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 ...

Nothing puts a bend in an ultralight rod quite like a beefy bluegill. Follow these tips to put more slab bluegills on the ice. | Joe Shead You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from ...

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 ...

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 ...

BIG LAKE, Minn. — Sitting in an Ice Castle fish house parked in his driveway, veteran ice tournament angler Lawrence Luoma described the evolution of his tackle and fishing techniques during the past ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Use a popper with a dressed tail to grab the attention of smaller fish, like this bluegill. Photograph by of Joe Cermele Available ...

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 ...

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 ...