I don't really understand why bluegill spawning areas are called beds. I don't think the fish there are ever sleeping. Perhaps they would better be called nests. Regardless of what they are called, ...

If you love catching fish -- not just fishing, but the actual act of reeling in another one -- then there is nothing like the bluegill spawn. When hordes of big aggressive bull bluegills gather in the ...

SAMBURG, Tenn. – As we troll past a couple of the 200-year-old cypress trees that dot northwest Tennessee’s Reelfoot Lake, Alan Clemons gets a whiff of his childhood. It's a hint of stale sweetness, ...

With a quick snap of my wrist, I set the hook into another hearty bluegill and raise the purple and black bull from the water. Swinging the chunky keeper into the boat, I smile as thoughts of summer ...

Bluegill fishing is simple. That’s really why I love it so much. I’ve often said life is stressful, so fishing shouldn’t be. I’m glad there are bass tournaments and the anglers who fish them. Those ...

John Cox won last weekend’s Bassmaster competition on Lake Chickamauga almost exclusively by fishing around bluegill beds, clearly indicating that the pattern many anglers wait for has come to the ...

This may be the most fun time of the year for fishermen.The bluegill spawn has begun, which means plenty of easy catching and some tasty tablefare.Bluegills are prolific in Ohio and most parts of the ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay find a loaded bluegill bed using summertime cricket fishing.

1 Around Lakeland, at Saddle Creek the bass are out deep on the humps and ledges. Deep diving crankbaits and Zoom Ol’ Monster worms are producing. The bluegill bite has slowed, but shellcracker action ...

1. In Lakeland, at Saddle Creek, grass shrimp, crickets and red worms were the bait of choice for shellcracker and bluegill. Small domestic shiners were the go-to bait for bass. The catfish bite has ...

If you love catching fish, not just fishing, but the actual act of reeling in another one, then there is nothing like the bluegill spawn. When hordes of big aggressive bull bluegills gather in the ...