It's payback time in North Alabama. Throughout the spawn, bluegills and other panfish harass nesting bass, rushing in to gulp down eggs and fry anytime the parent fish are distracted. But the bass get ...

The best artificial lures for sunfish Artificial panfish lures need to be small, since sunfish have very tiny mouths. Occasionally sunfish will hit large plugs and lures intended for other species, ...

can’t tell y’all how happy I am that we have finally had a couple of 70-degree days, that the grass is turning green, and that the fish are starting to bite. Sure, there’s lots of other stuff to do ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Sometimes there just seems to be magic in the air along the canals and inlets scattered about the 6,000 acres of marshland known as the Coastal Club. That magic transports veteran ...

The best of the panfish spawn is over in most North Alabama lakes, but if you're willing to move out a bit deeper, you can still load the cooler with these tasty morsels. And the good thing about ...