I caught this fish the last morning of the fish-in thinking greensunfish x bluegill, other opinions.2011 fishin 009.jpg
Hybrid?
I caught this fish the last morning of the fish-in thinking greensunfish x bluegill, other opinions.2011 fishin 009.jpg
"Next to a healthy 10 pound carp a brook trout can look like a minnow in a clown suit"
Looks like a nice sized Red Ear Sunfish to me. They get dark like that and the fins kind of ratty after spawning.
Jim Smith
I agree with my neighbor here. Shellcrackers get just about black at times.
Want to hear God laugh? Tell him Your plans!!!
I vote straight Green Sunfish. Biggun!
Here's another picture of the same fish...
Here's a redear I caught saturday afternoon...
My opinion is bluegill/green sunfish hybrid... but that doesn't mean I'm right.
The Green Hornet strikes again!!!
Hybrid. I've never seen a redear with yellow on the fins like a green sunfish. The mouth isn't big enough to be a "pure" greenie...
"They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore." - John Gierach
Whatever it is, that is a huge one Steve.
Tim
Green Sunfish / Bluegill Hybrid. You can usually tell when you get one on the line....they seem to fight a lot harder than either parent species. I love those fish!
Last edited by FishnDave; 06-08-2011 at 01:22 PM.
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
I've got a pond here in the neighborhood that was stocked with those little fellers. Definitely a green/bluegill cross.
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
I caught a couple of greenies, they were longer and thinner with a bigger mouth. Almost look like a LMB/BG cross.
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