Ice fishing for panfish like sunfish, using tiny Stingnose jigging spoons. What a great way to start the year! ▶ If you want ...

Besides the scouting benefits of an underwater camera, anglers also can learn a great deal by watching how fish react on camera to their baits and their jigging style. It’s also an eye-opening ...

Today we're out on the ice, jigging up sunfish and perch. We're using 1/8oz stingnose jigging spoons and tipping them with ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Sometimes there just seems to be magic in the air along the canals and inlets scattered about the 6,000 acres of marshland known as the Coastal Club. That magic transports veteran ...

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 ...

EARLIER THIS MONTH, my son Nathaniel and I spent an enjoyable afternoon fishing for panfish on Greenbrier Lake with local fishing guide Dan Hodkinson. The weather was nice, the fish were biting (just ...

RAMSEY, Minn. — A small minnow suspended beneath a float is a standard crappie offering across the Upper Midwest. Similarly, many bluegill anglers rarely use anything other than a small jig tipped ...