These are our favorite lures, flies, and live bait options for catching giant bluegills and other panfish species.

Dressed either with a maggot, a waxworm or an artificial imitator such as a piece of Berkley Gulp! bait or tiny plastic tails, smaller jigs help provide the profile these panfish are already keyed in ...

Cast them, troll them, jig them, it doesn’t matter. They can be fished as-is, enhanced with fresh bait (like strips of squid, cut bait, or shrimp), or embellished with a soft plastic trailer. In ...

Bluegill fishing is often action ... as the density allows him to quickly present an insect or a plastic minnow in a form smaller than lead jigs of equal weight. After ice-out, he employs the ...

When driving along Interstate 90 and exiting to Route 394 east, finally arriving at Mayville on a giant hill overlooking the ...

The Carl T. Johnson Fishing and Hunting Center has been hosting the Hard Water Ice Fishing Clinic for 11 years.

Throw in a few soft-plastic baits to tip the panfish jigs and you won’t have to buy live bait. Or, pick the galls off goldenrod plants and carefully cut them open to reveal a small larva inside ...

Fishing is one of those things that’s way more fun when you’re prepared. If you’ve ever been stuck without the right gear—like trying to untangle a line with no pliers or landing a fish without a ...

Learn expert techniques to catch finicky winter bluegills. From downsizing your jig to mastering finesse techniques, these tips will boost ice fishing success.

Not sure why, but crappie caught ice fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Ken “Husker” O’Malley sent ...