For a beginning fisherman, Bluegill are tough to beat. Bluegills are found in most bodies of freshwater and are easy to catch. Paul Katsus would also like to point out, they excellent table fare.

1. Bluegills Are Great For Beginning Fisherman – By Paul Katsus
Paul Katsus has worked for over twenty five years for a major utility company in the Houston, Texas area
as a Service Consultant. Paul Katsus spends his spare time pursuing fishing for a variety of fish species.
Paul Katsus, like many other young fishermen, had begun catching Bluegills, as his first species of fish.
The Bream species of fish which includes Bluegill and other sunfish, are often times called “perch”. But
the Bluegill and the Perch are not the same family of fish. Perch are actually very different and belong to
a separate family of fish not related to the bluegill or other sunfish. Common species of the perch family
include walleye, sauger, yellow perch and darters. Bluegills used many times as an important species
when it comes to fisheries management Bluegill provide an excellent forage fish for bass due to their
ability to reproduce at a rapid rate. During summer, a female bluegill usually spawns up to three times
releasing 2,300 to 81,100 eggs per spawn. Due to this rapid rate of reproduction this provides the
necessary numbers of bass forage to help maintain a balanced bluegill/largemouth bass fishery. The
Bluegill has a thin saucer-shaped body with a smallmouth and a black or navy gill flap. It is mostly olive
green with an orange to yellowish belly. Bluegills are usually 4-6 inches but it is not uncommon for them
to grow to 12 -14 inches. They have been recorded to weigh up to four pounds.
Bluegills can be found in lakes, ponds, reservoirs, streams, creeks, and rivers, in other words, just about
any body of fresh water. While, most experienced anglers might say they prefer to catch other fish such as
trout, largemouth bass or crappie, they probably learned to fish while catching bluegills with their bobber
baited with worms or liver. Paul Katsus would recommend introducing newcomers; especially children to
Bluegill fishing because they are relatively easy to catch and will readily take a huge variety of baits. As
an added bonus, Bluegills make excellent table fare!