From live offerings that wiggle and squirm to sleepers borrowed from saltwater and your own pantry, here are our picks for the best baits for bluegills along with a bunch of other panfish species. As ...

Bluegill fishing is often action-packed ... “Unlike braid, the mono won’t cut into the vegetation and get stuck." Having more than one bluegill setup spooled with different line for different ...

Here’s a good approach to catching finicky bluegills. First, feather your bait down slowly to draw attention. When fish are biting, they may rush to the lure and you’ll mark them on your ...

Here in Idaho, small jigs are most commonly used to target the big three panfish species: crappie, bluegill ... of bait (a Power Bait nibble, a chunk of worm, a mealworm, or a piece of cut bait).

Orange Bluegill can be obtained with star quality when fishing from the below locations.