Now, let's carry this bluegill spawning discussion one step further. Even a "small" second spawn by bluegills could be darn important to largemouth bass in northern waters. The largemouths also spawn later up here than down south, and those age-0 bass really do better if they have a source of fish prey. So, even a small amount of later spawning by bluegills might provide the small size of prey fish that the little bass need. We've got a couple of small public impoundments (75 acres sort of waters) that look like they should be good largemouth bass habitat, but bass density is low. I wonder if their offspring need a better food supply during their first summer.
