what type of fish is this

[mattdrp]

i was wondering what type of fish is this my i was looking it my fishing pics from last summer what type is it it so orange.

[taylor]

I'm not sure, maybe a char or a pink salmon???

[Wallyboss]

Bluegill or sunfish.

[mattdrp]

it a bluegill Riley it is to orange to be one

[Wallyboss]

I am color blind so that is why I said either bluegill or sunfish pumkinseed.

[mattdrp]

ok ya i think it's a pumpkinseed. thanks

[slushpuppy]

I don't see a red dot on the gill cover, so wouldn't that rule out pumpkinseed? I also find pumpkinseed have more blue colour than bluegill. I can't tell if there's a black spot at the end of the dorsal fin, that would identify it as a bluegill. Breeding male bluegill may have more orange on them. Water clarity and colour may also affect the colour intensity of a fish.

[matcole]

I'm not sure, maybe a char or a pink salmon???

Quite constructive......

[Mr. T.]

Oddly enough I caught an orange sunfish last year also.

I think yours is a bluegill because I'm pretty sure mine's a pumpkinseed.



Here's a past post with pictures of both with their normal colours.

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... 737#241737

[mattdrp]

I don't see a red dot on the gill cover, so wouldn't that rule out pumpkinseed? I also find pumpkinseed have more blue colour than bluegill. I can't tell if there's a black spot at the end of the dorsal fin, that would identify it as a bluegill. Breeding male bluegill may have more orange on them. Water clarity and colour may also affect the colour intensity of a fish.

not share it was cot in the mississippi lake in mallochs bay.

[Sportspal]

I used to remember catching a few of those on Silver Lake by the campground, and I always just called them a Sunfish. Of course, that was back when I was under 10, so I probably heard a few adults saying thats what they were.
And no, not an arctic char this time, but thanks for a valuable input Taylor.

[Raminator]

those are the ultimate Northern pike bait,thread that thing with a needle and treble hook and hold on tight !!!!!!!!!!

[Wallyboss]

those are the ultimate Northern pike bait,thread that thing with a needle and treble hook and hold on tight !!!!!!!!!!

But keep an eye over your shoulder for a Game Warden

Only the fish species listed below may be used as live bait in Ontario:

Minnows:
* Blacknose shiner
* Blackchin shiner
* Bluntnose minnow
* Brassy minnow
* Central stoneroller
* Common shiner
* Creek chub
* Eastern blacknose dace
* Emerald shiner
* Fallfish
* Fathead minnow
* Finescale dace
* Golden shiner
* Hornyhead chub
* Lake chub
* Longnose dace
* Mimic shiner
* Northern redbelly dace
* Pearl dace
* Redfin shiner
* River chub
* Rosyface shiner
* Sand shiner
* Spotfin shiner
* Spottail shiner
* Striped shiner
Suckers:
* White sucker
* Longnose sucker
Others:
* Central mudminnow
* Lake herring (cisco)
* Trout-Perch
Sticklebacks:
* Brook stickleback
* Ninespine stickleback
Sculpins:
* Mottled sculpin
* Slimy sculpin
Darters and Logperch:
* Blackside darter
* Fantail darter
* Iowa darter
* Johnny darter
* Least darter
* Rainbow darter
* River darter
* Tessellated darter
* Logperch

[Bass Addict]

I'm not sure, maybe a char or a pink salmon???

Quite constructive......

We all know Taylor is a little smartass '' BOZO ''

[FishingIsHealing]

Your sunfish is EXTREMELY ORANGE.......

I believe it may be a hybrid of different kinds of sunfishes......

It has bluegill traits but is very very orange.........Or it could just be a bluegill, that has very orange coloring to it............

I've never caught one like that..........they very in color, but that one is pretty cool looking...........

Most pumpkinseed I catch have markings on their fins when they are extended, they are little dots like they have on their body........

Bluegills dont usually have that.......Their fins are clear......but i could be wrong....

I'm no sunfish master....I'm the ROCK BASS master