A light jig quivering in place can draw strikes from finicky winter bluegills. / Joe Shead Drop a worm in the water on a summer day and just try to not catch a bluegill. But in winter, sometimes ...

Any true Southerner's fridge and freezer is always well-stocked with the good stuff—and that includes plenty of canned and pickled items. If your shelves aren’t filled with pepper jelly from your ...

(Photo by Vic Attardo) This year around Christmas, when a sudden frigid snap in Pennsylvania resulted in safe ice, feisty bluegills were most often caught. That’s typical of the first ice of the ...

Young bluegill frequent shallow, weedy areas near shore, while adults prefer deeper water during the day and shallows in the morning and evening. Food sources: Insects, crustaceans, larvae, and snails ...