Panfish represent a variety of smaller "pan sized" fish with the most popular being bluegills, but it also includes red ear sunfish, pumpkinseed, and goggle eyes. They provide a fun fish to catch while being plentiful, but they are also great table fare. And while anyone can catch them with simple live baits like earthworms and crickets, catching the better sized bluegills and red ears can be a lot of fun on ultralight lures and tackle. So we thought we'd share some of the best lures for bluegill fishing as well as other panfish to help anglers build a quality panfish kit that is ready to go all the time without having to worry about finding live bait to go fishing. The largest majority of panfish anglers will chase bluegills, so we use bluegill fishing interchangeably with panfishing.
