Small ponds will be ice-fishing magnets for panfish, and bluegills and crappie should be biting on small jigs and maggots.

You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from docks in the summertime. But in winter, they are serious sport. They can be willing biters ... or they can be challenging, depending on their ...

Ice conditions are very good, with most lakes having 13-15 inches of good, clear ice. There is not a lot of snow on the lakes ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bluegills are a popular panfish around Ohio, in both small farm ponds and many public lakes. Shreve Lake in the Shreve Lake Wildlife Area in Wayne County has become a prime fishing ...

Most fishermen target bluegills solely in farm ponds and other small bodies of water. But these scrappy fish are abundant in sprawling lakes and reservoirs as well and are a fun alternative when ...

As the third week of December marks on the calendar, some people are venturing onto some of the frozen water bodies in the ...

CO Patrick McGowan (Cass Lake) worked Leech lake throughout the week for angling activity. Most anglers are reporting a slow ...

Editor's note: Flip Putthoff, who compiles the weekly fishing report, is on vacation. Here is last week's report. Early morning and late evening are the times to be fishing, said Jon Conklin, fishing ...

A dandy trail for hiking circles a little lake that's darned good for fishing. Lake Wilson in south Fayetteville is a scenic, 28-acre oval of pretty water that's the centerpiece of Lake Wilson Park.

Crappie are schooling around brush, as is typical in the fall, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fish around brush with minnows or jigs 12 to 20 feet deep. The south half of the lake generally provides ...