Lake Perris 10/23

[baitmaster]

Hit up lake Perris this weekend with Mealworms grandson. I wanted to see if I can snatch a ,monster BG like the one Mealworms caught last weekend. No luck on the monster, but still a great day on the lake. Total catch for the boat was 17 Bluegill and 2 Redear. Most fish were in the 1/2-3/4 pound range.
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Morning sun between the hillside and cloud cover

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Total Catch


Largest Fish Caught

 

[ScottV]

That surely looks like a monster bluegill to me. Good catch and nice sunrise too.

 

[Hawnjigs]

What accounts for the different colors ? Are there different varieties of bluegill ?

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

I was wondering about the colors myself. Here,the males are one color and females much lighter coloration. There's much more variety in coloration in California.

 

[baitmaster]

SV...Thanks, it was a very nice fish. I was hoping for a 2 pounder like mealworm catches, but I landed this fish with no disappointment

Hawn and JJ.... I too have oftem wondered about the huge change in colors, but I have never been able find any scientific answers. I have read lots of things about color changes during spawn, bluegills ability to change colors to match cover, different color at different depths, and color changes during moon phases. Most of the information was from opinions posted on forums or blogs. All I know is with each hook set there is a wonderful suprise of beautiful color on the end of the line.