Larry, there were a lot of fish on these old slide trees on the bottom. I think a lot of fisherman do not realize how much fish relate to old slides on rivers or on lakes. These trees can slide 50 to 100 ft out into the lake. The trees we were fishing were a good 100 ft out in the lake. When a slide occurs, sometimes the trees still stand erect, and now that the water is low, you can see some the tops of these trees standing in 25 to 35 ft of water. If you did not know what to look for, you would not know these trees would be so far out in the lake. You can find these slides by looking at the hillside above the water. There will a section of earth missing. I am sure some of these fish were crappie, bass and catfish, as well as bluegill, but the crappie and bass would not bite. I try to carry in the boat a few redworms. Redworms are candy to bluegill. You can use night crawlers, but it you want a sure thing, the redworm is the way to go because nothing smells like a redworm to a bluegill. They give off a odor all to their own. They are like the "green worms" you dig off the river banks that have an odor that channel cats are crazy about. In these trees use 6 lb line with a number 8 or 10 wire # hook so if you get hung up, you can pull it off without loosing the hook. Since these gills were in 45 ft of water on the bottom, I used a 1/8 oz sinker 18 inches from the hook, so it takes less time to reach the bottom. Dale has some good size gills and crackers. It seems right now they are holding on bluff slides on the wood. Use your graph to located these fish. Good luck and Happy Holidays!
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