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Best bluegill lakes in Delaware

32 Delaware waters list bluegill (official records or labelled estimates), 22 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The classic panfish. Shallow cover in summer, deeper weed edges otherwise.

1. Trap Pond — 6 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
2. Millsboro Pond — 10 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
3. Concord Pond — 8 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Haven Lake — 7 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Horsey Pond — 9 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. McColley Pond — 6 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Griffith Lake — 6 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
8. Garrisons Lake — 5 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
9. Coursey Pond — 6 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. McGinnis Pond — 9 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Becks Pond — 7 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Ingrams Pond — 7 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Blairs Pond — 7 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Moores Lake — 4 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Waples Pond — 3 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
16. Wagamons Pond — 7 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
17. Portsville Pond — 8 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Redear SunfishWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
18. Raccoon Pond — 6 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Craigs Pond — 7 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Derby Pond — 6 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Abbotts Mill Pond — 5 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Lums Pond — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
23. Hearns Pond — 9 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
24. Records Pond — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
25. Killens Pond — 7 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites

…plus 7 more Delaware waters holding bluegill.

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When to fish bluegill in Delaware

• Spring 1–6 ft — Bedding colonies on sandy shallow flats — sight-fish the light spots.
• Summer 4–15 ft — Weed edges and dock shade; bigger 'gills hold slightly deeper.
• Fall 6–18 ft — Schools tighten on remaining green weeds and first drops.
• Winter 10–25 ft — Soft-bottom basins with invertebrates; finesse presentations.

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