One warm, summer afternoon many years ago, a young boy stepped into a plywood boat and went fishing with his dad, his granddad and a supply of catawba worms. Before the afternoon had run its course, ...

This isn’t the best time of year to catch a bluegill on a dry fly, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. They may venture into the shallows for a short time on a sunny day, but until the water ...

With a quick snap of my wrist, I set the hook into another hearty bluegill and raise the purple and black bull from the water. Swinging the chunky keeper into the boat, I smile as thoughts of summer ...

Related content Watch a school of crappies enter a channel mouth, and you'll see a nervous stampede dashing through the opening, heading for the back end of the channel. They don't linger at the ...

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 ...

In an effort to keep invasive carp populations in check, the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District recently stocked 3,400 bluegill fish in three wetlands connected to Spring Lake and Upper Prior ...

April is blooming with possibilities for fly-fishing anglers. Overlooked, perhaps, is the feisty bluegill, which isn't as glamorous as the rainbow trout or as athletic as the smallmouth bass. But ...

As the first inklings of spring emerge in Northern Michigan, and lakes begin to ice out, stalk the shorelines to reel in famished bluegills. Subscribe to life outdoors—fishing, biking, hiking, hunting ...

Summer is around the corner and families will soon start to go on summer vacations. Taking your kids to catch some hand-sized bluegill is another great aspect of this time of year in our state. “A lot ...

My cell phone rang as I pulled up to a local office supply store. I was eager to get inside because the engine was off and it was getting cold. It was Bob Maciulis, publisher of the Lemont-based ...

Now is the best time of year to fish the Madison Chain of Lakes for some of the year’s best panfishing. The Madison Chain is centered around the Wisconsin state capital of Madison, which borders three ...