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 ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

Big Stone Lake in western Minnesota is on fire with trophy bluegills. The state record has been broken there twice this ...

The lake level is coming down and the water is heating up, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass are being caught between Horseshoe Bend Park and Point 5 on shad, brood minnows or top-water ...

Field crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids make deadly panfish baits in late summer. Look for fat black field crickets under rocks that have sunk partway into the ground – they're easier to catch than ...

Bluegill fishing is another rite of spring along with shad and shallow water bass fishing. This is easy fishing that provides lots of action with fly or spinning tackle. It’s also a great opportunity ...

Incredible underwater footage shows big bluegill and bass aggressively eating a jig tipped with nightcrawler bait in clear ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A new Minnesota state record for Bluegill was caught on Big Stone Lake near Ortonville, Minnesota.

Editor's note: Flip Putthoff, who compiles the weekly fishing report, is on vacation. Here is last week's report. Early morning and late evening are the times to be fishing, said Jon Conklin, fishing ...

Most anglers equate bluegill fishing with springtime. The fish enter the shallows in late spring to feed and to spawn, and they’ll aggressively hit surface and subsurface lures fished on fly or light ...