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Best for bluegills? Try these six waters if you’re looking in eastern Pennsylvania
Vic Attardo
January 7, 2024
When it comes to ice fishing, defining “best” is a tricky grade. And it gets trickier when it comes to the ubiquitous bluegill.
Are we talking about size of individual bluegills? Are we talking
Jeremy Smith: Use tools at your disposal to locate ‘in-between’ panfish this ice-fishing season
Jeremy Smith
January 4, 2024
Winter is here – officially, per the calendar, anyway.
It’s certainly been an interesting early season across much of the Midwest. Unseasonably warm weather patterns have resulted in limited ice-fishing options across much of
Spoon-fed: Here’s when and what to use when it comes to ice fishing with spoons
Kyle Lynn
December 23, 2023
Spoons. If you were to look through any old angler’s tackle box, be it an open-water collection or a hardwater collection, you will more than likely find spoons.
Spoons play a huge part in
Don’t ignore deeper water for Michigan’s first-ice panfish
Mike Gnatkowski
December 23, 2023
Ice anglers wait anxiously for first ice, knowing it’s one of the best times to catch bluegills.
Anglers predictably gather off weed edges where they last made big catches in the fall. That can
Chasing early-season bluegills in clear water of West Lake Okoboji a challenge worth pursuing
Steve Weisman
December 14, 2023
For years, ice fishermen from across the Midwest have traveled to northwest Iowa’s West Lake Okoboji to sight fish the finicky bluegills for which West Okoboji is so famous. Late ice toward the end of
Taste of the Wild: Fabulous freshwater fish tacos
Sarah Kozlowski
December 4, 2023
Ice fishing season is upon us, and that means my husband and I will be enjoying some hardwater angling. We are always looking for a way to spice up a fish recipe — tacos are
Rocky outcrops attract fish: Here’s how to fish them
John Tertuliani
October 1, 2023
When I see the outcrop in my favorite lake, my thoughts go back to a smallmouth. It was a cold day in the fall. Dark with rain, one of those precursors to winter I doubt
Bucket-list fish to target? Give me big bull bluegills every time!
Jeff Frischkorn
September 29, 2023
For two consecutive editions recently, Ohio Outdoor News Editor Mike Moore crafted a “Sounding Board” question for selected readers basically querying them on their bucket list fishing trip destination.
Up swam “muskie” from one
Taste of the Wild: Easy fish chowder
Jeff Benda
September 25, 2023
With many anglers ready for an alternative to frying their fish, and the temperature outdoors cooling off, this recipe by Jeff Benda is a solid dinner choice this time of year. Benda said the recipe
