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Best bluegill lakes in West Virginia

16 West Virginia waters hold bluegill, 16 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. Summersville Lake — 263 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Tygart Lake — 125 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
3. Burnsville Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
4. Beech Fork Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
5. Sutton Lake — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
6. Stonecoal Lake — 84 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
7. Mount Storm Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill
8. Hawks Nest Lake — 62 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
9. Woodrum Lake — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Muskellunge
10. North Bend Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
11. Upper Mud River Lake — 37 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
12. Sleepy Creek Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Plum Orchard Lake — 38 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
14. Elk Fork Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
15. O'Brien Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
16. Moncove Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

When to fish bluegill in West Virginia

• 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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