Fished at El Capitan in the kayak on Sunday in calm sunny Fall conditions. Bluegill!
The bass were crashing around on top here and there, until early afternoon. They were very picky about eating. Fun watching and following the packs of them hunting in open water on the electronics, and I had a few blowups on top right around my kayak. They were hunting shad from 1' to 50' deep. Caught a few on my dropshots deeper like 20-40' but they were moving pretty fast.
When bass activity slowed, I switched to the schools of bluegill sitting in 25' of water - they were biting pretty good on dropshot redworms.
Great action on ultralight tackle - 6 lb braid to 6 lb fluoro and a small mosquito hook.
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El Capitan Bluegill 10-26-25
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El Capitan Bluegill 10-26-25
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Re: El Capitan Bluegill 10-26-25
Yes, certainly some great battles going on around the kayak, fun to see the bass jump! I love catching either one of them.Dannicus wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 9:07 pm I bet the bluegill fought harder than that little bass huh? Nice!
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