Isn't this fun!

It is true that bluegill will eat many different flies. The same can be said for trout and lots of other species. If you don't care what size you catch, put a midge larva or nymph near just about any cover and you probably will have non-stop action.

To tip the scale a little toward larger fish, you'll first have to find their habitat. Once off the beds, the biggest fish usually hog the best cover/feeding lies. One characteristic these lies seem to have in common is availability of shade. Ledges, rock crevices, overhanging brush, heavy weeds, lily pads, etc. Find those types of features near deeper or open water, and there will be some good sized 'gills hanging out.

Then use a popper or hopper on top, or a mini bait-fish imitation down below, in sizes 8-10. BTW, versions of all patterns mentioned in this thread can be found in the fly of the week archives.

IMHO, to tip the scale toward maximum fun, just throw small poppers tight against lily pads.

There is an article floating around that opines such activity is child-like. If that is so, I hope I never outgrow this Peter Pan complex.

Jim