Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Identify your catch
Deep body, small mouth and a dark ear flap.
Habitat on Lone Star
Limited vegetation, submerged wood, brush, creek channels and riprap provide cover.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD publishes no dedicated tactics section for this lake.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
Women of childbearing age and children under 12: DO NOT EAT. Women past childbearing age and males age 12 and older: At most 1 meals per month; 8 oz per meal. Ellison Creek Reservoir (Lone Star Lake), Morris County Also known as Ellison Creek Reservoir.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Common in ponds, lakes and slow streams, especially around shoreline cover.
General Bluegill profile →Sources & lake evidence
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗