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bluegill question
Are bluegills good to eat? I've always caught & released them.
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bluegill question
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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.... The yellow/orange color is normal in the larger males. It gets intense when they are on the spawning beds. Some of the other species of sunfish have this color also. Locally (Oregon) we have Pumpkinseeds and Shellcrackers (AKA Red Ears) that show this color and are easily confused with bluegills. Pumkinseeds have a red blotch on the gill flap; the black flap that extends out from the gill cover. Shell Crackers have a thin red border to the gill flap. Jon |
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bluegill question
dude wrote:
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.... The yellow/orange color is normal in the larger males. It gets intense when they are on the spawning beds. Some of the other species of sunfish have this color also. Locally (Oregon) we have Pumpkinseeds and Shellcrackers (AKA Red Ears) that show this color and are easily confused with bluegills. Pumkinseeds have a red blotch on the gill flap; the black flap that extends out from the gill cover. Shell Crackers have a thin red border to the gill flap. Jon |
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bluegill question
They are great to eat. The small ones aren't worth cleaning, but over 10
inches--- just fillet them. Firm white meat. I much prefer bluegill to crappie meat. "Searlian67" wrote in message ... Are bluegills good to eat? I've always caught & released them. |
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bluegill question
They are great to eat. The small ones aren't worth cleaning, but over 10
inches--- just fillet them. Firm white meat. I much prefer bluegill to crappie meat. "Searlian67" wrote in message ... Are bluegills good to eat? I've always caught & released them. |
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bluegill question
Searlian67 wrote:
Are bluegills good to eat? I've always caught & released them. What planet did you say you were from? Seriously they are wonderful table fare. Jon |
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bluegill question
Are bluegills good to eat? I've always caught & released them. What planet did you say you were from? Seriously they are wonderful table fare. I've enjoyed catching them for ages, but I'd never heard, till now, that they were good to eat. Well, it's better to learn this late than never! |
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bluegill question
Are bluegills good to eat? I've always caught & released them. What planet did you say you were from? Seriously they are wonderful table fare. I've enjoyed catching them for ages, but I'd never heard, till now, that they were good to eat. Well, it's better to learn this late than never! |
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