You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from docks in the summertime. But in winter, they are serious sport. They can be willing biters ... or they can be challenging, depending on their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Use a popper with a dressed tail to grab the attention of smaller fish, like this bluegill. Photograph by of Joe Cermele Available ...

Find bluegills by targeting weed lines over mud bottoms—that combination delivers shelter, oxygen, and the insect and invertebrate forage bluegill feed on daily. Focus on the deepest emergent weeds, ...

Fish sometimes get sluggish and are slow to bite in winter. Pay attention to their reaction and mix up your jigging to trigger fish to bite. | Joe Shead Open-water fish are often aggressive. I mean, ...

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 ...

It’s early June, and like most things in northern Michigan this spring, the bluegills are running bit behind. Or frankly, maybe they’re on time as we were treated to a little taste of normalcy via a ...

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 ...