Coming off of last week’s mushrooming triumph, I felt inspired to do something else that was new to me. Luckily, the perfect ...

One of the appeals of bluegill fishing for many Arkansans is simplicity. Cane poles, bobbers, crickets and worms are basics.

With a cane pole and a can of worms or a container of crickets, kids and adults alike can have fun catching the scrappy bluegills and shellcrackers in almost any lake and stream in Florida.

A 10- to 16-foot cane pole or jigging pole is tops for fishing pads because it allows you to reach likely honey holes from a distance with fewer hangups and less disturbance.

I’ll take a cane pole and crickets. My bluegill roots are at Reelfoot Lake in Northwest Tennessee, where my grandpa and his kin passed on to me the simple pleasure of dipping crickets for big ...

I love fishing bluegills with modern-day cane poles. These graphite telescopic poles extend 10 feet. Tie an equally long stretch of line to the tip and affix a slip bobber rig with a small split ...

It's the time of year to catch a mess of bream. In old Florida, that meant fishing with a traditional cane pole. As it turns out, finding the fish is easier than finding the pole. Once a common ...

You don't need fancy tackle to catch bluegills, or any other sunfish species, including redears and longears. Many anglers use long poles made of graphite, fiberglass and cane. Artificial rods ...

In certain circumstances, cane pole fishing — like Tenkara — is more effective than any other method.

Shore fishing for bluegills is a time-honored form of Wisconsin angling that, since it allows social distancing, is especially welcome to fishermen during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lake County’s Harris Chain of Lakes may have a black eye as far as bass anglers are concerned, but for the cane-pole-and-crickets crowd it’s the place for panfish.