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Best bluegill lakes in Vermont

63 Vermont waters hold bluegill, 4 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 Bomoseen — 65 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
2. Harriman Reservoir — 180 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout
3. Lake Hortonia — 58 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
4. Lake Fairlee — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
5. Lake Morey — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill
6. Waterbury Reservoir — 100 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
7. Somerset Reservoir — 85 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
8. Seymour Lake — 167 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
9. Lake Iroquois — 37 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
10. Arrowhead Mountain Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
11. Norton Pond — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill
12. Green River Reservoir — 93 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
13. North Hartland Reservoir — 36 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
14. Echo Lake — 129 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
15. Great Hosmer Pond — 57 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
16. Lake Eden — 40 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
17. Shelburne Pond — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
18. Berlin Pond — 59 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
19. Wrightsville Reservoir — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
20. East Long Pond — 105 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
21. Lake Elligo — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
22. Lake Derby — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
23. Miles Pond — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
24. Clyde Pond — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill
25. Glen Lake — 68 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie

…plus 38 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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