Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bluegill is the most common and widely known species in the sunfish family. Bluegills are beloved by anglers across North ...

A new freshwater record for a spotted sunfish is on the books in Georgia. The June 15 catch weighed 12 ounces, state officials said. Photo by Andrey Trusov via Unsplash An angler was fishing with his ...

ATLANTA — Wesley Daniels of Pearson has kicked off 2025 with a splash, reeling in the year’s first record freshwater fish — a hefty spotted sunfish caught in the Suwannee River. The fish measured 8 ¾ ...

Atkinson County angler Wesley Daniels reeled in a record-tying palm-sized panfish Tuesday while fishing for catfish. Weighing in at 12 ounces and measuring 8 ½ inches long, the spotted sunfish Daniels ...

PORTAL, Ga. — Attention, anglers! The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division has announced a new freshwater fish state record. Jamie Boyett of Portal, Georgia, caught a record-breaking Spotted Sunfish (0 ...

Wesley Daniels tied the Georgia state record for spotted sunfish with a 12-ounce catch from the Suwannee River. Spotted sunfish, or "stumpknockers," are typically smaller and prefer stumps for feeding ...