Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina

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Comment by mike martinez on July 20, 2014 at 7:52am

Ive seen orange but,blue is diffrent......Cool.

Comment by Dusty Schelbitzki on July 20, 2014 at 7:32am

Those little guys are one of the coolest.  I didn't know there was such a thing.  Thanks for posting

 

Comment by Jeff Soto on July 19, 2014 at 7:31pm

Nice Jeff!  Years ago there was an article in "Aquarium" magazine about these great little sunfish, even talked about the possibility of spawning them.  To me they look like a dark blue sunfish with light spots…BLUE Spotted Sunfish!  Wouldn't it be great if these fish grew to large Bluegill or Redear sizes and could survive outside their small natural habitat area? Imagine catching a one pounder!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 19, 2014 at 6:46pm

Thanks guys......The size isn't the attraction for obvious reasons with Spotted Sunfish but the chance to catch very rare sunfish has always intrigued me as an angler.......The blue spotted might be the smallest I've ever caught but really cool looking fish for sure......I've even caught these little guys in my crab nets on Lake Mattamuskeet as they tear at the bait for little morsels of chicken........and I've had them hit 1/32 ounce jigs before.....aggressive little fish keeps them going despite being on every predator's grocery list.....

Comment by carl hendrix on July 19, 2014 at 6:37pm

ive never seen that type!!  cool looking little gill !

Comment by dick tabbert on July 19, 2014 at 5:34pm

Just when we think we seen them all something new to me shows up. Amazing looking little fish.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on July 19, 2014 at 5:07pm

Absolutely amazing!

Comment by Keith Ritter on July 19, 2014 at 3:22pm

Very unusual looking fish Jeff. Don't have those here.

Comment by John Sheehan on July 19, 2014 at 12:58pm

looks like the galaxy .Very cool looking fish! Nice pics Jeffrey, thanks!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 19, 2014 at 11:40am

These little fish will crush a live grass shrimp in a heart beat......

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