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 ...

1 Around Lakeland, at Saddle Creek, the park has had a pretty good bite this week for bluegill on red worms and grass shrimp on the bottom along the edges of the banks. Shiners under a float are ...

Tip of the Week: According to fieldandstream.com, if the bass you seek aren’t going hard after the big-hook bait, add a trailer hook. That basic adjustment can be the difference between bringing in a ...

1. In Lakeland, on Lake Parker the bass and shellcracker bite has been great. At Tenoroc, lakes Cemetary and B have been good for bass. With the full moon coming, red worms and grass shrimp are ...

Brandon and Dayton go fishing for Shellcracker at the same lake, about a week apart. You won't believe the difference a few days will make. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Brandon and Dayton go fishing for ...

Redear sunfish go by many names with chinquapin and shellcrackers being two of the more common in Mississippi. Although some anglers specifically target redear, they are often a by-catch for those ...