Top 75 bluegill average length is 5.26 inches and 62 grams.
Next 75 bluegill average length is 4.36 inches and 36 grams.
The water temperature is 52 degrees. The average water temp readings over the last two weeks of really cold weather has been 51 degrees. A little over two weeks ago we had water temps of 59 degrees in the tank. Obviously this has slowed the growth somewhat.
The overall winter average weight gain was a little bit over 2 grams per week, which I thought was a little less than I had hoped for, since that would mean it would take 4 years to achieve one pound, but I'm thinking that if the water temps get into the upper sixties and seventies for the next 26 weeks that maybe I can average a little better than that. If the year long average were 2.5 grams per week I would add 130 grams per year, which would get me to one pound in less than three and a half years.
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
