SOME SAY a big shellcracker is the most mysterious fish in freshwater. Properly called a redear sunfish, it’s three times the size of a keeper bluegill, on average, and just as delicious. But it’s ...

Among our native fish species, two are standouts — bluegill, or bream, and redear sunfish, or shellcracker. Lake county anglers of all ages seek these panfish year-round. Bream are cooperative.

Some years, panfish fans find that there is a brief lull in catches during late March and early April. During this period, the speckled perch that had recently inhabited the shallow spawning cover in ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay hook shellcrackers and bluegill on a secret jig before a snake bite. Fallout: Investigators trace alleged fraud America’s biggest oil field is turning into a pressure cooker ...

Since Greenfield Lake is close by, I have been spending more time fishing there than in past years. The 90-acre lake seems small when compared to the other lakes within a couple hours' drive of ...

The week upcoming will likely be the height of the panfish spawn for the year. The full moon Monday will more than likely push bluegill, shellcrackers and redbellies onto the beds. One report was of a ...

Largemouth bass and shellcrackers recently have been the most reported freshwater catches, but striped bass are becoming more active and are being caught with some regularity. Here’s a look at this ...

Largemouth bass and shellcrackers have been the top freshwater catches again this week. Catfish are becoming more active, as are freshwater striped bass and walleye. * Chickahominy River: Thursday’s ...