The Blue GillFacts, Tips, & More...

Bluegills are quite common in warm-water shallow weedy ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams. They seems to prefer the weedy shallows near shore.

Bluegills gather in aggregations over the winter in deeper water, but when the water temperature reaches 50 degrees farenheit they return to the shallows.
The bluegill is known for crossbreeding with several other sunfish species creating wild hybrids.

Diet: Bluegills feed primarily on small aquatic mollusks, worms and immature and adult insects. They also infrequently consume vegetation.
 The males have orange bellies while the females have a more yellowish belly.

Bluegill can be identified by the blue gillflap.

 Easy to catch, bluegills make a good pan fish.

They are often the first fish that a young fisherman catches.
Blue Gill are also know as bream, brim, or sunfish. Many people call bluegills "sunnies". Bluegill Range from the Rio Grand to Minnisota to Florida and everywhere inbetween

Common baits used to catch Bluegill are worms, crickets, artificial flies, and small jigs.
Deep Fried Blue Gills
submitted by Ellen Haukom


1-2 cups Hungry Jack Pancake mix

3 Tbls. Lawrys seasoning salt

2-3 large eggs

blue gills

Heat peanut or corn oil to 375 degrees. Mix pancake mix and seasoning salt together in a bowl. Place beaten eggs in another bowl. Coat fish with eggs and then dredge in pancake mix. Place in hot oil. It should bubble up as soon as it enters the oil. If it doesn't, the oil is not hot enough. Fry fish for 2-4 minutes until golden brown. Serve with homemade tartar sauce.

Homemade tartar sauce:

1/2 cup Mayonaise

1/2 teaspoon horseradish

2-3 teaspoons of pickle relish
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