Kentucky Lake Bluegill: Fishing for Bluegill
Kentucky Lake has some big bluegill to fill your livewell with. There are lots of bluegill in the 6 to 8 inch range and many fish bigger than 8 inches. You will also catch plenty of smaller bluegill while fishing for the big boys, but using bigger baits will help elminate some of the smaller fish.
Spring is a great time to fish for them shallow along any type of cover along the shoreline. Rocky shorelines are a good place to start. Summer positions most of the bigger bluegill in deeper water. Brush piles in 6 to 15 feet of water will hold bluegill throughout the summer. A lot of the same areas that hold crappie will hold bluegill. Just fish a little shallower for the bluegill.
The mayfly hatch causes a buzz among the bluegill during the summer. Look for bluegill to be feeding aggressively on the surface along the shorelines. It may be tough to catch them though because of all the food in the water that you are competing with. Flies work well over here, but live bait will also do the trick.
Fall brings bluegill shallower again. You can find a lot of your bigger bluegill back in the bays and creek channels in the fall.
Winter fishing is tough. Fish deeper and fish slow. Downsize your baits as well. Small jigs tipped with little pieces of worms and wax worms will get some bites.
Good baits are worms, pieces of nightcrawlers, crickets and even small minnows. Small tubes work well for the bigger bluegill, but you’ll catch a lot less bluegill with the tubes than the live bait.
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