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Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegills are a great eating panfish, and although small and not a spectacular fighter on the line they are a very popular target. They come in along weedy cover, lily pad beds, logs, and so on to feed on small crustaceans, insects and plant material. These fish will average 8 inches...

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Fish image used by permission: Kraft, C.E., D.M. Carlson, and S.C. Brown. 2003. The On-line Fishes of New York State, Version 2.1. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.