Moultonboro Monster 'gill

kawishiwi · 08-20-2016, 03:26 PM

Last day to fish with my son this year before he goes to S. America and one of his smallmouth was really a huge bluegill. 11" 1lb 6.88 oz.
Trying to figure out how to add pics...

kawishiwi · 08-20-2016, 03:36 PM

kawishiwi · 08-20-2016, 03:40 PM

rsmlp · 08-21-2016, 07:42 AM

Tough to say for sure with the phote but it looks more like the dreaded rock bass than a bluegill.

Top-Water · 08-21-2016, 07:58 AM

Congratulations on you sons catch, no matter what kind of fish it is.

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Originally Posted by rsmlp

Tough to say for sure with the phote but it looks more like the dreaded rock bass than a bluegill.

It's a rock bass, caught a bunch of them yesterday at just about everyplace we stopped to fish.

Feed them all to the garden. Never been into killing anything, but these invasive nuisance fish are an exception.

kawishiwi · 08-21-2016, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rsmlp

Tough to say for sure with the phote but it looks more like the dreaded rock bass than a bluegill.

Ive been catching bluegill for 45+ years and rock bass for 35+ years. It is absolutely not a rockie. The give away is the blue tab on the gill cover, hence bluegill

Just Sold · 08-21-2016, 10:44 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill

8gv · 08-21-2016, 11:32 AM

Yup, Bluegill.

That's eating size!

Top-Water · 08-21-2016, 11:55 AM

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fish...rock-bass.html

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fish.../bluegill.html

From the rock bass profile page
Species commonly confused with: Bluegill, white perch

Recommendations:
Discourage the spread of rock bass through illegal introduction into new waterbodies. Once established, rock bass are virtually impossible to eradicate.

Conservation/Management:
Rock bass are considered an invasive species that, once introduced, is capable of altering the food web in lake and pond ecosystems.

Also confused with this species too.
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fish...k-crappie.html

Bluegill vs Rock Bass

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Originally Posted by kawishiwi

The give away is the blue tab on the gill cover, hence bluegill

They both have black spots on the gill cover.

Your photo seems to lack this feature.

rsmlp · 08-21-2016, 01:37 PM

Sure looks like a rock bass to me. either way, it should NOT be released.

kawishiwi · 08-21-2016, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 8gv

Yup, Bluegill.

That's eating size!

My son is doing the paperwork for a NH trophy. If its the largest bluegill entered this year he will get official recognition & a patch I think. As his fish weighs 20+% more than last years winner I think he's got a shot at it. We had to get an official, certified scale, weight and the Wineing Butcher helped us out with weighing it and giving us the print out, 1.43 pounds!
Either way a NH F&G biologist will render a species identification from our measurement snapshot. It does have a yellowish throat so maybe they have bluegill subdivisions but its a 'gill.

8gv · 08-21-2016, 03:08 PM

The fin located below and aft of the dark spot on the gill is different. Bluegills have a longer, narrow one. The rock bass has a shorter, rounded one.

Bluegill, all the way!

noreast · 08-21-2016, 04:07 PM

It's a blue gill. Anybody eat a crappie? The boys down south say there the best fresh water fish.

kawishiwi · 08-21-2016, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by noreast

It's a blue gill. Anybody eat a crappie? The boys down south say there the best fresh water fish.

Are outstanding. IMHO the only superior freshwater white fish is the walleye. In school in S. Illinois there was one lake I found with spring shoreline access to fryer size fish, 8" to 10". Wonderful break from standard college diet.

kawishiwi · 03-02-2017, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kawishiwi

My son is doing the paperwork for a NH trophy. If its the largest bluegill entered this year he will get official recognition & a patch I think. As his fish weighs 20+% more than last years winner I think he's got a shot at it. We had to get an official, certified scale, weight and the Wineing Butcher helped us out with weighing it and giving us the print out, 1.43 pounds!
Either way a NH F&G biologist will render a species identification from our measurement snapshot. It does have a yellowish throat so maybe they have bluegill subdivisions but its a 'gill.

My son just got a letter from F&G telling him his Bluegill (see photo in this thread) was the largest one registered last year in the state. 11.00", 1.43 lbs.
He will be getting a certificate for this as well.

kawishiwi · 03-02-2017, 04:12 PM

08-20-2016, 03:26 PM	#1
kawishiwi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 519 Thanks: 227 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts	Moultonboro Monster 'gill Last day to fish with my son this year before he goes to S. America and one of his smallmouth was really a huge bluegill. 11" 1lb 6.88 oz. Trying to figure out how to add pics...

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rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 473 Thanks: 5 Thanked 164 Times in 84 Posts	Tough to say for sure with the phote but it looks more like the dreaded rock bass than a bluegill.

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08-21-2016, 11:32 AM	#8
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,091 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	Yup, Bluegill. That's eating size!

08-21-2016, 01:37 PM	#10
rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 473 Thanks: 5 Thanked 164 Times in 84 Posts	Sure looks like a rock bass to me. either way, it should NOT be released.

08-21-2016, 03:08 PM	#12
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,091 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	The fin located below and aft of the dark spot on the gill is different. Bluegills have a longer, narrow one. The rock bass has a shorter, rounded one. Bluegill, all the way!

08-21-2016, 04:07 PM	#13
noreast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 648 Thanks: 316 Thanked 120 Times in 93 Posts	It's a blue gill. Anybody eat a crappie? The boys down south say there the best fresh water fish.