It’s panfish season across Southwest Washington right now. With a summer sun warming the water, and the long days providing excellent insect production, the smallish but plentiful fish are feeding ...

Summertime bluegill fishing is as American as apple pie, hot dogs and baseball. However, some folks dismiss or look down on bluegill fishing. Well, here are eight reasons for you to consider catching ...

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 ...

An outsized rendition of a bluegill graces the highway shoulder along the Mississippi River in Onalaska. If Paul Bunyan had a panfish sidekick, this would be it. The 15-foot-tall statue is accompanied ...