May 29, 2025 · Should you keep or release large bluegills? Explore expert advice, Dr. Swingle’s timeless pond management principles, and how harvesting affects long-term balance.

Aug 15, 2005 · Fish have complex social behaviors, and we're just now starting to understand them. Here's some amazing facts on bluegill reproduction.

Apr 18, 2025 · Learn how to catch bass during all phases of the spring spawn. From staging prespawn fish to bedding bass and post-spawn feeders, discover proven lures, tactics, and seasonal strategies …

May 14, 2022 · What's your guys recommendations for the best weedless bluegill bait? I have been looking at the savage gear pulse tail weedless bluegill, but I have read a bunch of bad reviews about …

May 31, 2023 · Another thread got me thinking about live bluegill fishing. I've been a strictly artificial lure user and I exclusively fish for bass. I taught myself to fish a long time ago, and this style of fishing is …

May 12, 2024 · I love fishing for bass, but have always had a passion for bluegill and panfish. What do you feel is the best rod available? I have several, but am looking for the best, nicest rod for them.

Jan 4, 2009 · Pumpkinseeds, Perch, Pike, Bluegill, Walleye, Smallmouth, and largemouth bass. What is the right balance in a northern lake?

Jul 6, 2005 · The ones most often pushed are bluegill, sunfish and various minnows. In truth, the bass-bluegill combination is often a disaster after the first four or five years. The bluegills actually prey …

Jul 24, 2009 · As you ponder your food chain, er, food webs, think of the bluegill. These fish are strict carnivores, limited by mouth size. That factor gives this fish a totally different food chain than …

Dec 18, 2024 · Big bluegill habitat provides less density, bigger interstitial spacing—think the canopy of an oak tree—and more insect- and fish-based food sources. With spawning beds as the hub, then …