As the snow atop the ice on Minnesota lakes begins rapidly to melt under a more favorable angle from the sun, panfish begin to position themselves higher in the water column. This can be one
Get a good hook set for finnicky fish and expect that bigger sunfish will pull down more on the rod compared to a quick vibrating motion for smaller fish.
Big Green Lake, one of Wisconsin’s most popular fishing destinations, may soon see the daily panfish bag limit drop from 25 to 10 if sportsmen support a DNR proposal at the April spring fish and
Even though the game-fish bite is usually slowing, the panfish bite is heating up. For late-season walleyes, I suggest downsizing to the smallest spoon possible.
With most lakes locked up tight this year, anglers can dial in some excellent panfish fishing on southwest Michigan lakes like Gull, Gun, and the Randall Lake chain, according to Michigan DNR fisheries biologist Brian
This year around Christmas, when a sudden frigid snap in Pennsylvania resulted in safe ice, feisty bluegills were most often caught. That’s typical of the first ice of the season. This season, the ‘gills seemed
But there is one thing they all have in common: They do not show a fish lying on the bottom or barely off the bottom – fish that are working the bottom with their noses
The fish have been shallower and spookier than usual this week. And while many deep basins might be void of fish, nearby weed flats have been alive with activity.
A new study of experimental panfishing regulations found that reducing bag limits could improve panfish sizes.
The Wisconsin DNR began a study of experimental panfish regulations on 94 lakes in 2016 to see if
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