Growing up, I could always count on a certain fish to make my day. One that was always willing to bite and put a good bend into an ultralight. That species has made its way into the hearts and ...

It’s more difficult for little fish to strip them off the hook, so if your bobber goes down and doesn’t come back up, there’s a better chance it’s because a bluegill big enough to swallow an entire ...

Bluegill fishing is often action-packed ... hook with a depth-appropriate split shot weight, and an adjustable bobber does the job. For impromptu bluegill missions, bread balls made from any ...

We threaded a squirming garden worm on the hook and we lobbed the bait out over the pond to splash down in what we hoped was that day’s Bluegill Zone. The ol’ red bobber defined fishing for me ...

A spring bobber can detect light bites from finicky winter bluegills. / Joe Shead If you wait to feel the classic “thump” of a fish hitting your jig, you’ll miss a lot of subtle bluegill bites.

It’s early June, and like most things in northern Michigan this spring, the bluegills are running bit behind. Or frankly, ...