In terms of availability, access, and a willingness to bite, it's hard to beat a bluegill. The species Lepomis macrochirus is widespread across the entire continent and is a popular game fish among ...

Most fishermen target bluegills solely in farm ponds and other small bodies of water. But these scrappy fish are abundant in sprawling lakes and reservoirs as well and are a fun alternative when ...

Think deep when it comes to catching black bass. That's advice from Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Jones and his dad used jig and pigs and caught bass 20 feet deep during a day at the ...

Nobody expects a bluegill this big, but the moment it surfaces you can tell it is something special. The cleaning reveals ...

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 ...

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 ...

The newest, youngest and least sophisticated anglers I know love bluegills and their close sunfish relatives. So do the most seasoned and accomplished. I’m somewhere in-between, sophistication-wise, ...

In South Dakota, the daily bag limit for bluegill is 15 per person – which would seem reasonable for most anglers. But sadly, not everybody pays attention to catch limits. The South Dakota Turn In ...