Catching spawning sunfish is by far the easiest type of fishing. Males attack anything that comes near the nest and females feed throughout the spawn.
Anglers have been known to catch the same fish 2 or 3 times within minutes. Cast a small worm in the beds and you will catch fish all day. Most sunfish
spawn in just a couple feet of water, however, in clear lakes they can found spawning in water that is 10 to 15 feet.
Anglers will typically use lures when they are targeting the biggest fish for table fare. If you throw a small jig or spinner into the beds, you have a better
chance at catching the biggest fish. Fly-fishermen like to use flies and poppers around the beds and this also produces well. The nice thing about using
lures is that you don't have to re-bait your hook. If you are out with your kids and you are trying to fish for bass while they fishing for sunfish, try using
small leeches. Sunfish have a hard time getting the leech off the hook, which will result in you re-baiting their hook less often.
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