Photo By: Bill Linder Before Mark Davis became a professional bass angler, he was a successful fishing guide in Arkansas. And long before that, he was a diehard fan of fishing for bluegills. After a ...

3 At Winter Haven, Lake Cannon has produced some good size bass this week. Lake Summit is still producing bass in deep water on crankbaits. The canals are producing shellcracker and bluegill.

Big bluegills love deep water in the summertime. Gary Howey, Hartington, Neb., caught this one at Enemy Swim Lake in northeast South Dakota. Michael Lewis ...

Bluegill fishing is one of the best ways to introduce kids to the outdoors. Use this guide to learn how to locate, catch, and cook bluegill.

Summer bluegill fishing can be a deep subject. Fishing for 'gills and other sunfish in the heart and heat of summer can mean switching your focus from the shallow-water play of the early summer ...

Midges (Chironomids) can hatch all year long wherever there’s open water and, if they do, the dry fly fishing for bluegills can be fast and furious — just like in summer.

Electronics certainly can provide an advantage in bluegill fishing. Modern side-imaging technology allows anglers to locate spawning beds along the shoreline too deep for the naked eye.

Lake Crago has a good bass bite offshore in deeper water on deep diving crankbaits and plastic worms, reports Phillips Bait and Tackle (863-666-2248).

Deep diving crankbaits in 10 to 15 feet of water are producing. Good size fish have been caught this week including two 7 pounders, and both an 8 and a 9 pounder.

Try for walleye along main lake or secondary points near deep water. Troll slowly 30 feet deep with a nightcrawler rig behind a bottom bouncer weight.

Bluegill Fishing 101: A Beginner's Guide In terms of availability, access, and a willingness to bite, it's hard to beat a bluegill.