Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Ready the jigs for panfish

Spring has arrived, and higher water temperatures will start to push crappies and bluegills into staging areas near their spawning grounds. But, not yet. For most lakes, it has only been a few weeks, or days, since ice-out, and the majority of panfish will be in the same spots where you caught them at late ice.

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