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Bluegill (Sunfish)

Lepomis macrochirus

Description:

"The bluegill is Minnesota's largest and most popular sunfish. It is found in about 65 percent of the state's lakes and many of its slow streams, including the backwaters of the Mississippi. It is rare in the Lake Superior drainage."-MNDNR There are many type of Sunfish, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and green are just a couple. They are a type of pan fish (flat body)

Habitat:

Lakes

Notes:

(East) Twin Lakes is a new lake I'm fishing in. The first time I visited got me this big sunny. It is still the biggest sunny I've caught. It's 8inches long from fin to month.

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Pak Hoi T
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Pak Hoi T

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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