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bluegill:

see sunfishsunfish,
common name for members of the family Centrachidae, comprising numerous species of spiny-finned, freshwater fishes with deep, laterally flattened bodies found in temperate North America.
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Smith said he tends to see bubbles coming to the surface when bluegill abound.

Bluegills by the banks: target bass as they ambush the panfish

The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) occurs across much of North America.

Bluegill dads: not mine? Why bother? (Fishy Paternity Defense)

Although there are numerous live baits that work well, I've found that using minnows produce the best catches of perch and crappie, and grubs produce the best catches of bluegill and sunfish.

Fall panfish: rise and shine

These sorts of small waters are prime for the classic bass-bluegill stocking philosophy, and the Hoosier state is known to grow giants of both species: bluegill record of 3 pounds 4 ounces and largemouth mark of 14 pounds 12 ounces, both from private ponds.

Hoosier Bluegills Boss

Anyway, on my first cast with the "popper/dropper" combination, I caught a nice bluegill.

A cricket match: post-spawn bluegills are more of a challenge than you'd think

Shad, minnows, and young bluegill and sunfish are prime menu items when they move into the shallower water to prepare for spawning in spring.

Jewel in the east: Pickwick Lake shines among the state's waterways

That was the only bluegill I caught that day but I still managed a dozen or so fish that made good fillets.

A day's catch

I've caught all of the common Midwest farm pond fish--bass, bluegill, crappie, and catfish--on the old, trusty rooster tail.

Learn to fish: supplement your diet and have fun outdoors: local angling spots can deliver valuable protein to your table and memorable tales about the ones that didn't get away

The bluegill sunfish Lepomis macrochirus, belonging to the Centrarchidae family, has become economically important as a sport and a food fish (Janssen, 1974; Morris and Mischke, 2003).

Sex determination in bluegill sunfish Lepomis macrochirus: Effect of temperature on sex ratio of four geographic strains

Here we surveyed the parasites of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) to: (1) inventory and provide a checklist of the parasites found in the Bull and Upatoi Creeks watershed, Muskogee County, Georgia, (2) compare seasonal variation in parasite richness and abundance, within a host species, (3) compare variation in parasite richness and abundance between host species, and (4) calculate indices of parasite biodiversity to potentially serve as an indicator (Marcogliese 2005) and ecological driver in future land-use models.

Helminth parasites of two species of Lepomis (Osteichthyes: Centrarchidae) from an urban watershed and their potential use in environmental monitoring

We first compared relative abundances of age-0 carp and four common native fishes: age-0 bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus, and yellow perch Perea Jlavescens and adult orangespotted sunfish Lepomis humilis.

Evaluation of trophic niche overlap between native fishes and young-of-the-year common carp

At early ice most bluegill, crappie and bass will be shallow relating to the green weeds.