Finding Sunfish

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Finding Sunfish

Finding good numbers of sunfish is probably easier than finding any
other type of fish. Most of the year, you can find sunfish in the shallows
and when they do go deeper, they aren't too hard to locate.

Spring
In the spring, sunfish begin their move to the shallows for spawning
season.

They start feeding later than most other fish. They don't become active
until the water reaches 60 degrees. In lakes and reservoirs, you will
find fish along the shorelines, in bays, and creek channels. Areas with
sand or gravel bottoms will hold the most fish. In ponds, you will find
them spread out along the shoreline. There are usually areas that hold
more fish than others in ponds. Areas with sand and rock bottoms are
good areas for finding sunfish. If you take a walk along the shoreline of
a pond, you will typically come a spot where there are tons of bluegill
spawning. If you can find a spot like this with big bluegill, you can have
a blast because they will bite just about anything. Worms, a kernel of
corn, bread, tiny jigs and flies will all work to for sunfish on the beds.

Summer
During the summer sunfish will go deeper like other fish, however,
locating them is not as difficult. They are usually in schools along deep
weeds. Find weed edges in 12 to 20 feet of water and you will find
sunfish. Using a fish finder is crucial to find these fish. Start out by
locating points and flats that have deeper water around them. When
you find sunfish in deeper water, they will still bite aggressively. In
ponds, you can catch bluegill shallow all summer. They will stay near
the shorelines to help protect themselves from bass.

Fall
In the fall, fishing gets very exciting again. Schools of sunfish move to
the shallows again and are much easier to catch. Fish can be caught
around the shorelines, shallow flats and back in the bays.

Winter
More anglers catch sunfish than any other type of fish during the
winter. Fishing is best in early winter and just before ice out. You can
find fish in the same areas you found them during the fall for the early
part of winter and just before ice out. Lots of fish are in 8 feet of water
or less. In mid-winter, most fish will be in 10 to 20 feet of water and
some times deeper.

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