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How to tell a green sunfish from a bluegill, coppernose, and hybrid
Please send your instructions complete with pictures, and I will post here.
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Permalink Reply by 10.5" RES Sharon on
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So far, I haven't got any instructions on this. Can no one in bbg take this on?
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Permalink Reply by Vic Tankersley on
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The green sunfish (lepomis cyanalius) does not have the red breast or the stripes found on the Bluegill ( lepomis macrochirus) but has features simular to a bass. Larger mouth, yellow tipped fins and broken lines. second pic shows the bluegill. The coppernose Bluegill, is a florida strain of Bluegill (lepomis) which sports a copper band across it's nose in male specimens. The hybrid Bream is a cross between a male bluegill and a female green sunfish, result is a larger mouth, a chunkier body and may appear speckled or molted. third picture is of the hydrid
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