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Fish Bedding #434360 01/13/16 09:06 AM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 5 Florida, Duval J jollyroger OP
OP jollyroger J Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 5 Florida, Duval	I know this really sounds dumb, but I am a new pond owner. I have so far stocked it with Fl. Bream and Channel Cat fish. When in the yr. do they bed? Where should I look for beds? How deep do they usually have their beds? Thanks for any and all info. no matter how bad it gets, it just ain't that bad.

Re: Fish Bedding jollyroger #434362 01/13/16 09:45 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 6,088 Likes: 96 SE Kansas S snrub
snrub S Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 6,088 Likes: 96 SE Kansas	Here is a fish primer from the archives that will answer some of your questions. In the first page or two there is a link about BG spawning. http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92482#Post92482 John I subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: Fish Bedding snrub #434364 01/13/16 09:56 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 6,088 Likes: 96 SE Kansas S snrub
snrub S Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 6,088 Likes: 96 SE Kansas	One article on the subject. http://www.bluegillworld.com/spring-bluegill-spawn.html But here is a better magazine with a good article on the subject. https://www.pondboss.com/free_articles.asp?id=42 another good older thread: http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165095 Last edited by snrub; 01/13/16 10:13 AM. John I subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: Fish Bedding snrub #434366 01/13/16 10:17 AM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 6,088 Likes: 96 SE Kansas S snrub
snrub S Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 6,088 Likes: 96 SE Kansas	The secret life of Bluegill by Dr Dave Willis. The old link in one of the previous threads did not work so I searched it and found it here. https://www.sdstate.edu/nrm/outreach/pond/upload/The-Secret-Life-of-Bluegill-Jul-Aug-2005.pdf It is a PDF download file. John I subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: Fish Bedding jollyroger #434370 01/13/16 10:57 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,507 Likes: 269 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,507 Likes: 269 Miss.	Originally Posted By: jollyroger I know this really sounds dumb, but I am a new pond owner. I have so far stocked it with Fl. Bream and Channel Cat fish. When in the yr. do they bed? Where should I look for beds? How deep do they usually have their beds? Thanks for any and all info. In your location BG can bed almost any month of the year. Most likely they will not be bedding in Dec and Jan . Late Feb/March, April and May should be the big months depending on water temps. Look for shallow water (3 ft) in coves or flat areas that have limited silt inflow. Pics below. Here you go - Beds and CNBG on bed Bluegill spawning video by Water Fowl Video http://s626.photobucket.com/user/mhase76/media/BluegillBeds2.mp4.html Thread link http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.ph...true#Post378472 Last edited by ewest; 01/13/16 11:07 AM.