Anyone have a good way to cook bluegill?

Bluegill have a lot of little bones. I usually eat them fried, but like you I do not care for the grease! I have done this although it's a little wierd. I used to freeze them until I had enough to can them. After you can them, the pressure in the canning makes the bones soft and easy to crush with your fingers. Then I made fish patties out of them. Most of the time I didn't just have bluegill, but had several kinds of little fish like them that I canned together.

Anything you fry after breading will be full of fat. Dice some onions big and make a layer in a pan. Marinate the bluegills with salt, a pinch of pepper and lemon. If you want to try something special you can fold them and put a bit of cheese (the kind that melts) inside. You can also put some sweet pepper. Bake at medium just enough as to have it cooked. I hope this helps

We usually grill our fish. We have done that with bluegill, too. I like them seasoned with lemon and herb seasoning. Lemon and pepper seasoning is also good.

They are really bony, and we used to boil them in seasoned water! I know it sounds funny but a friend of mine used to work on a fishing boat in Alaska and he'd come home after being away for 7 months and he came by one morning and made them that way. They were great they peel away from the bone real easy and you get all the meat off of them. No muss no fuss! We had some old bay seasoning and they were delicious! About 19 to 15 minutes depending on the size! Give it a shot! tdemex