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Best bluegill lakes in Vermont

64 Vermont waters list bluegill (official records or labelled estimates), 28 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — 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. Moore Reservoir — 120 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
2. Lake Bomoseen — 65 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
3. Lake Hortonia — 58 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Lake Fairlee — 48 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Lake Morey — 42 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Lake Iroquois — 37 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Echo Lake — 121 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
8. East Long Pond — 105 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
9. Lake Elligo — 101 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
10. Lake Derby — 20 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
11. Glen Lake — 64 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Miles Pond — 54 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Little Hosmer Pond — 10 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. Lake Elmore — 16 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
15. Lake Parker — 44 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Sunset Lake — 120 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Neal Pond — 33 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Woodward Reservoir — 52 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Spectacle Pond — 15 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Amherst Lake — 94 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Brownington Pond — 33 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Sunset Lake — 39.8 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Bald Hill Pond — 42 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Halls Lake — 28 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Ticklenaked Pond — 49 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 39 more Vermont waters holding bluegill.

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When to fish bluegill in Vermont

• 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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