Indiscriminate feeders, bluegill readily eat live crickets and various earthworms. The local tackle shop is a good starting point for bait, but if time permits, involving young anglers in digging ...

Lures built with more weight ... In fact, that’ll happen often while you’re targeting crappie. Panfish, from rock bass to bluegills and yellow perch, won’t hesitate to eat one.

Try trolling with crank baits to catch crappie. Worms are the best bluegill bait. Angler Mike McBride recommends using ...

Autumn fishing in Southeast Missouri offers a perfect chance to introduce kids to the joys of catching panfish like the green ...

Fall is coming soon and all the fish are going to start eating a lot to fatten up for the winter. I only fish at night unless ...

It’s interesting how different species of fish bite. Often the strike provides evidence as to the kind of fish that produced ...

Go with top-water lures from first light to sunrise for black bass. Switch to plastic worms or jig and pigs after sunrise.

The fall bite is on and leads the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Photo at the top is Bob Johnson on the Kankakee ...

One of the difficulties of raising fish is that it is difficult to see how they are growing without capturing several for ...

Below is a list of locations in which you can fish for Orange Bluegill. Of course, you'll always be on the look out for rare items with star quality markings - meaning that the particular item ...

Trout, bass, panfish, and catfish are just some of the freshwater fish species that are routinely targeted with grasshoppers and crickets. Some bait shops sell grasshoppers and crickets, but most ...

Fall trout season in Illinois opening Saturday and the setting up of general fall fishing patterns lead this sprawling ...