How to Use bluegill in a Sentence

bluegill

noun
  • Try crickets or worms for bluegill.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Or, stick to the shore and fish for bluegill, walleye, or pike.
    — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Use crickets and small jigs near the banks for bluegills and warmouth.
    — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 July 2018
  • But bluegills are present in high densities and show poor growth rates.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2017
  • A lot of panfish, like sunnies, bluegills, bass.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The lakes are stocked with largemouth bass and bluegill, among other species.
    — Michelle Spitzer, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The Portage Lakes have been good for bluegill and some yellow perch.
    — cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Many young anglers have become hooked on fishing at a bluegill pond.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But her tune quickly changed after pulling the bluegill onto the bank.
    — David Strege, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Kids can catch a great big bluegill or crappie just as easily as an adult can.
    — Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 26 June 2021
  • Anglers can pack a fishing pole to catch bluegill, bass and crappie.
    — Kae Lani Palmisano, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • One of my early-life favorites was shore fishing for bluegills.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2020
  • As water warms, the lake transitions to good prospects for bass and bluegill.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2021
  • Trophy bluegills, slab crappies, and giant carp and cats will have to wait.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The spring-fed lake also features bass, catfish and bluegill.
    — Thomas Ondrey, cleveland.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • One lure that's a sure winner at this time of year is a bluegill pattern squarebill crankbait.
    — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Yes, bluegills, crappies, white perch and more are all easy targets for the kayak angler.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2023
  • Any small-body, big-lip crank that will go down 10 feet in shad, bluegill or baby bass will work.
    — By Roger George and Dave Hurley, sacbee.com, 6 June 2017
  • The officer released the gator, as well as the bluegill, the report states.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Mid-size crankbaits that resemble a challenging bluegill will draw the ire of big bluegills.
    — Steve Ryan, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2020
  • Work it with quick strips on the perimeter of bluegill beds to entice any bass hanging just out of eyeshot.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
  • The same side has yielded scores of sunfish — redbreasts and bluegills, some weighing a pound or more.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
  • The crappies, bluegill and walleye are starting to bite around the reservoirs, small lakes and ponds.
    — cleveland.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Guests can look out onto a half-acre pond that the couple fills with bluegill and largemouth bass for fishing.
    — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Ekema said most of the fish impacted by this event were bluegill bream that were 3 inches or less in length.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Troll for trout, throw plastics and crankbaits for bass or toss small jigs and crankbaits tipped with worms or cut bait to tempt bluegill, crappie and perch.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 9 July 2018
  • All of these, plus crappie, bluegill, and catfish, are found in Clarks Hill Lake.
    — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023
  • This year, there were more than 400 entries of dead waterfowl, dead cougars, dead bluegill, dead etc.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
  • O’Grady likes to take first-time clients out to the ponds to catch and release bluegills for a fun and easy confidence-builder.
    — Patricia Cameron, The Know, 22 June 2019
  • Striped bass fishing has slowed, but a few linesides to 5 pounds can be taken on live bluegill in the south Delta.
    — Sacbee, sacbee.com, 26 June 2017

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