You will find them hard to keep alive. Channel catfish or Flathead, well the channel catfish has a deeply forked tail and the flathead catfish does not. Not much gear is needed for catfish fishing, so keeping it simple will be better for you. Do Not make the mistake of using over-sized tackle when fishing for panfish. I recommend using 4-pound line, do Not use huge bobbers and do Not use big snap swivels.
Bluegills have some of the best eyesight of all fish, and have good color vision.
Bluegills will spawn when the water temperature reaches 70 to 72 degrees. If you catch small ones next to vegetation, move out alittle, cause the bull gills should be on the outshirts. So look for shoreline with drop-offs. With this presentation the fish are more likely to bite. Also try using a slip bobber to get down to deeper water.