Bluegill action: I have been to a creek that drains a pond in Salisbury, Md. Bluegill are feeding voraciously on the surface! Used a 5’6” fly rod with 3 WF line to cast a six legged...

bgorebill Loc: Salisbury, MD

I have been to a creek that drains a pond in Salisbury, Md. Bluegill are feeding voraciously on the surface! Used a 5’6” fly rod with 3 WF line to cast a six legged foam body bug. Many of the fish were small, but several were not and provided a hell of a fight! Going to a farm pond Monday morning to see what is happening there…. Will use my 8’6” outfit and larger popping bugs to perhaps entice some of the largemouths there.

Harris T. Fudpucker Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

Good luck and welcome to the stage. Don't forget the pictures, we would like to see your catch.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

bgorebill wrote:

I have been to a creek that drains a pond in Salisbury, Md. Bluegill are feeding voraciously on the surface! Used a 5’6” fly rod with 3 WF line to cast a six legged foam body bug. Many of the fish were small, but several were not and provided a hell of a fight! Going to a farm pond Monday morning to see what is happening there…. Will use my 8’6” outfit and larger popping bugs to perhaps entice some of the largemouths there.

Welcome bgorebill.
Good luck with the bass 👍🎣

Dmpowell Loc: WesternMD

Hey Bgorebill
I had the same fly rod bluegill experience on several fire ponds in the Gambrill Park area. White and deep red surface poppers drew lots of action (lncluding several nice largemouths).
As you said, the larger bluegills gave a nice fight.
Good luck, send pix!

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Dmpowell wrote:

Hey Bgorebill
I had the same fly rod bluegill experience on several fire ponds in the Gambrill Park area. White and deep red surface poppers drew lots of action (lncluding several nice largemouths).
As you said, the larger bluegills gave a nice fight.
Good luck, send pix!

Dm Only gambrill Park I know is west side of Frederick MD.

I fished afew of those ponds. Plenty of panfish l. No bass.
Hunted the watershed several times also. 👍🎣

bgorebill Loc: Salisbury, MD

Nice to hear from a fellow fly caster!

Dmpowell Loc: WesternMD

Yep, Gambrill and the Frederick watershed property.
A former resident stocked one out-of-the-way pond with bass approx 10 years ago, and there are a few bass in a couple of other ponds that aren't as heavily fished.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Dmpowell wrote:

Yep, Gambrill and the Frederick watershed property.
A former resident stocked one out-of-the-way pond with bass approx 10 years ago, and there are a few bass in a couple of other ponds that aren't as heavily fished.

I haven't fished there since early 2000's.

I never saw anyone at the ponds on up in the mtn. Just the one at the park.👍

bgorebill Loc: Salisbury, MD

This morning

bgorebill Loc: Salisbury, MD

Also this morning

bgorebill Loc: Salisbury, MD

Nice fight

vernon p morris Loc: Maryland

Where's gambill park is it in gambrills MD ? There's a lot of fish in the golf course ponds in gambrills

vernon p morris Loc: Maryland

That's a nice bluegill love fishing for those an crappie

andys Loc: Federalsburg Md

bgorebill wrote:

I have been to a creek that drains a pond in Salisbury, Md. Bluegill are feeding voraciously on the surface! Used a 5’6” fly rod with 3 WF line to cast a six legged foam body bug. Many of the fish were small, but several were not and provided a hell of a fight! Going to a farm pond Monday morning to see what is happening there…. Will use my 8’6” outfit and larger popping bugs to perhaps entice some of the largemouths there.

That is a fun way to catch them. I will be doing that when they move into my area. Thanks for the report. In my opinion they are one of the best to eat. Fish Fry!

Dmpowell Loc: WesternMD

Gambrill is actually Gambrill State Park just north of Frederick city via route 40. It joins with the Frederick Municipal Forest. There are a small number of fire ponds in the forest with varying degrees of fish.