The occurrence of the copepod parasite Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus on bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque was studied in late May for six years, from 2011 to 2016, in Budo Reservoir within the campus of Hiroshima University in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Bluegill was introduced in 1960 from the United States to Japan, where it has established its populations in numerous freshwater bodies, including this reservoir. The abundance of domestic fish species was very low in the reservoir, and L. cyprinacea exclusively utilized bluegill as its host. The prevalence of L. cyprinacea infection was stably low (1.5–5.8%), and its intensity of infection remained at 1, perhaps because this parasite did not actively reproduce in late May and its infection did not spread to the host population in the reservoir. Most L. cyprinacea were found on the host’s body surface near the base of the fins.