RAMSEY, Minn. — A small minnow suspended beneath a float is a standard crappie offering across the Upper Midwest. Similarly, many bluegill anglers rarely use anything other than a small jig tipped ...

Almost 10 years ago, a good cyber friend of mine, Bill “Musky” Modica, outlined a highly effective tactic for catching a variety of panfish on spoons. Yup, that’s right, spoons! His tutorials were ...

When ever people read articles in the big mags about panfishing and especially summertime fishing the topic is usually about live bait, fly fishing or perhaps some type of jig with a piece of bait.

The first time I remember using a small jigging spoon for panfish was a dozen years ago. Local guide Josh Hagemeister and I were fishing a very deep hole on Clearwater Lake for crappies. The slim ...

Lakes throughout Minnesota are giving up nice numbers of panfish. Many anglers recommend small tungsten jigs or jigging spoons tipped with a minnow head for the most success. Anglers will want to stay ...

Hello folks, the other day we went ice fishing on some local ice aiming to catch some bluegills and perch. We geared up with ...

If you enjoy catching some smaller fish or like fishing with children, then the time may be right for you. Fishermen at many locations on inland lakes in Michigan are catching panfish, bass and ...

Just like that, the general inland fishing season for game fish is over. For most of northern Minnesota (except for Ontario border waters) and now northern Wisconsin, we have to leave walleyes, bass ...