Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we head into summer, panfish are on the forefront of anglers’ minds. Catching big scrappy bluegills and sunfish is a special ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

Hellgrammites make great live baits when you can find them. When most people think of live bait, nothing comes to mind faster than the garden worm. A big, fat, squirmy one will catch almost any fish ...

There is still plenty of ice on most of the lakes and ponds where many of us go ice fishing, but if the current weather holds, that ice could be leaving us before long. I hope to get on the ice a time ...

Catching bluegills isn’t difficult. These scrappy panfish are not especially wary, and small ones will forgive even the most slipshod angling techniques. Catching big bluegills — those that weigh 1.5 ...

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing demonstrate how using live bluegill as bait can trigger explosive strikes from aggressive trophy bass. Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos alleges CIA ...

1. In Lakeland, the bluegill bite has been hot on Lake Parker and Saddle Creek near the campground using grass shrimp and crickets. At Tenoroc, bass and bluegill have been active, with bass hitting ...

Now that fall is here and winter isn’t far away, most Arkansas anglers have quit fishing for bluegills and stored away their panfishing tackle until spring rolls around again. Many Natural State ...

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, ...

I observe how massive pond bass react when live bluegill are introduced as bait during a controlled feeding experiment.

1. In Lakeland, bluegill are biting crickets and grass shrimp on Lake Parker, at Tenoroc and Saddle Creek. On Lake Parker, a huge bass was caught off the bank near the pads. Popping frogs and topwater ...