Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Sunfish-Including Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass Pellet training RES

Snrub, RES are easy to catch when they start spawning. Just like BG. They start a little earlier than BG like late April, around here. I catch them the same way I fish for spawning BG. Very little or no weight just enough to cast, and a #6 or #8 hook with a small piece of nightcrawler. Put it on their beds. If you don't get a hit immediately, move it very slowly. If the pond is very clear use a 4 or 6 lb flouro leader.

And funny thing is, I have caught them in the same spot that I am catching BGs in.

I am guessing in SE Ks RES spawning should start pretty quickly at the end of March or first part of April? I would like to catch some from the initial stocking to see how big they have gotten. BG are about 6.5" stocked at the same time as the initial RES.

What depth do you usually find their spawning beds?

Been traveling ten days with a group of farmers and Ag related people in Australia from Sydney to Brisbane. Pretty sickening sight from a pond standpoint, as most of the ponds are either dry or very, very low.

Returning home soon and hope to catch some RES to put in sons pond to help stock it. The BG we caught a couple weeks ago for his pond we were finding at about 3' deep under our dock.