Just because the sun goes down doesn’t mean the species you love to catch go to bed. In fact, sometimes the biggest fish in the pond, lake, or river don’t eat at all until nightfall. Catching them ...

ALBANY ‒ I’ve known Billy Shores for more than a decade. What I didn’t know until interviewing him for this article is that on Lake Okeechobee he’s better known as “Beetle Bill.” “I’ve been going down ...

Crappie fishing and bass fishing is waning in intensity, but bream fishing is nearing its peak. Bream, a generic term for sunfish that includes bluegill, redear, longear and green sunfish, inhabit ...

are the beginning and the end of it. No other panfish so deliciously transforms from fish to fillet (although some fishermen, including me, might argue for the virtues of a platter of perch). In the ...

While many anglers are chasing trout, bass and crappie, May is also a great time to catch bluegill and redear sunfish. Bluegill spawning season will peak on the full moon in June, but you can enjoy ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

Autumn is a great time to take a young person fishing. The hot sweaty days of summer have given way to cooler days. Water temperatures are still warm in Southeast Missouri farm ponds during September ...