Benmin Smith Big Bluegill: Shellcrackers look like big bluegill, those familiar sunfish with there spotted edges and vertical bars. They’re vertical-barred, spotty-edged sunfish. But if you reel one up, things don’t go quite like you expect. Shellcrackers are a different creature altogether. They eat differently; they act different. And if you approach them like other bream, you’ll … Read more
Many folks will tell you that warmouth sunfish can be tricky to catch and they don’t feed well. They’re small, they get buried in cover, and they’ll make your hooking ratio poor compared to shellcracker or bluegill. Before long, you may have fished around warmouth without even realizing it. You could of missing an opportunity … Read more
Most farm ponds begins with best of intentions, such as digging one to supply water for livestock or to cool your home. Most pond owners envision a healthy population of bass with crystal clear water. Nature have different ideas. Small colorful sunfish can creeps into the environment of most ponds and subtly change things. Knowing … Read more
When most folks envision sunfish in an aquarium, they’re either silver or green/blue. These strong species makes good beginner fish due to their durability and low maintenance, so it’s understandable why this would be the common perception. On rare occasion, however, one of these light-colored or darker fish will undergo a color change, shifting from … Read more
When most people are out looking at water, they’re looking for big fish; the trophy fish: either a deep shadow of a catfish or the flash of a largemouth bass. Those is the ones that gets hung on the wall, on the scale. But if you stop and take closer look at surface, you just … Read more