bluegill question

I'm a little new to fishing and had a quick question...

Me and some friends were fishing for bluegill the other week and we were
getting a lot of them. However, the bigger ones had a streak of yellow under
their mouths that extended about an inch or two toward their bellies.

Is this bad or is that normal?


Thanks....

Many of the bluegill species have a colored throat. Sometimes yellow
(pumpkinseed) and often a dark red or orange in large bluegill. The color
is normal, but doesn't help much to identify which specie you are talking
about. The coloration varies not only among the various bluegill (sunfish)
species, but also differ in the sexes, and there is a wide variation in
different locations.
http://www.fw.vt.edu/efish/families/bluegill.html


"dude" wrote in message
...
I'm a little new to fishing and had a quick question...

Me and some friends were fishing for bluegill the other week and we were
getting a lot of them. However, the bigger ones had a streak of yellow
under
their mouths that extended about an inch or two toward their bellies.

Is this bad or is that normal?


Thanks....

Many of the bluegill species have a colored throat. Sometimes yellow
(pumpkinseed) and often a dark red or orange in large bluegill. The color
is normal, but doesn't help much to identify which specie you are talking
about. The coloration varies not only among the various bluegill (sunfish)
species, but also differ in the sexes, and there is a wide variation in
different locations.
http://www.fw.vt.edu/efish/families/bluegill.html


"dude" wrote in message
...
I'm a little new to fishing and had a quick question...

Me and some friends were fishing for bluegill the other week and we were
getting a lot of them. However, the bigger ones had a streak of yellow
under
their mouths that extended about an inch or two toward their bellies.

Is this bad or is that normal?


Thanks....

Thanks for the info. I thought it might be something bad to eat.




"Pepperoni" wrote in message
...
Many of the bluegill species have a colored throat. Sometimes yellow
(pumpkinseed) and often a dark red or orange in large bluegill. The color
is normal, but doesn't help much to identify which specie you are talking
about. The coloration varies not only among the various bluegill (sunfish)
species, but also differ in the sexes, and there is a wide variation in
different locations.
http://www.fw.vt.edu/efish/families/bluegill.html


"dude" wrote in message
...
I'm a little new to fishing and had a quick question...

Me and some friends were fishing for bluegill the other week and we were
getting a lot of them. However, the bigger ones had a streak of yellow
under
their mouths that extended about an inch or two toward their bellies.

Is this bad or is that normal?


Thanks....

Thanks for the info. I thought it might be something bad to eat.




"Pepperoni" wrote in message
...
Many of the bluegill species have a colored throat. Sometimes yellow
(pumpkinseed) and often a dark red or orange in large bluegill. The color
is normal, but doesn't help much to identify which specie you are talking
about. The coloration varies not only among the various bluegill (sunfish)
species, but also differ in the sexes, and there is a wide variation in
different locations.
http://www.fw.vt.edu/efish/families/bluegill.html


"dude" wrote in message
...
I'm a little new to fishing and had a quick question...

Me and some friends were fishing for bluegill the other week and we were
getting a lot of them. However, the bigger ones had a streak of yellow
under
their mouths that extended about an inch or two toward their bellies.

Is this bad or is that normal?


Thanks....

dude wrote:

Thanks for the info. I thought it might be something bad to eat.

Nope, just not a "blue gill", very close cousin, just as edible
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com

dude wrote:

Thanks for the info. I thought it might be something bad to eat.

Nope, just not a "blue gill", very close cousin, just as edible
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com

dude wrote:

Thanks for the info. I thought it might be something bad to eat.

Nope, just not a "blue gill", very close cousin, just as edible
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com

dude wrote:

Thanks for the info. I thought it might be something bad to eat.

Nope, just not a "blue gill", very close cousin, just as edible
--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com

Are bluegills good to eat? I've always caught & released them.