I have never eaten a bluegill. If they are big enough to eat I want them for spawning. To an awful lot of us, they are a means to 2 ends. Forage and fun fishing.

I really enjoy fishing for them in my ponds and consider them anything but pests. Fly fishing is more fun but a small hook and a piece of night crawler is my usual way.

However, I have never fished for them on public waters. That's where I go (or used to go) for LMB and white bass. I doubt that I would know how to fish for them in public waters.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa