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.
- Lake Powell — 516 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
- Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern PikeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
- Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Sand Hollow Reservoir — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Pelican Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Muskellunge, Common CarpWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Steinaker Reservoir — 130 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Quail Creek Reservoir — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Recapture Reservoir — 113 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Mantua Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Gunlock Reservoir — 46 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Newton Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Huntington North Reservoir — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Wide Hollow Reservoir — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Brough Reservoir — 56 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Kens Lake — 69 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Salem Pond — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Utah waters with public access data
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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