Beautiful Redbreast

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 13, 2016 at 5:28pm

Always a cool looking species!

Comment by John Sheehan on April 12, 2016 at 8:22am

You're a sleuth  ,lol!

Comment by Gillchaser on April 12, 2016 at 7:41am

I occasionally catch one that go 1/2 pound or more . Our state record of 1 pound 11 oz was caught just down the road from me and even though they claim it came from a pond , I recognize the county reservoir in the picture .

Comment by Gillchaser on April 12, 2016 at 7:32am

Yes , just about every water reservoir I fish have them in it .

Comment by John Sheehan on April 12, 2016 at 7:20am

oh so those are lake Red breasted sunfish. I've caught a few incidental RBS in lakes but the two rivers i target them and Bluegills in,as well as smallmouths are loaded with the little tigers!

Comment by Gillchaser on April 12, 2016 at 7:02am

Yes John , I caught this one on a size 8 wooly booger . I was going for the larger gills I know swim in this reservoir and was thinking a larger fly wood keep the smaller ones off . It didn't work out that way . Actually the largest one of the day bit a 1/100 th jig on a UL spinning rig.

Comment by John Sheehan on April 12, 2016 at 6:07am

Thanks for the cool pic Gillchaser! Love these little guys and look forward to going for them in a few small streams near me .That a woolly Bugger ? I found they like small black ant patterns and 24th oz feather jigs.

Comment by Adam Rink on April 12, 2016 at 3:44am

Beautiful redbreast indeed. Nice fish.

Comment by carl hendrix on April 11, 2016 at 8:30pm

GREAT COLORS ON IT GILL CHASER