Fishing duo Cole and Jay easily catch springtime crappie and bluegill for lunch.

SPIRIT LAKE - The bluegill fishing in the canals along West Okoboji Lake has been so good early this spring, that DNR fisheries experts are predicting this year may set a new record for bluegills ...

Winter’s grip is loosening. You’re dying to fish. Unfortunately, those super-early-season bites can be the toughest to score thanks to cold, dirty water and sluggish targets. Have no fear. This ...

Midwinter is known for bringing on a bout of spring fever, but the focus on the season ahead of warming, melting and thawing isn’t necessarily what I have in mind. Rather, time on the ice still ...

The spring “turn-over” is under way as brown trout are being found in the shallows of Lake Michigan, yellow perch have moved into shallow water to spawn and post-spawn steelhead and walleye are ...

Friends, I've fished for tarpon in the Everglades, billfish in Costa Rica, big brown trout in New Zealand, striped bass off Nantucket, walleye in the Great Lakes and Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick's ...

It’s early June, and like most things in northern Michigan this spring, the bluegills are running bit behind. Or frankly, maybe they’re on time as we were treated to a little taste of normalcy via a ...

April is blooming with possibilities for fly-fishing anglers. Overlooked, perhaps, is the feisty bluegill, which isn't as glamorous as the rainbow trout or as athletic as the smallmouth bass. But ...

Two South Dakota scuba divers and their wives headed out on July 6 for a day of diving and boating on Pickerel Lake. The 1,000-acre lake located near Webster, South Dakota, is spring fed and a popular ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay find big spawning bluegill stacked up for dinner.