Panfish

You set the hook. Your rod flexes. The line tightens on the hook. The fish start fighting hard and the water swirl around. The anticipation build because you believe you just hooked a largemouth bass. You get the fish up closerer and it’s not a largemouth bass, it’s either a striped bass or white bass. … Read more

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