They were on the beds but not biting like they should. Wish I had caught about 20 or so of these........
Printable View
They were on the beds but not biting like they should. Wish I had caught about 20 or so of these........
Nice fish man............
Very nice fish
That's a beauty.
Chap,
Real nice fish. That fish looks a little "different" than the typical redear. Coloration and body shape is unlike most that I have caught. I wonder if it is a mixed hybrid? Did you catch anymore? Post some more pics.
Jr. B
Nice fish,but i'm with Jr Branham the color of it is little odd.
I think there is a glare off the body of the fish in the photo. Many of what I see locally are very dark like this one, almost blackish green with not a lot of detailing in the vermiculation. Others will have colorations that vary widely. It gives me wide latitude as to how to paint them for my customers. I usually keep photos of many different colorations and ask the client how he wants it to look.
I agree that there are many different colorations, depending on water, feed, time of year, etc. I have caught them almost black and also caught them with alot of yellowish/greenish tinges with molted spots.
Also body shape is almost bluegill-ish. That is almost an 11 inch fish, seems like a redear would be much more elongated. That is why I was wondering about some hybridization going on there.
Cool fish anyway you look at it.:)
Jr. B
dude that would be great in my frying pan
beautiful fish,looks like a big male.
Nice fish Chap!
The ones we catch in this part of VA don't have as much of a red border on the gill flap, and have a "splotchier" looking coloration on the body. Even then, you can notice different colors from one body of water to the next. They will interbreed with other Lepomis species, making exact ID confusing at times.
Here's one from Fri. caught in a nearby river.
Attachment 18876
What where you useing when you got that monster.
nice fish!
dang that is a wild looking fish.. nice catch man.. and the redear at the start of this post is amazing as well.. I need to slam a few large gills this summer yet..
Neil
Nice fish!
whattawhoper
Very nice fish. Here is a pic of one I caught a couple weeks ago. Caught a larger one, 11 1/4", yesterday but the pic didn't turn out. I love catching big gills and redears.
Keep on fishin!
nice catch!
Heck I'd like 20 of those too!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice Red ear!!!!
Fatman
Full moon's coming up, catch um while ya can. I'm going to take the boat out tomorrow and fish as much as I can between then and the last of the month.
Bluegill
we got em that look like that in a pond i fish. kinda look like warmouths.lol
That be real good in frying pan!
that color is common down here in louisiana,iridescent hues of blueish green ,a beautiful fish.
Nice fish, good eating :)
Very impressive!
Congrats!
Nice fish. I just found this site so I,m a little late. That yellow and black pattern fly works well here in Kansas, too. They're hard to find though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShellQuacker
Stud!