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 ...

Winter’s grip is loosening. You’re dying to fish. Unfortunately, those super-early-season bites can be the toughest to score thanks to cold, dirty water and sluggish targets. Have no fear. This ...

Midwinter is known for bringing on a bout of spring fever, but the focus on the season ahead of warming, melting and thawing isn’t necessarily what I have in mind. Rather, time on the ice still ...

April is blooming with possibilities for fly-fishing anglers. Overlooked, perhaps, is the feisty bluegill, which isn't as glamorous as the rainbow trout or as athletic as the smallmouth bass. But ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay easily catch springtime crappie and bluegill for lunch.

Friends, I've fished for tarpon in the Everglades, billfish in Costa Rica, big brown trout in New Zealand, striped bass off Nantucket, walleye in the Great Lakes and Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick's ...

BOISE, Idaho — Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Cram Session is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific fish species or local ...

It’s early June, and like most things in northern Michigan this spring, the bluegills are running bit behind. Or frankly, maybe they’re on time as we were treated to a little taste of normalcy via a ...