Cecil, I have read on some of the sites I have hit doing searches that the juvenile bluegills are shaped like adults but these fish are longer and more slender but I have not seen the stripe. I have gone to the search engines for a while trying to find pictures but have been unsuccessful. I did find your name in one of the university sites though. You get around. Thanks for your input and I'll keep looking for those photos. Hopefully someone can lead me to them.

B. Morris

Bill