Welcome to The Bluegill Pond

I launched my float tube at a small secluded cove on a major impoundment. With the water level 4 feet above power pool submerged brush had become the dining room for the bluegill population. Secure in the knowledge that powerboats couldn't reach this protected area I...

I needed to fish before the onset of the forecasted seven days of rain. The problem was that the low temperature the night before was 35 degrees. I thought the fish would be scattered and deep, and I was correct. Intermediate line enabled me to cover depths to 4 feet,...

With a 5-wt. rod, an intermediate line that sinks at 1-1/2 i.p.s., and size-10 Mini Minnies I was armed and dangerous for my trip to a large pond. The slow-sinking line stayed under the choppy water that resulted from the day's persistent wind. The Mini Minnies...

Another gully-washer transformed the rivers into raging torrents, so I loaded the float tube for a pond trip. Sunny skies normally send the fish into deep water, but today the stained water neutralized the brightness. A 7-weight rod, floating line, and 3X tippet were...

Clear, wadable water enticed me to a long river pool with several deadfalls that I expected to harbor bass. I was wrong. The submerged branches were full of crappies that had migrated upstream from the reservoir that the stream feeds. Mini Minnies in white/silver...