Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A big bluegill held up on the edge of a boat Small, dink bluegills are insufferable. Giant ’gills — true bulls — are another story ...

Small, dink bluegills are insufferable. Giant ’gills—true bulls—are another story entirely. I can recall with perfect clarity every hump-headed, 12-plus-inch bluegill that I have ever caught. The list ...

Stop catching dink bluegills. Here's where to find big bluegills and how to target them, especially during the spawn.

This isn’t the best time of year to catch a bluegill on a dry fly, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. They may venture into the shallows for a short time on a sunny day, but until the water ...

With a quick snap of my wrist, I set the hook into another hearty bluegill and raise the purple and black bull from the water. Swinging the chunky keeper into the boat, I smile as thoughts of summer ...

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At last, there's a good side to this reluctant spring: If you haven't started panfishing yet, there's plenty of spring-style angling still available. Thursday, John Janson and I checked on a few of ...

April is blooming with possibilities for fly-fishing anglers. Overlooked, perhaps, is the feisty bluegill, which isn't as glamorous as the rainbow trout or as athletic as the smallmouth bass. But ...

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 ...