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Bluegill spawning?
« on: May 19, 2020, 11:03:49 PM »
Hey guys, when do the bluegills spawn in this state? Also, any lakes within 45 minutes of Olympia I can go after them? I need some flyrod practice.

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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2020, 11:14:19 PM »
This month is the time. Most of my experience is from eastside lakes though. I have caught bluegills in Sammamish along with crappie and perch. The pic is from the wdfw site. There is a list of statewide lakes for bluegills.

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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2020, 11:15:54 PM »
Thanks! I really need to spend more time on the wdfw website. There's more information on there than I expected.

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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2020, 12:06:46 AM »
Just about all the lakes in Thurston County that I can think of have them other than Capitol and maybe Offut and Summit.  Macintosh, Hicks, Pattison, Munn, Chambers,    Black  should all have them plus some crappie in a few of those lakes too.
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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2020, 12:17:57 AM »
And spawning is probably a couple weeks to a month away.  Bass will finish first then the gills and bullheads give it a go.  Bass are  60's to mid 70's.  Gills will want that Mid 70 and up I believe.
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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2020, 07:24:48 AM »
This month is the time. Most of my experience is from eastside lakes though. I have caught bluegills in Sammamish along with crappie and perch. The pic is from the wdfw site. There is a list of statewide lakes for bluegills.

I have fished Franklin Roosevelt Lake in Stevens County for 25 years and have never seen a bluegill.
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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2020, 08:05:42 AM »
Buckcanyon pretty scary the wdfw can't  tell the difference between pumpkin seed, and bluegill growing up on Rosie myself fishing at least 3 times a week for 20 years minimum never seen one either. Have you seen any of the snapping turtles, because they are in there.

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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2020, 08:57:59 AM »
Lake Roosevelt has bluegill? I've caught trout, salmon, baby sturgeon, pikeminnow, pike, whitefish, walleye, smallmouth, perch, burbot, carp and even a crappie. Never even heard of there being bluegill
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Bluegill spawning?
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2020, 09:10:28 AM »
There are no bluegill in Roosevelt, there is quite a few crappie  in there though.

 


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