Catching Panfish - Bluegill, Sunfish, Recipes, Lures & Tacti - Game & Fish

What's More All-American than Bluegills and Crickets?

Get some light tackle and panfish baits for some angling fireworks this summer.

Lynn Burkhead

Bedtime for Bream: Catch a Limit of Spawning Bluegills

Take advantage of bedding fish for the best bluegill bite of the year.

David Johnson

How to Catch the Biggest Fish in a Pond

Pond Fishing 101: Increase your harvest in farm ponds by learning how to read them.

Colin Moore

Panfish Gold Rush: Leave the Bank for Jackpot Jumbos

For the heaviest payoff forget the shallows to find bigger, less-pressured panfish offshore.

Dr. Jason A. Halfen

Sunny Delight: Target the Biggest Panfish in Local Waters

Monster bluegills and other sunfish are eager to eat in ponds and reservoirs across the South.

Jim Edlund

Okla. Youth Catches Bass-Sized Record Shellcracker

The giant panfish beat a 50-year-old record in the Sooner State.

Lynn Burkhead

White Bass Fishing is White-Hot in Kentucky

The spring fishing frenzy is on with spawning runs at their peak.

Lee McClellan

In Search of Giant Crappies and Bluegills

When seeking plus-size fish, keep in mind that not all panfish waters are created equal.

Jim Gronaw

4 Seasons of Bucket-List Fishing on Lake Erie

Walleyes in the spring, smallies all summer, fall steelheads, yellow perch on ice.

Lynn Burkhead

Under the Ice: Drop-Shot Rigging for Pressured Panfish

When the going gets tough, use this tried-and-true open-water tactic for wary panfish.

Scott Mackenthun

Crappie for Christmas: The Fondest of Childhood Memories

Pan-fried slabs may not sound like a holiday meal, but as a celebration of Mom's life it was

Keith Sutton

It's Not Too Late for Red-Hot Bluegill Fishing

Follow your senses: Let your eyes—and your nose—guide you to bedding 'gills this summer.

Keith Sutton

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