Originally Posted By: sprkplug
Here's a trio of gillcrackers (BRES) from our ponds:



Notice the lack of blue spotting on the body, and the missing red border around the larger, opercular tab.

Green Sunfish, showing the blue spots, and the smaller tab bordered with red.



So many variations...... confused


Tony, can't tell from these photos - is there a presence of any red/orange on the margins of the opercular flaps on these BRES - even a very faint one?

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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