It can be fun to fish for sunfish.Kids often catch the first fish they see.Almost all freshwater bodies in the United States have small fish in them.Make sure you have the right equipment and bait to catch sunfish.
Step 1: Use a light tackle.
You don't need much to catch sunfish.Flycasting tackle can be used to fish for sunfish.A small hook and 4-pound line is good for catching sunfish.You can attach a float and sinker weight.
Step 2: A small hook can be used.
Sunfish are small.You won't catch a sunfish with a large hook because it will be too large for their mouth to close.Use a small hook to catch fish.Hook sizes six to ten work well.
Step 3: For bait, use worms and small insects.
Sunfish will bite anything.Crickets, worms, red wigglers, and grubs are the most common types of bait used to catch sunfish.Live bait is better than dead bait.You can use worms or balls of bread.If you only need a small amount on the hook, use part of the worm.It's difficult to catch fish with too much of the worm on the hook.They can avoid the hook by nibbling part of the worm.
Step 4: Artificial bait can be tried around dense areas.
Live bait should not be used when fishing around brush, weeds, or rocks.Artificial bait can be used instead of small flies.Small spinners, spinnerbaits, and jig-spinners can be tried.Sunfish are usually caught on small lures.
Step 5: Try lakes and rivers.
Most lakes, ponds, and rivers in the United States are home to sunfish.One is better at catching sunfish than the other.Many people like to fish in the lake, but the rivers can offer some great catches.You can find the most sunfish by fishing around different bodies of water.
Step 6: During the day, you can catch fish.
Sunfish are more active during the day than at night.They get curious about things in the water and can see them more easily during the day.The best time to catch sunfish is when the sun is out.Morning and evening fishing is the best during the summer.It's a good time to fish in the middle of the day.
Step 7: The fish are in shallow water.
Sunfish can be found all over the place, but they prefer shallow areas with some kind of cover.Sunfish can be found around brush, weeds, and rocks.Lake coves are a good place to find sunfish.Sunfish can be found in deeper waters in the winter.
Step 8: The bait should be under a cork.
Sunfish prefer not to chase their food.You can place the bait under a cork.If the cork is too large and heavy, the sunfish will avoid the bait.They like motionless bait, so keep the line.Between the cork and the hook is where to put one to three feet.If you are having trouble catching anything, try different depths.
Step 9: There are clean areas where fish can be found without a cork.
The bottom of the body of water does not have a lot of cover.When you are bed fishing in early spring or after a cold snap, you can let the hook sink to the gravel or sandy bottom.Recasting the line after a few minutes.The bait should fall to the bottom slowly if you use light weight.
Step 10: Go across the lake in a boat.
It is possible to catch sunfish by drifting the bait through the water with a boat.The hook should be put down into the water.Take the bait across the lake.It is possible to drift in areas where fish have been before.
Step 11: Wait about five minutes after you cast.
If the bobber doesn't move by then, reel in about a foot and repeat the process.Try a different bait.Then, cast somewhere else.There may not be any hungry fish in the area if there are no bites where you cast and use the right bait.
Step 12: The fish can be Hooked.
When the sunfish bites, there will be ripples and the cork will go under the water.Don't move your rod.This is difficult and frustrating, but the fish is just smelling the bait.The bobber will go under when they bite it.The hook should be set in the opposite direction of the bobber.The sunfish doesn't bite the hook if the bobber moves to one side.