Huge Bluegill

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on January 19, 2009 at 4:19pm

What ever it is, it's quite a fish!

Comment by Steve B on December 27, 2008 at 5:21pm

Bruce, one of the differences between this hybrid and the one I posted is the amount of "orange tiger stripe" on the lower jaw and cheek, other than that they look to be very close in appearance. Given that the majority of hybrids are male it does make perfect sense that this is a male HBG x female BG cross.

Comment by Bruce Condello on December 27, 2008 at 12:31pm

That makes perfect sense.

Comment by Steve B on December 26, 2008 at 9:04pm

That looks a lot like one of the hybrids I posted, interesting. Might be the offspring of a male Hybrid BG x female BG.

Comment by Nate Herman on December 26, 2008 at 8:19pm

In 1994, before I had control of this particular 7 acre pond (I was only 11), the owner put in 300 hybrid bluegill. I am not exactly sure what type or where the hybrids came from? The originals are long dead, but they did breed with the existing bluegill population. There is a small percentage of "mutt" bluegill still left.

Comment by Bruce Condello on December 26, 2008 at 8:08pm

That's a hybrid, I'm guessing. What kind of fish is breeding with your bluegill? :)

Pumpkinseed, maybe? Look at the border on that eartab!