where can one find "eatin-size" bluegill?

[hashbaz]

I know you find bluegill big enough to eat in Pelican and Mantua, but what other places? Pelican is a little too far away and Mantua seems slow lately.

Thanks!
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[aquaman]

my suggestion is pretty far out there also but blue lake has some large gills in it
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[Kent]

Utah Lake, Lincoln Beach, Second Spring.
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[bassrods]

Lake powell has the biggest blues.
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[hashbaz]

Thanks folks!
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[outdoorfanatic]

What do bluegill taste like? Are they hard to clean? Do they have a "fishy" taste? I've caught some pretty big bluegill in my time but it never even crossed my mind to eat them. I was always preoccupied with catching a big bass. I have only caught bluegills (or do you use "bluegill" for more than one?) when trying to catch other types of fish. If they're worth the effort of cleaning them, I guess I'll fry the next one I catch up. Incidentaly, what is the limit for bluegill in most reservoirs?

[PrinceFisher]

I think bluegill are fine-tasting fish. Their flesh is firm and white and has very little "fishy" smell. The texture and taste of their flesh is very similar to largemouth.

If you catch a few decent size 'gills, they're definitely worth the work of cleaning, in my opinion.
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[hashbaz]

You know how you trout have less "fishy" taste when they are fresher? My friend pulled some bluegill out of the freezer and they had a whole lot less fishy taste than the trout we had caught 2 hours earlier. This is the reason I would like to line up some bluegill in my sights.
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[FlyingFish]

Bluegill are great to eat. My wife is not much of a fish eater but she’ll eat ‘gills. I havn't caught any for a while but I'd like to get into some myself.
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