Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network 

You are listening to What’s The Catch? the podcast with your host Andrew Rowan.

In this episode of What’s The Catch?  We’re gonna discuss: Panfish, what they are, where to find them, how to catch them, and why you should wanna catch them.

Panfish are small freshwater fish that are native to North America. They get their name from being small enough to fit into a frying pan. There are many types of fish considered panfish.There are 38 species in the panfish family, so to make this quicker and not drag on, I’ll be talking mainly about Bluegill and the Green Sunfish since those are both the most common found in Hopewell and other areas close. What I can say from personal experience is that they do taste really good.

Fun facts:

• Average Bluegill length: 7.5 inches
• Average bluegill weight: 2.6lbs
• Average Green Sunfish length: 3 to 6 inches
• Average Green Sunfish weight: 1.2 lbs
• Biggest bluegill ever caught: 4 lbs, 12 oz, 15 inches
• Biggest Green sunfish ever caught: 2 lbs, 2 oz, 14.75 inches

Places in/near hopewell

• Rosedale park: Pennington
• Delaware river 
• Washington crossing state park: Titusville
• Delaware and Raritan canal state park: Princeton
• Tyler state park: Newtown PA

My favorite spot:Rosedale park, spillway 

P.S, you can catch these guys pretty much all year around. 

I would say summertime is the best time, but with being able

To ice fish for these guys, that’s also a fun option

Best type of fishing rod

• Spinning rod because panfish are easy to catch

My favorite setup

• Small hooks from eagle claw
• One split shot for...