What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

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 ...

Today we're out on the ice, jigging up sunfish and perch. We're using 1/8oz stingnose jigging spoons and tipping them with one tiny piece of butterworm. As always until next time, good luck and good ...

Think deep when it comes to catching black bass. That's advice from Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Jones and his dad used jig and pigs and caught bass 20 feet deep during a day at the ...

Michigan is well on its way to excellent ice fishing conditions, the Michigan Department of Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report.While it might be too cold to fish this week, the DNR ...

Chasing bluegills is one of my favorite winter activities. Bluegills have a couple of life history habitat shifts, both as juveniles and adults, that occur as a response to foraging and predator ...

As the end of summer draws nigh, many sportsmen have hunting, not fishing, on their minds. But each year about this time, I like to spend some time on the water catching bluegills for the freezer, and ...

OK, we will need to let the weather warm up again and stabilize, but when it does, it will be bluegill time. Whether you are an experienced angler or new to the sport of fishing, it is tough to beat ...

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 ...

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 ...