Stop catching dink bluegills. Here's where to find big bluegills and how to target them, especially during the spawn.

The peacock bass would not stop crushing the bluegill lure. He inhaled it again and again, guarding his bed fiercely. Once ...

The odds were against landing the big, toothy fish on the setup Matt Born had chosen, but he locked in and played the fish ...

Let’s be honest: there is absolutely nothing in the world of bass fishing quite like a topwater blowup. If there is a more fun way to catch bass, I just haven't found it yet. It’s mid-May, which means ...

(WFRV) – When thinking of fishing in Wisconsin, many would associate that with the mighty musky or the walleye, but according to the DNR, it is the bluegill that outfishes them all. While musky and ...

WE KNEW THAT in the lake there were bluegills the size of pie plates. They had spawned six weeks ago, and at that time we had quickly put limits on our stringers when we fished for them in the reedy ...

As the bobber began to dance with the unmistakable tug of a fish, my little nephew shrieked with excitement. I hoisted a plump bull bluegill into the boat, and little Hank, as I like to call him, paid ...

Plastic worms have evolved over the years from the basic nightcrawler-shaped wigglers crafted by inventor Nick Creme in his kitchen in Akron to an array of lures engineered to fit a variety of tactics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A big bluegill held up on the edge of a boat Small, dink bluegills are insufferable. Giant ’gills — true bulls — are another story ...

It’s hard to find a better quarry for spring than the humble sunfish. The classic member of this group of fish is the bluegill. But there are several other common sunfish that local anglers can catch ...

What do bluegills eat? In a word, everything. It explains why they have a reputation for being extremely easy to catch, and, therefore, the perfect target for kids. Most of us started out fishing for ...

If you’re wondering about sunfish vs bluegill, there’s something we should probably get straightened out right off the bat. Run a background check on bluegill, and you’ll see they’re actually a member ...