has anyone seen this before?

[jaked]

i caught a bluegill today. but it wasnt a normal bluegill. it was all blue! has anyone seen this before

pic

[ShellQuacker]

Did you catch any others out of the same water? If so, did they look different?
And no, I haven't caught any that look quite that blue. Interesting.

[Breambuster]

Looks like a Coppernose Bluegill

[Barnacle Bill]

Interesting. Where did you catch it? And Welcome aboard.

[Illinoisgiller]

I can honestly say that is the bluest bluegill I've seen.
It is interesting how many color hues they take on. Was this caught close to a nucular plant? Sorry, that is an often used joke around here. Mike

[backtocrappie]

If I read it right a Coppernose Bluegill has 12 anal spines vs 11 on normal gill

my 2 penny's

[jstlovtofish]

I had a buddy who dumped some sort of chemical in his pond every year that turned the water a real deep blue. He said it was good for the pond and the fish. Anyway, the fish you would catch came out looking blue like they had been dyed.

[jaked]

Interesting. Where did you catch it? And Welcome aboard.

i caught it in lake le homme dieu, in alexandria MN.

and thanks

no the lake is not near a power plant but i do catch alot of carp with deformitys

PS there are no copper nose bluegills around here.

[Bluegill Bill]

I never saw one that is as blue as that one, pretty fish though.

Bluegill

[jaked]

I never saw one that is as blue as that one, pretty fish though.

Bluegill

thanks guys. im gonna email the pic to the MN dnr maybe the can tell me if its a coppernose.

also i think it is a rare capture so i am considering getting it mounted even though it is pretty small.