Thread: Bluegill? Or some other sunfish?

I have the hardest time differentiating some of these sunfish from others. This fish was mostly a purple / lavender shade, with a bit of blue on the lower gill plate. That’s why I was thinking Bluegill. I’ve never had a Bluegill blow up on a topwater either, but this fish did. It hit that little popper like he was a good sized Bass and gave a decent fight on that light spinning setup. That round notch in the anal fin threw me off as well, but I’m beginning to think that’s not natural. Someone or something did that. Returned it to the water to be caught again.



All The best,
Glenn