Just started catching these in my new pond through the ice this week and want to make sure I am calling them the right species, so is this a RES or a Hybrid Bluegill. Im leaning towards the Hybrid Bluegill but the colors are quite faded making it a little harder to Identify. Also is the first one the same as the 2nd and 3rd where the colors are better??
Best one was a hair over 8" and were stocked as 2-3" this past May, so its good to see the PGFC I threw all summer had paid off!
Next question, how will the growth of regular Bluegills and RES ( if this is a Hybrid BG) compare to this since this is all I can catch in the pond so , so far the YP, BC, Regular BG and HSB have all evaded capture so far. I have caught about 20 of these guys so far. I am gonna hit it again in a few minutes so maybe I can get some more of the other species.
Salmonid
