Redear, although they get their nickname “Shellcrackers”
from their favorite diet of snails and/or fresh water shellfish, are really not as difficult to catch as
you may think.
If you compare their eating habits to that of the bluegill they really arent
that much differant except the Redear has a little bit larger mouth for eating
larger bites.
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
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Hatches Blog Post - Fly Fishing for Redear in Indiana
Started by SmallieHunter, Mar 04 2009 10:28 AM
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