If ever there was a panfish popularity contest conducted between Thurmond Lake’s bluegills and shellcrackers, I believe the latter would be the winner. Why? The red-ear sunfish, as it’s commonly ...

Among our native fish species, two are standouts — bluegill, or bream, and redear sunfish, or shellcracker. Lake county anglers of all ages seek these panfish year-round. Bream are cooperative.

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 ...

The Florida Panhandle is known for its stunning coastline, but it also boasts some of the best freshwater fishing opportunities in the Southeast. While largemouth bass and bluegill often steal the ...

Shellcrackers aren’t built like normal bream. If you love filling a cooler with thick, meaty bream fillets, May might be the best month to go perch-jerkin’. In my latest article for Wired2Fish, I ...

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