If you want to "bounce up" your ice fishing catch this year, I'd recommend you put a spring bobber at the tip of your ice fishing rod. These simple "bobbers" have been around for a long time; but, I ...

With a quick snap of my wrist, I set the hook into another hearty bluegill and raise the purple and black bull from the water. Swinging the chunky keeper into the boat, I smile as thoughts of summer ...

You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from docks in the summertime. But in winter, they are serious sport. They can be willing biters ... or they can be challenging, depending on their ...

Drop a worm in the water on a summer day and just try to not catch a bluegill. But in winter, sometimes those same big slabs get finicky and only bite best at classic walleye times—dawn and dusk.

Spring bobbers are an effective bite detection system that is quite easy to master. On those “light bite” days, spring bobbers will add fish to your bucket. n It happens to me several times every ...

There’s a simplicity to bluegill fishing that never gets old. I have spent plenty of time chasing larger fish in deeper water with more complicated setups, but when the bluegills are biting, I find ...

Everyone who has ever dangled a worm in Michiana waters knows how much fun they can be to catch – and equally good to eat. Especially this year. It’s the bluegill spawning season throughout the area ...

This isn’t the best time of year to catch a bluegill on a dry fly, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. They may venture into the shallows for a short time on a sunny day, but until the water ...

At last, there's a good side to this reluctant spring: If you haven't started panfishing yet, there's plenty of spring-style angling still available. Thursday, John Janson and I checked on a few of ...