It's payback time in North Alabama. Throughout the spawn, bluegills and other panfish harass nesting bass, rushing in to gulp down eggs and fry anytime the parent fish are distracted. But the bass get ...

Nothing puts a bend in an ultralight rod quite like a beefy bluegill. Follow these tips to put more slab bluegills on the ice. | Joe Shead You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from ...

We’re into that season across the South when bluegills are spawning and big bass are munching. While the shad spawn is a viable pattern at times, I prefer to fish for bass that are bluegill eaters ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

With a lot of excellent bluegill fishing in the region, and we might as well put pumpkinseed in here also, it is a shame not to test this great resource from time to time. What can we report about ...

For the next few weeks many anglers will turn attention to bluegill for a practical reason: The tasty panfish typically begin spawning action in May, making them easy to find and fun to catch. And ...

During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Small, dink bluegills are insufferable. Giant 'gills — true bulls — are another story entirely. I can recall with perfect clarity ...