Casa Blanca · Individual fish profile

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Casa Blanca · Keep or release

Daily bag

No limit

Length rule

No minimum

There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.

Bluegill · Identification features below.

Deep body, small mouth and a dark ear flap.

Dam riprap, cattails and upper-lake dead trees provide cover; lake levels can fluctuate substantially.

Lake guide guidance: TPWD suggests bass lures around reeds and riprap, bottom baits for catfish, and jigs or minnows around timber for crappie.

Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.

Eating guidance · Bluegill

No active lake-specific advisory or possession ban was named in the reviewed DSHS directory. This does not guarantee that fish are safe to eat.

Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.

Common in ponds, lakes and slow streams, especially around shoreline cover.

Sources & lake evidence

TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.