Farm Pond Bluegill Are a Different Animal

When you hook one of those bluegills in a managed farm pond, it usualy comes as quite a shock. Instead of feeling light tug you’re anticipating, your rod is double-over and drag is screaming. That’s when you realize you’ve made a massive error in judgment regarding what to expect. Understanding Farm Pond Bluegill Fishing Tactics … Read more

Finding Bluegill Water Close to Home

Bluegills don’t require a big tank of gas and a lengthy drive. They inhabits the waters around suburban homes, including lakes near neighborhoods and ponds located behind apartments. They’re durable, able to thrive in water unsuitable for their bigger cousins, the bass. For an angler who lacks space or time, they’re an ideal fish to … Read more

Pumpkinseed or Bluegill, and How to Tell

Most of the time when a fish bite on your lure, you’re going to be puzzled. There’s that tug and you set the hook and now you wait to see what bit you. Then the fish surfaces and now you have to figure out whether it’s a pumpkinseed or a bluegill. The two type of … Read more

How to Tell a Bluegill From a Green Sunfish

You cast your line into that still pond and wait for it to get tugged on. Then you feel something pulling back and see a flash of silver. And there’s the fish! But what kind? If you are a sunfish angler, do you wish to keep only the desired species? Or maybe you’re an accidental … Read more