Panfish Fishing

There is no doubt that summer panfish can be tough, but ‘gill and crappie guru, Brian “Bro” Brosdahl shares his secrets to finding and these fish.

Lifelong crappie fanatic Brian Brosdahl—the acclaimed rodsman ‘Bro’—patterns his spring fishing after the flooding phenomenon by studying individual bodies of water and identifying stretches where spring flowage pools and produces primo crappie haunts.

Follow this water temperature roadmap to big crappies all year.

Crappies rank high on the must-fish list among NAFC members, and fortunately, they’re common across much of the continent. But even on top waters, broad-shouldered slabs spanning 14 inches or longer and topping 11/2 pounds can be hard to come by, especially consistently..

Puny perch are child’s play, but patterning potbellies is almost impossible without a bulletproof game plan. Veteran perch guide and avowed jumbo junkie Jeff Sundin follows the food supply to track trophies year-round on Minnesota’s Lake Winnibigoshish.

Devils Lake guide Jason Feldner spends many winter days targeting perch through the ice and has learned the keys to finding and catching them.

Guide James Hodgin shares five tips to help YOU catch more early-ice 'gills. 

Get bites even when winter’s odds are stacked against you

Sixty-seven lakes and reservoirs, in 19 states, hold specially tagged fish that could turn into cash or prizes for lucky anglers! Read on!

The crappie is sportfishing’s undisputed King of Spring. Here's where to find 'em shallow in the spawning season, and when.