My cousin Billy and I headed down to the South Pier in search of catching a mess of bluegills. It was a rather warm partly cloudy day and the bluegills were biting pretty well. In the first 5 minutes, we had three in the bucket. We left when we hit 20 and that is about all I wanted to clean.
We also caught a small yellow perch and a white perch. The bluegills are hitting right off the side of the pier. Good baits to use include grubs, mealworms, redworms, and small jigs.
Bluegill are one of my favourite fish to eat and if you have not eaten them, you may want to give them a try. You don't get a lot of meat off of each fish but when you catch 8 or more, you should have a great meal. I deep fry them. I roll them around in store bought fish fry and plop them in the fryer for a couple minutes; they are very tasty.
I ran into a gentleman who was keeping sheepshead. He said he tried one the night before on his grill and it was one of the best fish he had ever eaten. I cannot remember ever eating one because of the bad reputation they have but hey, maybe they are good. Anyway, I think I will stick to panfish. Good luck fishing and the steelhead should start moving closer to shore pretty soon.
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