WABASHA, Minn. - Almost anybody who enjoys the sport of fishing has an affection for the bluegill. It's not the largest or most glamorous species, but bluegills can be found in most bodies of water ...

In terms of availability, access, and a willingness to bite, it's hard to beat a bluegill. The species Lepomis macrochirus is widespread across the entire continent and is a popular game fish among ...

The bluegill is the most common and widely known species in the sunfish family. Bluegills are beloved by anglers across North America. Many of us—this author included—got our start catching them in ...

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 ...

DALLAS - Sunfish have more aliases than an international criminal. In the Deep South, redear sunfish are called shell crackers because of their pharyngeal teeth that allow them to crush the shells of ...

Catching bluegills isn’t difficult. These scrappy panfish are not especially wary, and small ones will forgive even the most slipshod angling techniques. Catching big bluegills — those that weigh 1.5 ...

Many landowners want a fishing pond, but building a pond is more complicated than merely digging a hole. Scott Jones, a small impoundment extension specialist for the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff ...

Bluegills are one of the most sought after game fish. Bluegills are closely related to largemouth bass, so anywhere there are bass there is an excellent chance bluegills will be most likely be there ...

There are times that the scientific community and the general layman disagree on what to call things in the natural world around them. One common example of this in the plant kingdom is the Juniper ...

Many landowners want a fishing pond, but building a pond is more complicated than merely digging a hole. Scott Jones, a small impoundment extension specialist for the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff ...