Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) 🐠😊 Video rights: brandon brown https://youtu.be/8n8mCOM0X0U | For The Love of Fish

Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) are one of North America’s most popular freshwater gamefish, prized for their accessibility, spirited fight, and willingness to take a wide range of flies. They thrive in lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers, often congregating around weed beds, fallen timber, or docks. Why they’re great for fly fishing: • Aggressive feeders – Bluegills strike readily at small poppers, foam spiders, nymphs, and wet flies, making them perfect for surface and subsurface action. • Str