I knew someone'd ask that question Bill.....as I told Mr. Eitel (on another thread), I am an idiot. Had three great trips to ranch pond w/ my son while he was visiting, and DIDNT bring the camera.....duh.
I could probably go catch one out of my pond, but dont want to fish it yet.....I want them to "settle" in to their new home. Saw them getting bugs at surface last night......first time to see fish rings on my pond since ~1998.
What I'll do is finagle another pig hunt w/ the neighbor (ranchers), and bring the stupid camera this time....I am anxious to get your feedback. I think they might be a GSF/BG hybrid cause their mouths, while not real big like GSF, are definitely bigger than pure BG I've seen pics of....but really not sure about the GSF part cause they are so big. They have wavy blue streak patterns extending from mouth back towards Gills (hence BG?) and any spots at dorsal and basil fins are only weakly visible if at all. Might have been Meadowlark, Brettski, or ewest (sorry don�t remember off top of my head) that shared the Virginia Tech link w/ me that showed pics of all the sunfishes.
www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/redearsun.html Our pigs are shaped more like the pure BG, but have coloration similar to the GSF (w/ out really pronounced fin spots).
A pic will be worth a 1,000 words��.
