Among our native fish species, two are standouts — bluegill, or bream, and redear sunfish, or shellcracker. Lake county anglers of all ages seek these panfish year-round. Bream are cooperative.

We’re now in one of my favorite times of year: the time when bream are spawning. While I love catching other species, especially catfish, fishing for bream is a much-loved pastime for this country boy ...

Tip of the Week: According to fieldandstream.com, if the bass you seek aren’t going hard after the big-hook bait, add a trailer hook. That basic adjustment can be the difference between bringing in a ...

Redear sunfish go by many names with chinquapin and shellcrackers being two of the more common in Mississippi. Although some anglers specifically target redear, they are often a by-catch for those ...

When Alabama largemouths leave the beds in late April, panfish move in. Shellcrackers are first to bed on most lakes where they're present. They're not as common as bluegills, but where they're found ...

We take a trip to Old Hickory Lake where Brandon and Neyland catch shellcrackers, and Chris Yoder joins the program to share his own fishing tips.

"The time for dusting off the light spinning tackle and cricket boxes is here," says Steve McCadams of Paris, Tennessee, longtime waterfowl and fishing guide on Kentucky Lake. After more than three ...

Time to break out the bream-buster poles and the crickets--panfish are on the beds across Alabama. It's the one time of year when this bass-crazy state may see nearly as many boats launched to chase ...

We’re now in one of my favorite times of year: the time when bream are spawning. While I love catching other species, especially catfish, fishing for bream is a much-loved pastime for this country boy ...