Lovely Longears for Lunch

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Comment by Derrick Bustle on June 19, 2012 at 12:56pm

Id like to stock a pond with these

Comment by Derrick Bustle on June 19, 2012 at 12:55pm

im with you xeev.

Comment by Derrick Bustle on June 19, 2012 at 12:55pm

im with you xeev.

Comment by Xeev Xwm Vang on June 19, 2012 at 12:51pm

OH MY!  Those guys would be in my fish tank!

Comment by dick tabbert on May 6, 2012 at 12:38pm

What brilliant colors don't get any better than that.

Comment by Brian Voss on May 6, 2012 at 11:42am

Bruce, Longears taste just like bluegill to me...maybe every so slightly sweeter (which may be in my head because they are so darn pretty, the LOOK like they should taste better), but otherwise hard to distinguish.

Jeff, A Missouri Master Angler award for Longears is a 7'' fish.  I caught a 9&1/4" Longear a few years ago, and have taken several over 8"...but they are very rare. Most that I get out of Glaize Creek (like those in this picture) are 6 to 6 &1/2 inches.  Any smaller than 6'' and they are not worth keeping for food....but you get 2 pretty good nuggets of meat out of a 6 incher.

Comment by Jeff Soto on May 6, 2012 at 8:48am

Those fish are so beautiful.  How large do they usually get?

Comment by Bruce Condello on May 6, 2012 at 6:18am

I've never eaten longer before! Any difference between longer and bluegill?