These are our favorite lures, flies, and live bait options for catching giant bluegills and other panfish species.

Crappie are one of the most popular gamefish in the U.S.—and for good reason. They’re fun to catch for anglers of any skill level, put up a good fight, and can grow to impressive sizes.

Crappie are schooling around brush 15 to 25 feet deep, Conklin said. Use jigs or minnows. Try for black bass with football jigs, jerk baits or crawdad-colored crank baits. Average surface water ...

Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

For species like walleye, salmon, musky and even crappie, this deadly method for presenting multiple baits is hard to beat.

I got a report of an angler fishing the middle St. Marys catching a good mess of crappie from the deep holes. There were also ...