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Pan Fish In The Pan
by Valeska Misserij
http://www.fishingm.com
You and the quarry are both looking for the same thing,
your next meal! Pan fish will take your bait, especially
the young ones, if you toss a line in their direction. Pan
fishing is a sport for catch and release fishing in many
parts of the country. Still, pan fish can make for some
good eating and the ones large enough to make a supper
are worthy opponents.
Not much beats watching a young child reel in a feisty pan
fish. In certain locations, all it takes to catch these
fish's attention is a small hook. Who hasn't caught these
greedy little fish with just a wad of bread or tiny chunk of
hot dog? Granted most of these catches are not "keepers".
The more serious pan fish require some skill and muscle.
Pan fish is simply a general term for whatever fish that
live in the nearby lake that will fit conveniently into your
frying pan. Most people consider sunfish, bluegill, crappie
and perch to be pan fish. While young pan fish may be so
easy to catch that a child can do it, mature fish need the
the right bait and lures depending on lake conditions and
which part of the fishing season it is.
If you are fishing in the summer months, grubs, leeches,
worms, or night crawlers make good bait. Another choice
for bait is other small fish, like minnows. If you are
fishing at night for perch, night flies or grubs may just do
the trick.
If for some reason you prefer not to use live bait, lures
can mimic bait and look just about the same to pan fish.
In the summer, the best time of day to catch pan fish is
either early in the morning just before dawn or in the
evening just before dusk. You need to know where to look
for fish as well as know the best time of day. Pan fish
like lake perch like to move every day from the shallow
water near shore during the day to the deeper water at
night in order to feed. Since they've moved to deeper
water to feed, that's the place to find them and putting
your lure or bait in the water has the best chance of
success.
Other kinds of pan fish have different patterns from lake
perch. Other pan fish prefer to hide out in the shade, in
the weeds and at the edge of the lake. The larger sunfish
and crappies prefer these areas where there's a better food
supply that suits their palate. Since they are fussier in
what they'll eat, they are harder to catch. While younger
fish eagerly nibble at bait near the surface, more mature
fish need lures that are slightly suspended off the bottom
of the lake. Just be careful to select lures that won't
tangle in the weeds; once these bigger fish figure out that
your lure is, well, a lure and not a meal, they aren't
likely to take the bait, as the saying goes.
If you wish to learn more about lures for catching pan fish,
check out the products available from Bass Pro Shop. Bass
Pro Shop offers complete packages with a variety of jigs
and lures. Also check out the lures made by Barlow Tackle.
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