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

A light jig quivering in place can draw strikes from finicky winter bluegills ... lure is more dense, fish can still easily suck it in. Jig profile and jigging cadence are more important than color.

Like a fishing magician, he seemed to conjure fish of every size, shape, and color with them – from bluegills ... whether he’s after monster saltwater striped bass or farm pond panfish. The origin ...

Anglers have also had success using spinnerbaits in light colors. Bluegill were hitting ... worms and grass shrimp. Bass remain in the heavy grass, try topwater baits, chatterbaits and plastic ...