During the early season before the spawn, crappie and panfish bites can be difficult to detect at times with traditional methods. They're much lighter than what you'll get during the spawn and in the ...

One of the beauties of outdoor activities is having the option of doing things your own way according to your own personal preferences. This is especially true in the winter fishing world as there are ...

You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from docks in the summertime. But in winter, they are serious sport. They can be willing biters ... or they can be challenging, depending on their ...

George Toalson just smiled as I told him that he was pretty darned good at the crappie-catching game. He had just told me exactly where to cast and I’d caught four fish in a row. “Toss it right off ...

Let’s face it … right now, there are a ton of fishing options available to the Mid Atlantic angler, both fresh and salt water. The trophy rockfish season is in, catch and release bass fishing is hot, ...

The first time I remember using a small jigging spoon for panfish was a dozen years ago. Local guide Josh Hagemeister and I were fishing a very deep hole on Clearwater Lake for crappies. The slim ...

Fishermen often over-analyze a situation, make techniques and approaches too complex. We end up outsmarting ourselves. We can cite a million reasons, from the weather to the calendar, for why fish ...

While walking down the aisles recently of the local bait shop, I couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished by all the ice rod models available. This experience had me thinking back to my ice fishing ...

Legendary north woods guide Greg Bohn is known as Mr. Slip Bobber for a good reason -- he's spent the past 30 years in northern Wisconsin perfecting the tactic that is one of the most used and least ...

I don't care what you are fishing for, whether bluegills or catfish: If slip bobbers are not incorporated into your techniques, you are not as effective at catching as you should be. Bobbers are ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...