Quote Originally Posted by python.princess View Post
i've caught quite a few good sized blue gills here... but it's a pain to filet them so I just throw em back! Not enough meat to make it worth it for me!
Its really easier then it looks all you need is a good filet knife

Quote Originally Posted by stangs13 View Post
I rwmeber catching them Illinois blue gill! Fun fun. Blue gill, small mouth bass, and catfish are my fav fresh water fish. Redfish are my fav saltwater species to catch, folowed by tarpon. Very nice blue gill. Defanatly not trash fish.
I love it when a bluegill fights more then a five pound channel cat