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Where Have All the Big Bluegills Gone?

In many Upper Midwest lakes, the average size of bluegills has decreased. Is selective harvest

Scott Mackenthun

Summer Shell Game for Redear Sunfish

Shellcrackers are among the largest and most delicious panfish species, and also one of the

Keith Sutton

Triple Threat for Big Bream

Use these three techniques to load your stringer with bluegills.

Terry Madewell

Bobber Your Way to Bluegills

Maximize your panfish effort by simplifying your setup.

Darl Black

Gauge Temperature Changes for Spring Panfish

The warmest water always points to the greatest concentrations of crappie, bluegills & more.

Matt Straw

Panfish: Make Most Out of Live-Bait Alternatives

Live bait is off the menu in many parts of the West, but it doesn't mean anglers have to be at

M.D. Johnson

2 for 3-Pounders: Great Southern Crappie Lakes

Fish these two lakes to catch the slab of a lifetime.

John N. Felsher

Use Planer Boards to Find More Crappie This Spring

All aboard for slabs: Cover more water, catch more crappies.

John N. Felsher

Yellow Perch Record Broken for Second Time in 2020

Missouri's state record lasts only three days before set again at Bull Shoals Lake.

Game & Fish Digital Staff

Ice Fishing: Locate Big Bluegills Where They Live

Bypass shallow weeds in favor of mid-depth flats near deep basins for ice bluegills this

Dr. Jason Halfen

One-Thump Fishing for Fall Crappie

Skill and strategy in a single-pole approach to can fill your stringer this time of year.

John Felsher

Catch Slabs for Your Next Fish Fry, Year-Round

Locate crappie, adapt to weather, hit structure and fill your stringer with slabs.

Keith Sutton

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