The bluegill is the most common and widely known species in the sunfish family. Bluegills are beloved by anglers across North America. Many of us—this author included—got our start catching them in ...

Crappie fishing and bass fishing is waning in intensity, but bream fishing is nearing its peak. Bream, a generic term for sunfish that includes bluegill, redear, longear and green sunfish, inhabit ...

The arrival of summer brings great fishing across the state, including prime opportunities for bream fishing. Bream, a generic name for the generic "panfish," generally refers to bluegill sunfish and ...

Like most fishermen, the first fish I caught was a bream – from Georgia’s Lake Sinclair at a family picnic in 1959. The bream I caught was a bluegill, but depending on where you grew up, your first ...

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 ...

Years ago, in a fit of pique over a dud fishing trip to Wisconsin, I wrote a column belittling the lowly bream. My feelings were hurt after having made a long trip for walleyes and northern pike and ...

There are times that the scientific community and the general layman disagree on what to call things in the natural world around them. One common example of this in the plant kingdom is the Juniper ...

For most anglers it all starts with some species of sunfish. At some point, Dad or Grandad handed us a rod with a bobber and worm at a local creek or lake, and the fishing addiction began. The funny ...

Sunfish anglers will need to closely check the new 2021 Minnesota Fishing Regulations booklet as well as signs at boat landings for new sunfish (bluegill) limits that went into effect March 1 on 94 ...

GREEN RIVER - Can the bluegill sunfish be fun fishing for Bighorn Basin anglers? Or is it a threat to fishermen seeking the more popular sport fish crappie just across the border in Montana? Either ...

Bluegill sunfish are one of the easiest and most rewarding fish to catch and cook. This method focuses on simple techniques from water to pan. The frying process is completely celiac safe and gluten ...