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Caught this 11 incher at California's Diamond Valley Lake recently. Released right after photo.

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on October 28, 2009 at 6:41pm
That is a great fish, Jeff!
Comment by Bruce Condello on October 26, 2009 at 6:37pm
Great photo. Thanks for sharing.
Comment by John Sheehan on October 23, 2009 at 1:08pm

Very nice catch.Does Purple coloring mean low oxygen.in some cases I believe so but such a healthy looking CNgill cant believe its the only reason for a purple coloration.
Here is a Purple BG I caught in July.Again it seemed like it didnt need any more oxygen than it was using.

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