Hello folks, the other day we went ice fishing on some local ice aiming to catch some bluegills and perch. We geared up with ...

If you love catching fish, not just fishing, but the actual act of reeling in another one, then there is nothing like the bluegill spawn. When hordes of big aggressive bull bluegills gather in the ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...

What do bluegills eat? In a word, everything. It explains why they have a reputation for being extremely easy to catch, and, therefore, the perfect target for kids. Most of us started out fishing for ...

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 ...

“Our family has an old cabin on a small river that doesn’t have many fish in it. It’s in Michigan. The next cabin downstream, and the one after that, belong to extended cousins, so it’s become ...

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1. In Lakeland, at Saddle Creek bluegill are biting in the pits using minnows. Black-and-blue trick worms have been working for bass. At Tenoroc on Lake B, medium shiners have been the go-to bait for ...