Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Sunfish-Including Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass Pumpkingills

Still nice pics. I think I can see enough of the pumpkingill to note there is no orange at the opercular tab. Correct?

Still, none of the photos I can find online look like the fish from my youth fishing the back waters of the Flat Rock River. Those fish had none of the darker green coloration. Imagine a fish where you replace that darker green with a turqoise color blue. That's what we caught back then. They were small, maybe 5 to 6 inches and had a more platter shape.