← Oklahoma fishing maps

Best bluegill lakes in Oklahoma

19 Oklahoma waters hold bluegill, 19 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.

1. Lake Texoma — 96 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie
2. Sardis Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
3. Waurika Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · White Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
4. Atoka Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
5. Hugo Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
6. Lake Murray — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
7. McGee Creek Reservoir — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie
8. Wister Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Lake 'O' the Arbuckles — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie
10. Lake Stanley Draper — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
11. Spavinaw Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
12. Greenleaf Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
13. Okmulgee Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
14. Bluestem Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
15. Lake Ponca — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
16. Lake Hefner — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
17. Claremore Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
18. Heyburn Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
19. Lake Overholser — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill

When to fish bluegill in Oklahoma

• 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.

Also in Oklahoma: best largemouth bass lakes · best smallmouth bass lakes · best walleye lakes · best white bass lakes · best saugeye lakes · best crappie lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best white bass & hybrids lakes · best flathead catfish lakes · best blue catfish lakes

Bluegill elsewhere: Ontario · Minnesota · Michigan · New Hampshire · Montana · Wyoming · Massachusetts · Washington · North Dakota · Iowa · Indiana · Connecticut · Nebraska · Ohio · Utah · Colorado · South Dakota · New York · Wisconsin · Kentucky · Arizona · Mississippi · Texas · Florida · Illinois · Kansas · Tennessee · Missouri · Delaware · Alabama · Georgia · West Virginia · Rhode Island · New Jersey · California · Virginia · Hawaii · South Carolina