Best bluegill lakes in Massachusetts
237 Massachusetts waters hold bluegill, 237 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.
- Sudbury Reservoir — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Otis Reservoir — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Long Pond (Lakeville) — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- South Watuppa Pond — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Webster Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Quinsigamond — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Long Pond (Harwich) — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Quaboag Pond — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Onota Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Hamilton Reservoir — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Congamond Lakes South Pond — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Cochituate North Basin — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Wequaquet Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Watershops Pond — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Snipatuit Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Long Pond (Plymouth) — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Garfield — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Pontoosuc Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Squibnocket Pond — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Whitehall Reservoir — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Norton Reservoir — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Great Herring Pond — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Congomond Lakes (Middle basin ) — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Manchaug Pond — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Oxbow — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
…plus 212 more Massachusetts waters holding bluegill.
When to fish bluegill in Massachusetts
- 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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