A spring bobber can detect light bites from finicky winter bluegills. / Joe Shead If you wait to feel the classic “thump” of a fish hitting your jig, you’ll miss a lot of subtle bluegill bites.

So for this story I’m including the tried and tested live bait options that are simple to rig and fish. But I’m also including a variety of artificial lures that have helped me put plenty of panfish ...

In terms of availability, access, and a willingness to bite, it's hard to beat a bluegill ... re ready to fish. During ice season, Brosdahl is fond of dropping Northland tungsten jigs, as the ...

Drop a worm in the water on a summer day and just try to not catch a bluegill ... with negative or neutral fish. If you haven’t already, switch to tungsten jigs. Tungsten is denser than lead ...