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[font "Trebuchet MS"]Green sunfish fishing is enjoyed by fishermen across America. [/font]
Description:
The Green Sunfish has a large mouth with blue-green striations on the cheeks. The opercle flap is black with reddish or orange border. The body is olive-green in
color with dark vertical bars on sides. Pectoral fin short and rounded. Caudal fin and lower fin margins are white or yellowish with dusky spots at rear of dorsal and anal fins. These fish are 3-12 inches in length and weight 3 ounces to 1 pound 8 ounces.
Location and Habitat:
Green Sunfish are found in many warm water lakes and streams. They prefer lakes with rocky substrate and piles of rubble, but can be found around brushy banks and cliffs.
Food:
Green sunfish will eat anything they can catch and swallow. Insects, crayfish, fish and frogs are all in danger when green sunfish are present.
Angling:
Because of their highly predaceous and pugnacious nature they are one of the easiest fish to catch. They are always hungry and readily bite on small worms and insects.
Table Quality:
The meat is similar to the bluegill; white, flaky and excellent tasting. [center]Fishing Techniques[/center]
Retrieving tiny jigs, spinners and crankbaits next to cover that holds bluegills is sure to get bites, provided you cast accurately enough to avoid snagging. When fishing for bluegills holding near submerged weeds or some other subsurface cover, cast jigs and spinners beyond the fish and let the lures sink to the desired level before beginning a slow, swimming retrieve. A 1/16-ounce jig sinks about 1 foot per second. Vary the count until until you begin getting strikes.
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Description:
The Green Sunfish has a large mouth with blue-green striations on the cheeks. The opercle flap is black with reddish or orange border. The body is olive-green in
color with dark vertical bars on sides. Pectoral fin short and rounded. Caudal fin and lower fin margins are white or yellowish with dusky spots at rear of dorsal and anal fins. These fish are 3-12 inches in length and weight 3 ounces to 1 pound 8 ounces.
Location and Habitat:
Green Sunfish are found in many warm water lakes and streams. They prefer lakes with rocky substrate and piles of rubble, but can be found around brushy banks and cliffs.
Food:
Green sunfish will eat anything they can catch and swallow. Insects, crayfish, fish and frogs are all in danger when green sunfish are present.
Angling:
Because of their highly predaceous and pugnacious nature they are one of the easiest fish to catch. They are always hungry and readily bite on small worms and insects.
Table Quality:
The meat is similar to the bluegill; white, flaky and excellent tasting. [center]Fishing Techniques[/center]
Retrieving tiny jigs, spinners and crankbaits next to cover that holds bluegills is sure to get bites, provided you cast accurately enough to avoid snagging. When fishing for bluegills holding near submerged weeds or some other subsurface cover, cast jigs and spinners beyond the fish and let the lures sink to the desired level before beginning a slow, swimming retrieve. A 1/16-ounce jig sinks about 1 foot per second. Vary the count until until you begin getting strikes.
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