The classic way to fish for bluegill/sunfish (hereinafter referred to generically as bluegills) is casting a size 10 or 12, rubber-legged popping bug or spider with a light fly rod and floating line.

Though largemouth bass in the TVA lakes are well-known to primarily live on shad, there's a span in late May and on through June when their tastes turn to panfish. As the bluegills and shellcrackers ...

THE FLY LINE straightens out 3 feet above the water, and the popping bug hits the pond with a pleasing splat. I see the popper try to roll over, which tells me I have a bit of twist in the leader that ...

The arrival of summer brings great fishing across the state, including prime opportunities for bream fishing. Bream, a generic name for the generic "panfish," generally refers to bluegill sunfish and ...