catching little fish makes no sense. I understand purchasing a 7' UL is not cheap or easily found but don't use your empty wallet as the reason you prefer a stumpy rod on an open lake.

[@zamcooldelgado4010]

BD

[@MattMohsOutdoors]

i fell asleep watching this

[@Misokrayz]

Loved the video however I could do without the Bible Mumbo jumbo. The video was nice clear informative and interesting but ones faith should not be forced on others.

[@wayneburks5872]

Under harvest is more likely for stunted gills

[@xxxog8446]

Great video for the fishing aspect but what was with that religious part at the end? If I wanted to listen to someone preach I would go to church on Sunday.

[@CassieAndAshyGaming]

XXX OG you don't have to watch that part if you don't want to, and that's ok, they just wanted to take the time to share what they believe, nothing wrong with that either.

[@xxxog8446]

Justin Dalton I just don't understand why it was on a fishing video but I suppose you are right there is nothing wrong with it and it is at the end so it easy just to quit watching there.

[@martinpfannenstiel3226]

How is this fun lol

[@breambasscatfishngrass6773]

I caught a 10 inch pretty recently and that give me the idea to create this cannel I thought it was big till I watched this video but I'll add the pic in a minute.

[@zamcooldelgado4010]

BD

[@breambasscatfishngrass6773]

I caught a 10 inch pretty recently and that give me the idea to create this cannel I thought it was big till I watched this video but I'll add the pic in a minute.

[@breambasscatfishngrass6773]

I caught a 10 inch pretty recently and that give me the idea to create this cannel I thought it was big till I watched this video but I'll add the pic in a minute.