Ice fishing for panfish like sunfish, using tiny Stingnose jigging spoons. What a great way to start the year! ▶ If you want ...

Besides the scouting benefits of an underwater camera, anglers also can learn a great deal by watching how fish react on camera to their baits and their jigging style. It’s also an eye-opening ...

Today we're out on the ice, jigging up sunfish and perch. We're using 1/8oz stingnose jigging spoons and tipping them with ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

While hauling a 6-pound bass through the ice or catching a pickerel, walleye or trout can be exciting, on slow days it can also become boring. There’s more to ice fishing than drilling holes and ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Sometimes there just seems to be magic in the air along the canals and inlets scattered about the 6,000 acres of marshland known as the Coastal Club. That magic transports veteran ...

EARLIER THIS MONTH, my son Nathaniel and I spent an enjoyable afternoon fishing for panfish on Greenbrier Lake with local fishing guide Dan Hodkinson. The weather was nice, the fish were biting (just ...

For most people I know, winter is a transitional period when it comes to targeting fish species. Many avid bass and walleye anglers lean more towards panfish once the lakes are frozen. I have to ...

RAMSEY, Minn. — A small minnow suspended beneath a float is a standard crappie offering across the Upper Midwest. Similarly, many bluegill anglers rarely use anything other than a small jig tipped ...

During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...