Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose On Mutt Pond

Bluegills are colony spawners, and they do tend to build nests as a group. During the initial stages of nest building, I often observe my BG leaving the nest, most often due to a cold front passing through. I don't know what your temps are today, but it was almost chilly down here this afternoon. Combine that with a cool rain, and I think it would be enough to send them back out deeper for a bit. I'm betting they'll be back when it warms up a degree or two.

Once the males commit to the nest, I think they are less likely to be driven off....but not guaranteed.

The males build the nests, and the females choose their partner. The biggest males will often lay claim to the best spawning sites, often located in the middle of the colony, just for that reason...more appealing to the female.