I like to bundle my gear as much as I can, especially when there are some things, like lures, that are great at catching more than one fish species. By combining lures that are equally effective at ...

Hello folks, the other day we went ice fishing on some local ice aiming to catch some bluegills and perch. We geared up with tiny hooks, tiny pieces of cut minnow, little jigging spoons, and even ...

The top four perch lures were: * 1/4-ounce Stinger spoon * 1/6-ounce Crippled Herring spoon * 1/4-ounce Vib-E blade bait * 1/4-ounce Blakemore Road Runner horse-head jig with a small spinner. I did ...

Ice fishing for panfish is wildly popular, thanks to the accessibility of the species and the action-packed experience they provide. If you want to hit the ice for crappie, bluegill, or perch, you’ll ...

Available from one corner of the lower 48 to the other, bluegills are great for anglers of all ages. But bluegills belong to that unscientifically defined family of “panfish,” which is organized by ...

It's early on a Friday, not yet 7 a.m., but the fishermen aboard the O Danny O are ready to get out on Lake Erie. At the back rail, Steven Provow, 65, and his friend Steve McMullen, 67, swap tales of ...

One of the most important points to bear in mind is that most bites from perch come when the lure is paused and hovering, or sinking slowly. Traditional soft lures tend to sink, while super-stretchy ...

When most people think of going to the beach it brings up images of surf, sun and sand being enjoyed while wearing board shorts or bikinis. Many anglers around the Monterey Bay have turned this vision ...

LANSING — The good multispecies fishing on the Upper Mississippi River has gotten even better with the recent population explosion of yellow perch. “It’s becoming a destination for perch anglers,” ...