04-09-2003, 06:20 AM
Newton does have some nice bluegill, but ever since a couple of years ago when they almost drained the whole lake there just hasn't been a whole lot of bluegills left in there. Now my 2 favorite places to go after bluegill would have to be Mantua and Utah Lake. Mantua's bluegill can be tricky to get with jigs or spinners, so you want to use a popper on a fly pole or just a scude on a fly pole or rod since you cant use bait. But there are some HUGE bluegill in mantua as the state record was caugt there. At Utah lake I usually just fish in or around the marinas and at the springs at Lincoln Beach. A small jig tipped with a worm or just a plain hook and worm a couple feet under a bobber will get them really fast as it starts to warm up.
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