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Had a Few Nice Coppernose on the North River....4/13/2014
60 degrees at daylight and was above 80 when we called it after lunch.....fish were staged to come shallow outside of wood and on points......
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 13, 2014 at 6:59pm
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Thanks Carl......it won't be long now......I'm getting excited about the bluegill push.....
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Comment by carl hendrix on April 13, 2014 at 6:57pm
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great looking gill!
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Yep.....most significant marking and the reason they are called Coppernose.......a vibrant band of copper in the forehead..........gets very pronounced during the spawn.....I'll post a brilliant copper.....
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Comment by sean kerley on April 13, 2014 at 6:45pm
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aha...I take it they get bigger. What are the identifying characteristics?
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Florida strain bluegill.......it is a sub species
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what does it mean when everyone refers to a coppernose bg...is it actually a subspecies?
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Comment by dick tabbert on April 13, 2014 at 6:40pm
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Nice coppernose Jeffrey. We don't have them up north here but looking at the tail looks like it could be a little more challenging than a gill.
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This was a welcome sight today........some Copper!
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