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Best bluegill lakes in Utah

20 Utah waters hold bluegill, 1 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 Powell — 516 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern Pike
3. Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
4. Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
5. Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
6. Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
7. Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
8. Sand Hollow Reservoir — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Pelican Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Muskellunge, Common Carp
10. Steinaker Reservoir — 130 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
11. Quail Creek Reservoir — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
12. Recapture Reservoir — 113 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Mantua Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
14. Gunlock Reservoir — 46 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
15. Newton Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
16. Huntington North Reservoir — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
17. Wide Hollow Reservoir — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
18. Brough Reservoir — 56 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
19. Kens Lake — 69 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
20. Salem Pond — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout

When to fish bluegill in Utah

• 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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