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Cysts in the bluegill flesh-usually ivory colored and can be easily flicked out with the point of my knife. Any concern about eating fih with these in them?
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Just about every bluegill I catch and keep now has these ivory colored cysts in them. Are they anything to be concerned about? Thank you!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Vic Tankersley Jun 8, 2011.

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What type of animal is a bluegill?
About 2 acres-have stocked it for the last 3 years with rainbow trout-average size aro;und 16"-have some beautiful bluegill and bass and catfish in there also-biggest bluegill now is 7lus inches
What state are you from? This can help us get together for fishing trips!
Illinois

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At 7:46am on June 7, 2011, George Mangel said…

I strictly use a flyrod for catching my bluegills and my favorite fly now is a catskill spider#12. You truly cannot cast it out on a 5 pound tippett without getting a fish on or a strike-it is that effective. Anyone else have a favorite fly?

 

I love to take home about 3 bluegills-they have to be at least 7 inches. Have got a beautiful way to fillet them if anyone is interested.  You are left with a wonderful fillet boneless and skinless. Melt some butter, yes butter-nothing else-sweet butter not unsalted, did fillet in flour, then an egg that was beated up, then panko bread crumbs-place gut side down, fry until golden brown-do not burn tht butter, turn only once and then get ready for an absolutely delicious taste treat. Sliced almonds put in after turning and browned and salted are a nice addition. Lemon not needed if bluegill are only a day or so old. Have got another recipe which is french frying the bluegills which I will go into later. Anyone else have their favorite recipe?

 

Alos thes small cysts which appear in the flesh at times. I can usually flick them out with a point of my knife. What are they and are they at all harmful?

 
 
 

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