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. In Lakeland, the bluegill bite has been hot on Lake Parker and Saddle Creek near the campground using grass shrimp and crickets. At Tenoroc, bass and bluegill have been active, with bass hitting ...

The biggest challenge of creating a list of the best places to fish in Florida is whittling the numerous options down to a manageable group. We’re not trying to summarize the entire state; rather, the ...

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 ...

Bluegill, also called bream, brim, sunfish, or panfish, are freshwater finfish in the Centrarchidae family. The native range includes the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from New ...

Two weekends in a row? What will we do with ourselves? Offshore fishing will be the best game in town as there are a ton of targets available to the springtime bluewater angler. Snapper on the reefs.

Since everyone else is out chasing turkeys, let’s talk fishing. I know a lot of anglers are getting anxious. As soon as the weather warms up and stabilizes, it will be bluegill time. Whether you are ...

Summertime bluegill fishing is as American as apple pie, hot dogs and baseball. However, some folks dismiss or look down on bluegill fishing. Well, here are eight reasons for you to consider catching ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from docks in the summertime. But in winter, they are serious sport. They can be willing biters ... or they can be challenging, depending on their ...

If you love catching fish — not just fishing, but the actual act of reeling in another one — then there is nothing like the bluegill spawn. When hordes of big aggressive bull bluegills gather in the ...

From 99-year-old World War II veteran Jim Bair, who spent nearly four decades as a commercial fisherman in Florida, to longtime angler Pat Bocek, who showed up hoping to reel in more than bass or ...