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Longeared Sunfish are nesting and their colors really come out now!!!!!!

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Comment by John Sheehan on May 18, 2011 at 7:55am

Thanks Greg 4 of yours came up : I had to compress search words though :  Longearedsunfish

 

I wish everyone would tag their fish . When I'm particularly interested in a species it's great to be able to study the photos after a search.

Comment by Greg McWilliams on May 18, 2011 at 6:37am
Try it again John!!!!!
Comment by John Sheehan on May 17, 2011 at 12:22pm
In a search for Long eared sunfish this is the only one that comes up .Would like to see more pics of these.
Comment by Xeev Xwm Vang on May 13, 2011 at 10:45am
WOW!  I'd love a pair of these.
Comment by Zach Pierce on May 12, 2011 at 6:40am

Greg where you fish at to catch these?  Public or Private?

 

I have caught a few of these when I was a kid at Grand Lake, never liked to keep them to eat since they seemed so pretty.

 

I think the fight pretty good, and are fiesty in a home tank.  Fun to feed bugs to though.

Comment by Michael Cox on May 11, 2011 at 8:04pm
Beautiful fish. Almost looks like an orange spotted sunfish.
Comment by Greg McWilliams on May 11, 2011 at 7:00pm

Thanks Yall,  They are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

Bill, come on down the lake is full of them and they are right on shore!!!!

John, it is hard to keep hand out of the picture I saw one that was 7" one time it was huge!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on May 11, 2011 at 3:55pm

(Lepomis megalotis)....what an outstanding specimen.  If you pull way back from your computer screen, the little red markings look like little tiny hearts.

This species, and the coppernose bluegill are on my bucket list....guess I'll have to travel south!

Comment by Greg Wade on May 11, 2011 at 2:50pm
Great looking fish Greg!
Comment by John Sheehan on May 11, 2011 at 1:11pm
Good God what a beautiful fish!Less hand more tail !

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