During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...

While many anglers are chasing trout, bass and crappie, May is also a great time to catch bluegill and redear sunfish. Bluegill spawning season will peak on the full moon in June, but you can enjoy ...

With the full moon approaching, Arkansas panfish anglers are excited about catching spawning bluegill. Bluegills, the most popular and most accessible of Arkansas' sunfish species, are delicious table ...

In terms of availability, access, and a willingness to bite, it's hard to beat a bluegill. The species Lepomis macrochirus is widespread across the entire continent and is a popular game fish among ...

Those four little words will put any angler on tilt. Old or young, novice or expert, there’s something about a dancing bobber that stirs an instinctive adrenaline rush. What kind of fish is thinking ...

SAMBURG, Tenn. – As we troll past a couple of the 200-year-old cypress trees that dot northwest Tennessee’s Reelfoot Lake, Alan Clemons gets a whiff of his childhood. It's a hint of stale sweetness, ...

The easy fishing for big bluegills is over for this year. The fish are no longer on their beds — the eggs have all hatched, the swarms of fry dispersed, and the big bull bluegills who are charged with ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Panfish are a great way to start the ice fishing season, and while Cleveland area ponds and lakes are not safe enough for anglers, Lake Erie’s East Harbor is swinging into action in ...