has anyone seen this before?

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

pic
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...57/June083.jpg

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.

Looks like a Coppernose Bluegill

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

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

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

my 2 penny's

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.

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

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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.

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

Bluegill

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

Bluegill

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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.