These are our favorite lures, flies, and live bait options for catching giant bluegills and other panfish species.

Indiscriminate feeders, bluegill readily eat live crickets and various earthworms. The local tackle shop is a good starting point for bait, but if time permits, involving young anglers in digging ...

reports Phillips Bait and Tackle (863-666-2248). 2. In Auburndale and Lake Alfred, on Lake Juliana bowfin and gar have been hitting. On lakes Haines and Rochelle, the bluegill bite has been hot ...