Best bluegill lakes in Indiana
168 Indiana waters hold bluegill, 151 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — 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.
- Monroe Lake — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Brookville Lake — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
- Raccoon Lake (Cecil Harden) — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Patoka Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Morse Reservoir — 43 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Cagles Mill Lake (Cataract) — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Geist Reservoir — 38 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Lake Wawasee — 75 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Mississinewa Lake — 137 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Salamonie Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Lemon — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Hardy Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Crooked Lake (Steuben) — 81 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
- Bass Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Tippecanoe — 123 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Lake Maxinkuckee — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
- Sylvan Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Summit Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Huntington Lake (Roush) — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Hamilton Lake — 69 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Freeman — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Kokomo Reservoir — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Worster Lake (Potato Creek) — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Winona Lake — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Webster Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
…plus 143 more Indiana waters holding bluegill.
When to fish bluegill in Indiana
- 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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