Learn why big bluegills rush your jig but refuse to bite—and get proven ice-fishing tips on baits, line, jigging cadence, and subtle bite detection.

Finally, we turned and reluctantly headed back toward the ramp and to the waiting truck. We had 22 nice bluegill swimming in our bucket. Usually, there comes a time when the torch is passed from ...

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PIKETON, Ohio -- All of the fingerling bluegill swimming in the gray tank with a scarlet 36 on it look about the same. But a quarter of them are "super males." They're the key to growing ponds full of ...

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 ...

1. In Lakeland, bluegill and bass are active off the banks of Lake Parker. Bluegill and shellcracker are active just about anywhere on crickets and grass shrimp. At Saddle Creek, deep-diving crankbait ...

1 Around Lakeland, at Saddlecreek some bluegill have been caught on crickets. Topwaters at first light are producing bass. Later in the day, deep diving crank bites and big plastic worms are producing ...