01-25-2019, 08:18 PM
That guy is looking kinda hybrid-ish to me.
http://showmeflyguy.blogspot.com/2016/05...u-may.html
https://www.louisianasportsman.com/fishi...s-a-hussy/
Am I wrong? He's got all the markings of a greenie, but the body is deep, the mouth smaller, and the scales look large like a bluegill. He's also got slight barring, and less blue flecking down toward the back of the body.
I have caught a bunch of hybrids in the Kaysville Ponds, and they look almost exactly like pumpkinseeds. This guy looks different from those, but there are several hybrid "looks" depending on strain and which species of each male/female contribute.
But all the greenies I have caught from Mantua had small, smooth scales, the longer body, mouths obviously bigger than bluegills, and a very slick dark green look down the body (not those dark lines and flecks) with the blue splatters. Also never caught one that big.
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http://showmeflyguy.blogspot.com/2016/05...u-may.html
https://www.louisianasportsman.com/fishi...s-a-hussy/
Am I wrong? He's got all the markings of a greenie, but the body is deep, the mouth smaller, and the scales look large like a bluegill. He's also got slight barring, and less blue flecking down toward the back of the body.
I have caught a bunch of hybrids in the Kaysville Ponds, and they look almost exactly like pumpkinseeds. This guy looks different from those, but there are several hybrid "looks" depending on strain and which species of each male/female contribute.
But all the greenies I have caught from Mantua had small, smooth scales, the longer body, mouths obviously bigger than bluegills, and a very slick dark green look down the body (not those dark lines and flecks) with the blue splatters. Also never caught one that big.
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