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Bluegill fishing on Michigan Upper Peninsula Inland Lakes

There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of great bluegill fishing opportunities on Michigan's Upper Peninsula inland lakes- many of them are open all year around and many are remote, hidden back country lakes that are hardly fished at all.

Michigan U.P. Bluegill Fishing

Welcome to Bluegill Fishing Country

Whether you venture the west, central or the eastern Upper Peninsula, you can easily encounter good to excellent "clear water" bluegill fishing if you know where to go and how to find them.

Most lakes are abundant with them. You can easily fish for them from the shorelines if you know how and where to locate them.

The best way to locate bluegill is using a boat or canoe. In the winter you can catch them ice fishing through the ice. There's no doubt about it... pound per pound, bluegills offer up some real-time angling enjoyment and oftentimes big rewards. Bluegills are an excellent table fare eating. They are the perfect catch for a campsite fish fry.

Big bluegills are not in short supply if you know where to scout for them. Late spring to early summer is the most productive season for big bluegill fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Bluegills become more active as weeds and weed cover begin to develop and water temps begin to rise- sparking a frantic feeding frenzy in anticipation to their spawning rituals.

Where there's weeds, you'll find bluegills. Where there's structure you'll find bluegills. However, where you find weeds adjacent to deep water access... you'll find big bluegills. That's where you want to fish for the big ones.

 

Bluegill Fishing Equipment

Big Bluegill caught on a jig You can catch bluegills in a variety of ways... spin fishing for bluegills is one way in which you use a spinning reel and rod to cast bait items such as worms, crawlers, wax worms or even small minnows.

Some fishermen rely entirely on using a long cane pole with as much as 8 to 12 feet of monofilament attached to the end- along with a light weight and bobber. This type of fishing is great for fishing from a dock or from a shoreline point to deep water.

Another and most rewarding way to catch bluegills is with a fly rod. Fishing bluegills with a fly rod is most challenging and an ideal way to learn and to master fly fishing techniques before you venture out on lakes and streams for trout fishing. Summer time is the best time to catch bluegills with a fly rod- primarily because bait presentations (fly patterns) are plentiful. Be careful however... fly fishing for bluegills is highly addictive.

Fish structure is everything when locating game fish... bluegill fishing is no different.  It's all in what to look for. So where do you locate the best spots on Michigan Upper Peninsula inland lakes for lunker bluegill fishing? There are a number of very important lake characteristics that are easy to identify. Once you know the basics... the rest comes with practice, patience and experience.

My next continuing article will examine where to look, seek and find bluegills. I'll also point out a number of great bluegill fishing lakes that I always enjoy visiting. And you will too! Keep close watch for it.


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Document updated
Sunday, 26-Jun-2022 22:00:07 EDT


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