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 ...

Bluegills, the ubiquitous catch of most anglers across the United States. Found from border to border, from puddles and ponds to great lakes and rivers, the fish thrive wherever they swim. Their ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Cram Session is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific fish species or local ...

While we all like to catch fish, there is something special about landing a big one — a fish that represents exceptional size for its species. And, of course, “big” is relative. A 20-inch muskie isn’t ...

Fishing ponds might seem like some sort of small-town throwback, but they can be highly productive, if you know where fish ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR) has added approximately 200,000 bluegills to the Virgil R. Hazelett Reservoir at Cobbs Creek in Cumberland County.

Terry Nelson was ice fishing in late December on Lindstrom Lake, located just north of Minneapolis, when he caught a once-in-a-lifetime panfish. “I thought, ‘What is this? I have never seen anything ...

Under the muddy surface of the Chicago River, a bluegill swam miles upon miles, back and forth from one end of the river system to another. Next to a quiet, unused barge slip near Bubbly Creek, ...