Shellcracker don’t grow especially huge compared to bass and other species. A 2-pounder is about as big as these panfish, more formally known as red-eared sunfish, usually get on Central Florida lakes ...

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1 Around Lakeland, the bluegill are “popping off real good” on crickets and red worms at Saddle Creek Park. Bass fishing has been tough though. Ten-inch mag trick worms have been the most productive.

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Secretive shellcracker anglers are on the lookout for shallow beds of the red-eared sunfish in lily pads on Lake Kissimmee. The full moon of March is on Sunday, and with water temperatures in the low ...

Evan Merritt is an optimist. The Sumter County native was confident he'd find at least one bright spot among the grass beds of this 5,000-acre lake before the storm clouds ...

The bobber slowly disappears beneath the water's surface with the kind of unhurried leisure that signals "good fish" to the trained observer. "That's a `cracker'," says north Alabama angler Ricky ...

Everything on the boat seemed small. The first two inches of a 14-inch ruler were torn off. The rods and reels were of ultra light. The hooks were golden and tiny; the size of a small paper clip. The ...

We're quickly approaching one of my favorite times of year — the time of year when bream are spawning. While I love catching other species, especially catfish, fishing for bream such as bluegills and ...

SHELLCRACKER SANCTIONED. Panhandle teen-ager Joey Floyd’s 4-pound, 13 3/ 4-ounce shellcracker is in the record books. The International Game Fish Association in Fort Lauderdale has accepted the catch ...

Happy Independence Day to all of the local angling community. What could be better than a weekend of fishing? While there are plenty of opportunities on tap, what could be more American than fishing ...