nofishfisherman Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Thought I would share my catch of the week. Caught in southeast WI. Can anyone help with an ID of it, I was thinking maybe a Bluegill/Green Sunfish Hybrid but I'm not 100% sure. Any thoughts? Anyways here are the pics. It went a little over 11 inches with a pinched tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughfish29 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 looks like a pure green to me...and a big one at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeback Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 from what I've seen and read in other threads that looks like a giant pure green. nice pannie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleye Guy Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 World record green sunfish! (jk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofishfisherman Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 The reason I thought it might be a hybrid is that it came from a privately stocked pond and while I was looking around I found that hybrids are common fish to stock in private ponds but greens tend not to be at least from what I read. Regardless I know where this big boy hangs out so I can go catch him again when he's over 12 inches. There are probably bigger ones in that pond as well, I had one hit a top water popper that might have been even bigger but it came unhooked when I got it up to the dock i was fishing from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trappingaddiction Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 That might be fairly close to a state record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muc33 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Not sure of id, but a beauty of a catch none the less!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott M Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I too would go with hybrid. Best to call the farm where the fish were purchased and ask about green hybrids...its got some green in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofishfisherman Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 It would be close to a MN state record, this one was caught in WI so I'm not sure about their records for greens or hybrids. It was caught in a private pond that was privately stocked about 10 years ago so who knows what was put in there back then. Now the pannies and large mouth are naturally reproducing. During my few hours on this pond I also landed several 4-5 pound bass and saw some much bigger fish. Its amazing what can grow in a pond that is very lightly fished and where almost no fish are harvested. The pond is also less then an acre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnAFly Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 So you're saying catch and release really does work? Wow, who woulda thunk it! NICE FISH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpmanjake Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 DANG DUDE! that is a beastly green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Dandy catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paceman Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Holy Sunfish Batman!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhjr Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Nice catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallyGader Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 That sure is a pig! thanks for sharin those pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickol Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 It looks like a greenie/'gill to me too. That is an awesome fish man! I am so glad to see a beast like that photographed and released. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricqik Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 that's a 100% hybrid bluegill/green, a monster too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEFEATER Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Dude can i fish this pond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofishfisherman Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 The location of this pond is a closely guarded secret. If you didn't know what random cow path to walk down you'd never know it was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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