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#449533 06/12/16 01:28 PM
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Caught this in the pond yesterday. It has some different characteristics (or a combination of) from my other species. Any ideas? They appear to have pulled off a spawn as well. Caught some 1 1/2"er's in the minnow trap.


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Hybrid bluegill.



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Looks like it's got some warmouth, RES, BG....

Mr Cody what do you think of this fish?

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My guess is mostly RES

Hard to tell with the light reflection if it has the mottled cheeks of a RES.

The smaller they are, the more the red/orange on the opercular tab looks like a dot rather than a band. This one seems to not have a well developed orange tab. On my very small RES coming out of my forage pond that I trap in minnow traps (1-2" long) almost need a magnifying glass to see the orange tab.

But Shorty has seen a lot more RES than I have, so he is probably right.

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Maybe some OSS in the mix.


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If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
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Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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??? It has a pretty large mouth. Any warmouth in the pond that could create this hybrid? Gill flap and vertical bars appear to have some BG influence. What sunfish types are present?

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Originally Posted By: Bill Cody
??? It has a pretty large mouth. Any warmouth in the pond that could create this hybrid? Gill flap and vertical bars appear to have some BG influence. What sunfish types are present?


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The pond filled overnight from a nearby creek during a big 7"+ rain when it was built in August of '14. CNBG,RES, and FHM were originally stocked shortly thereafter. But, I have caught and removed hundreds of GSF last year. I also have caught and removed some Dollar Sunfish as well. I have not stocked any Warmouth, nor have I caught any, but I guess there is a possibility that they could be present.
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That paper thin mouth shouts crappie X ? to me. Do crappie cross?

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Originally Posted By: Bill D.
That paper thin mouth shouts crappie X ? to me. Do crappie cross?


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Bill D.,
Maybe my old Falstaff drinking buddy, Pat W. snuck some in on me...make my world interesting. What do you think?


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Hey Charlie,

You never know what I guy that hunts hogs from his bedroom will do, especially after a half dozen Falstaffs! grin


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I caught one identical to that in my pond this spring. It was almost 11 inches long and I had no idea what it was. I remove all hybrid bluegill but I put it back hoping I would catch it again just to see how big it gets.

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Originally Posted By: Bill D.
Hey Charlie,

You never know what I guy that hunts hogs from his bedroom will do, especially after a half dozen Falstaffs! grin


You may have a point. Here lately he's been catching bullheads in his pond...I may have to watch him close or I'll have a mess of those as well....I can't get on him too bad, he gave me a 70 qt. ice chest of deboned pork yesterday for sausage making.


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Originally Posted By: poppy65
I caught one identical to that in my pond this spring. It was almost 11 inches long and I had no idea what it was. I remove all hybrid bluegill but I put it back hoping I would catch it again just to see how big it gets.


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Nice!!! If you catch the fish again, take a pic and post it. I'd like to see that big rascal.


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I may have slipped a few crappie in there and now he has bluecrapp,gillcrapp, or crappears..... YA just don't know

Bill I got my eyes on ya

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Almost looks like a Rock Bass to me, but different from the ones we see around here. The colored eye kind of makes me think it is possible.

http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/fish/fishing_opportunities/sportfish_of_vermont/panfish/

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Originally Posted By: liquidsquid
Almost looks like a Rock Bass to me, but different from the ones we see around here. The colored eye kind of makes me think it is possible.

http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/fish/fishing_opportunities/sportfish_of_vermont/panfish/


I understand that they are similar. Warmouth have 3 spines in the anal fin and rock bass have 5 or 6.

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Rock Bass, Ambloplites rupestris


Physical Description:
· Compressed, stocky body
· Large, terminal mouth
· Dark-edged anal fin
· Large cheek scales
· Rounded pectoral fin
· Almost straight-edged tail fin
· Red eye
· Olive-brown peppering on body
· 5 anal fins


Warmouth, Lepomis gulosus


Physical Description:
· Deep, compressed body
· Black opercular spot
· Large, terminal mouth
· Large eye
· Tail fin lobes rounded
· Pectoral fin rounded
· Dark stripes on cheek
· Dark mottling on body
· Some mottling on fins




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I'm going with BG x warmouth
I know a pond full of them, I'll
Post pics soon


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There have been noted natural BG X WM crosses.
Rock Bass X BG are a lot more iffy. See

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=34231&Number=449213#Post449213
















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Very informative link....thanks, Eric!


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Sure looks like some Crappie in it to me also. I have never seen a Crappie cross personally. (except a Bullhead/Crappie cross known as a Bullcrap which we all occasionally run into).

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Originally Posted By: woodster
Sure looks like some Crappie in it to me also. I have never seen a Crappie cross personally. (except a Bullhead/Crappie cross known as a Bullcrap which we all occasionally run into).


+1 on the Bullcrap....do you know Bob O?

I think if we put all our knowledge about crosses aside and showed only an outline of the fish vs a crappie, except for that chin, folks would say it was a crappie.


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Where do you fellows see crappie in the photo? I see only an underweight lepomid cross.


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Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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IF I caught that around here I would call it a rock bass but I am no expert.


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