06-06-2018, 04:28 AM
Take a quick look. Those are not all ACTUALLY bluegills, I don't think.
Of the three "bluegill" pics, I see two that may be hybrids. I have caught 5-6 hybrids at Kaysville, pond and one suspicious fish at Bountiful Pond. There are lots of green sunfish in both, and the hybrids I caught looked like bluegill/green sunfish hybrids.
I even caught one that looked EXACTLY like a pure pumpkinseed sunfish, except for some VERY faint bars on his sides. I mean you had to turn him in the sun to see them.
Really interesting catches. I'm very interested in this, bith for science, novelty, and actual catching. If you wouldn't mind a PM as to which pond you caught them? I won't blab, but I want to see how they act, grow, and figure out if they cross naturally, or if the DWR is messing with stock.
I also DO take my daughter (who has cerebral palsy) out to both often, and she loves to catch a big bluegill. It's getting harder and harder to mount an expedition to UL or Mantua with her.
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Of the three "bluegill" pics, I see two that may be hybrids. I have caught 5-6 hybrids at Kaysville, pond and one suspicious fish at Bountiful Pond. There are lots of green sunfish in both, and the hybrids I caught looked like bluegill/green sunfish hybrids.
I even caught one that looked EXACTLY like a pure pumpkinseed sunfish, except for some VERY faint bars on his sides. I mean you had to turn him in the sun to see them.
Really interesting catches. I'm very interested in this, bith for science, novelty, and actual catching. If you wouldn't mind a PM as to which pond you caught them? I won't blab, but I want to see how they act, grow, and figure out if they cross naturally, or if the DWR is messing with stock.
I also DO take my daughter (who has cerebral palsy) out to both often, and she loves to catch a big bluegill. It's getting harder and harder to mount an expedition to UL or Mantua with her.
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