Thanks for all of the comments. We actually stocked more green sunfish in the beginning (2000) than bluegill and hybrids. So far this year, we've only caught one green sunfish even though they are much easier to catch than anything else.

Theo, from your comments, I see that I really don't understand hybrid vigor. Hybrids of various sunfish species are common in the wild. If these fish are more fit because of the supression of deleterious genes, why don't these hybrids quickly dominate the population and drive the parent species to extinction?

Dave Willis, Bill Cody, Greg Grimes (*****, my vote) and other professionals, I would love to hear your comments on this subject.

Norm Kopecky