The lake I go to regularly to bass fish has a reputation for being an excellent bluegill lake.  I was wondering what are some good lures for bluegill.  The lake has very heavy cover also.

a good 'ol wax worm is hard to beat....as for artificial I have had good luck with Yo-Zuri Snap Beans and Pin Minnows

a good 'ol wax worm is hard to beat

yea for sure. I was just thinking of some lures to have handy if I felt like tryin to catch some bluegills while I was out bass fishing. I'll defintly take a looksie at them snap beans and pin minnows

Beatle Spins and Rebel Wee Frog

foam spiders for the win!

UL Spinning gear

Clear Bubble Float

12 inch leader

Foam Spider

or a good Grasshopper fly

THATS THE TICKET!!!!!!!!!

Has worked for over 25 years, and still going strong!

UL Spinning gear

Clear Bubble Float

12 inch leader

Foam Spider

or a good Grasshopper fly

haha that sounds like fun!  and I already have the UL Spinning gear.

does there seem to be a "best spider color?"  I gotta try this out!

1/8oz rooster tail.

I catch Blue Gill, Crappie, and small bass on them all the time.  Around here straight silver or Perch/Tiger works very well for them.

Best,

Paul

UL Spinning gear

Clear Bubble Float

12 inch leader

Foam Spider

or a good Grasshopper fly

haha that sounds like fun! and I already have the UL Spinning gear.

does there seem to be a "best spider color?" I gotta try this out!

black.

or white.

also, if you bluegills are finicky toward the spider, catskills style dry flies work great too. color doesn't really matter much for these, i like mosquito.

I've got some micro tube baits that work great but they were given to me and I don't know the name. They're about 1/4" long, black with white belly and pink tail. If anyone know what these are and who makes them let me know.

The Bluegills love the Rooter Tails, just cast them out and retrieve steadily and they will attack most of the time

The lake I go to regularly to bass fish has a reputation for being an excellent bluegill lake. I was wondering what are some good lures for bluegill. The lake has very heavy cover also.

i use a white beatle spin with a red spot or a red worm

The Bluegills love the Rooter Tails, just cast them out and retrieve steadily and they will attack most of the time

x2  

small beatle spin,

or the strike king bitsy minnow (i believe that is what its called)....

both always work very nice for me.

Forget about lures, live crickets are the ticket! Fish them on

a  split shot rig with a bobber. Seriously, this is the way to go.

If you find 'em, it's not stop action.

8-)

I have 2 for you if they are available where you live. They are both made by H&H lures. The cutie pie spinno fly and the cutie spin. Check them out http://www.fishingtackleunlimited.com/c/FTU/hhlures.html If that don't work look at fishingtackleunlimited.com and look up H&H lures. The cutie spin is 1/16 oz. The spinno fly is even smaller. I have caught a ton of blugill on both of these, and even some LM

RIFLE APPROACH (spots of shade)

Cricket Fly (No.10 - black)

Bubble Float (clear oval)

(Position 2 feet above fly)

SHOTGUN APPROACH

Worden's Rooster Tail 1/24oz No.11 (black w/green body)

(beetle spins are killers but during the cast the line tends to foul in the looped wire eyelet)

Roger

Forget about lures, live crickets are the ticket!

aint that the truth RW.

i never normally go that way,

but with boredom, and fishing live bait (shiners for bass)..comes restlessness at times (and i fish from shore)....

so many of times i have caught a live grasshopper and such just jumping around, and subsequently chucked it in the water........

never fails......

under 30 sec. every time.......... SMACK!!

Forget about lures, live crickets are the ticket!

aint that the truth RW.

i never normally go that way,

but with boredom, and fishing live bait (shiners for bass)..comes restlessness at times (and i fish from shore)....

so many of times i have caught a live grasshopper and such just jumping around, and subsequently chucked it in the water........

never fails......

under 30 sec. every time.......... SMACK!!

Huh????

thats weird........

dont know why that went up twice?

Forget about lures, live crickets are the ticket! Fish them on

a split shot rig with a bobber. Seriously, this is the way to go.

If you find 'em, it's not stop action.

without a doubt I agree.  I am just lookin for the lil lures cause they wont take up much room.  I can take my ultra lite out and maybe fish for some pan fish for a couple hours after I bass fish a while.

HAHA the fiancee is always askin me when I am gonna bring something home  

You need an ultralight spinning outfit with 4 pound test line.  

For topwater:

Tie on a 2" Rapala or Rebel minnow.  In the back eye of the bait tie on an 18" leader.  To the end of the leader tie on a bream popping bug or about any dry or wet trout fly.

For underwater:

A 1" or 1-1/2" twistertail grub on a 1/32 leadhead is deadly.  Also are tiny Roostertails, Mepps spinners, Beetle Spins, and spoons.

Bluegill can be finicky, but at times they will hit anything sized to them.

Bluegill can be finicky, but at times they will hit anything sized to them.

I was casting for bass the other day and caught a 6" Bluegill on a 4" Rapala.  Bluegill will attack anything that they think they want a piece of.

Best,

Paul

small crappie tubes fished under a bobber are good too

Yeah Paul, I remember catching one on a big 6" Devilhorse one time. I have seen them hit 6" or 8" plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and even cut bluegill fillets while I was fishing for catfish.

I was casting for bass the other day and caught a 6" Bluegill on a 4" Rapala. Bluegill will attack anything that they think they want a piece of.

Best,

Paul