Catching big scrappy bluegills and sunfish is a special treat ushered in by warmer temperatures and longer days. Bluegills and sunfish have a unique eagerness to take a bait, and a resiliency not to ...

For open water bluegill, fish tiny hard baits like the Strike King Bitsy Pond Minnow, Rebel Teeny Wee Crawfish, or a Rapala Countdown CD01 or CD03 by weed edges or past a dock. Handy with a fly rod?

Now that summer has officially arrived, it's time to hit ponds, lakes and streams to catch those tasty bluegills. The peaking time is now. In late June and early July, concentrations of bluegill ...

Generally, pond owners want their ponds to provide high quality fishing for bass, bluegill or crappie. The first two are easily managed, but crappie can be problematic.

SWAN POND, 57 acres in Calverton; bass, bluegill, perch, sunfish, crappie, pumpkinseed. TWIN PONDS , 5 acres of Betty Allen Nature Preserve, Route 25A, Centerport. Stocked with brown and rainbow ...

The bluegill at Steed Pond are on the small side, but they are plentiful and relatively easy to catch. One of the fun ways to catch bluegill is with fly fishing gear.

I was targeting bluegills, another fighting fish you will find in most Missouri ponds. I had caught 14 bluegill over six inches when I hooked a fish that was obviously not a bluegill.

Fishing paradise: Pond creations are treasured resources by Bryan Hendricks | March 14, 2021 at 4:51 a.m. Built correctly, a pond offers lasting benefits that include excellent fishing.