North American Fishing Club Panfish

whats your favorite panfish bait??

fisherman96 — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:17:01 GMT

whats is yalls favorite panfish jig or bait.... believe it or not i caught some nice panfish on a Strike king bitsy bug football jig

Redears in Lake Havasu

AZAllen — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:21:37 GMT

A person prefishing for a tournament in Lake Havasu caught a 5.7-5.9 pound redear sunfish. The 5.55 pound record caught tow years ago was also caught by a bass fisherman, on a plastic worm.

Fly fishing crappies

countryhick289 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:29:22 GMT

I'm looking for a new way of spending time fishing and reeling in crappies, looking to start fly fishing for them. Any suggestions on what types of flies to use and where a good place to purchase them would be?

Crappie Rigs?

vweeks — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:21:33 GMT

Anybody got any new ideas for a crappie/bluegill rig? Kinda tried all I new and experimented, but now it's time for some new stuff.

Using flies for panfish

huffmanl43 — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:15:55 GMT

when i go fishing i usually do not have a set fish specie i fish for but i know when the bass fishing is slow 9 out 10 times you can get the panfish to bite. well i had a container of worms with me and having a good ol' time but i was getting tired of putting a worm on every few cast. i wear a fishing vest just like flyfishers (it is a little easier to carry gear when kayaking fishing), in my vest i carry a small travel pack. in this travel pack it has a little bit of everything it is a little easier than digging through the tackle box, which i still carry with me. well in there I keep some wet and dry flies why i do not really know i do not fly fish. anyways i tied a fly on my ultra light rod, the colors were black and white, and i put a very small split shot on the line about 14 inches up from the fly just to get it out there a little ways. as soon as that fly hit the water i have never seen so many panfish come out at once. right away i hooked into a pretty good size bluegill. i get that one in and throw the fly again instantly fish on this time a little sunfish. i did this five or six times until they caught on. so after the tenth cast with nothing i decided to try a couple of flicks where the fly just skims the water well i did three small little flicks out and sure enough the panfish fish came back like an angry swarm of bees. it was so much fun i have never seen anything like that. using flies i found was a good alternative to using worms. i have 4 pound line on my ultra light that is about all you really need as far as i am concered. it was a good time and if you are looking for some good fun give it a try.

Good Size Perch

traseley — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:41:04 GMT

Whats a good size perch because I just started catching them in a local pond and it started out a couple that were maybe five inches long and I caught one that was probably seven or eight inches. They aren't very fat though so whats a good length/ weight.

What is it ?

Wifisher — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:35:51 GMT

I caught a bunch of these the other day. I've been fishing 40+ years and I have never caught them before. I THINK I know what they are but they are not known to be in this water body. I was fishing a river eddy below a papermill dam on the Wisconsin River in Central Wisconsin.
Here are some details:
the eyes are NOT red,
the ear is like a bluegill,
the body shape of a rock bass,
the belly colorations of a pumpkinseed,
anal fin and tail is heavily edged in a dark red-orange,
pectoral fins are orange in color,
the mouth is larger than a bluegill, basslike,
beautiful neon blue streaks on the face and cheeks.
Any guesses?

crappies

malman 650 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:13:11 GMT

im live in calumet city il, anybody know or heard where the crappi{1}****ting at this weekend, since it has cool off some???????

Favorite Panfish Species

memphisfish — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:34:08 GMT

What is your favorite panfish species? You can put several. If you dont mind, please share some tips on how to catch them. ive never caught a yellow perch but really want to. My favorites are:
1.White and Yellow Bass- they are a load of fun!
2.Bluegill
3.Freshwater Drum-I consider ot a panfish although it isnt. I typically catch them while fishing for panfish. They are so underappreciated!!

best blue gill bait

iclark — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:21:14 GMT

what is the best

VT state record Rock Bass ! !

VT-Bass13 — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:09:48 GMT

Sorry if this is not classified at a pan fish i think it is im new to the forum but not new to fishing. So i was fishing this morning and when i hooked into what i thought was a monster Rock Bass. I let it go after tacking a nice pic of it not think any about it. Until i sent the pic to my good fishing buddy and that when he said that it might be a state record. The current state record it Vermont it 2# even I think this fish is at least over 2# by a little bit i no were the fish is i see it everyday not think much of it until now please help with size and possible weight.

New Crappie Killer

skewl — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:24:31 GMT

Went down to the local pond for the first trip of the year today after school with the temperature being a balmy 50* and decided to bring along with me a new fly I had made a few weeks ago, it's a bit like a cross between a Zonker and a Woolly Bugger and it really brought 'em in today. I caught 15 fish in the half hour I was able to be on the water and dozens more strikes. I thought it was interesting how all my bites came just inches under the surface, you'd think the fish would be lethargic at this time of year but I guess spring is getting underway. I even got a bite with the fly on the surface waiting for the marabou to soak up some water and sink! Anyway, I'll be making a few more of these flies, I'll try and get a picture up soon with a recipe if anyone's interested, but for now my Woolly Zonker is doing just fine and my season is off to a great start. It's about time!!

Big 'gills photo

mo65 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:22:42 GMT

Check out these beauties! I didn't catch them, they were posted on another forum...just thought you guys might enjoy a look.

how to catch fish?

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:14:25 GMT

HOW DO I CATCH PANFISH!!!!!!!!!!!

clean perch in ten seconds

walleye hunter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:31:08 GMT

Here is a little video on how to clean a perch in ten seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjTlFwQb7D0&feature=player_embedded

Chartruese or Firetiger

vweeks — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:14:45 GMT

Which color do you find more productive? And I was wondering, when fishing for panfish in the creek they usually go for bright colored lures, however, when I go panfishing in small lakes or ponds, they go for darker colored lures. Does anyone have a hypothesis as to why this is going on? Thanks.

Fall River Panfish

ILbassin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:55:08 GMT

I have been so focused on bass fishing lately that I'm not even sure if I even remember how to catch a bluegill or crappie ha, but I just had a quick question. If I wanted to catch some panfish on a decent sized river in the fall, would I be better of in the main river near sea walls, riprap, bridges and what not, or in back waters?

Specialty Rods

skewl — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:01:47 GMT

Lately, I've been seeing more and more specialty rods for panfish. Some are 10 to 15 feet long, and I thought that a rod that long was only useful for fly fishing and surf casting, but it had never struck me that a 10 foot rod was useful for panfishing. I fish for the little buggers a couple times a week with a normal 5 foot UL rod and do just fine, so is there really an advantage to having a 10 foot pole for panfishing?

My catches today!

RRichards151 — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:07:39 GMT

I had a Personal best, You cant tell by the picture but it was like a half a pounder.....

Here is the video link for my big catch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLLN...ideo_title

My 2 new rigs

RRichards151 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:28:51 GMT

Well i was thinking (Oh NO!) and i came up with this, These are for pan fish of course....

A Hardbait with a small slipshot to make it a bottom dragger and to make it cast farther i use 6Lb Test with both of these..

And this is a 1/64 Ounce Black Grub with a Small jig hook (I think) and 2 small slipshot weights with a 6LB test...