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Post by esshup on Feb 6, 2023 4:59:35 GMT -5
I know it's a long watch, but he gets into some pretty good details.
The other thing to take into consideration is where the fish was caught. For instance, Redear Sunfish won't be found much further North than the Illinois/Wisconsin or Indiana/Michigan border, any fish that looks like a Redear Sunfish much further north of that is most likely a Pumpkinseed Sunfish.
Coppernose Bluegills are native to Florida and really aren't seen much north of North Carolina, Tennessee, etc.
Although I am doing a test of a strain of Coppernose Bluegills that have thrived living as far north as NorthWest Kansas at an altitude of 4,000 feet, and have been there for the past 20 years. Time will tell if they will survive the winters up here. I have a small pond that only has some of those genetic Coppernose Bluegills in it and I will see if they survive this mile winter. I'll know more in May.
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Post by freedomhunter on Feb 6, 2023 8:00:33 GMT -5
Red ear sunfish are awesome they will attack and then the fight is on
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Post by duff on Feb 6, 2023 10:15:02 GMT -5
Wait...I thought we ID sunfish as catfish bait or monster catfish bait
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Post by greghopper on Feb 6, 2023 10:31:02 GMT -5
This would be a great Pin in fish forum
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 6, 2023 11:56:58 GMT -5
This would be a great Pin in fish forum Yep,,, DONE! |
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Post by firstwd on Feb 7, 2023 21:10:55 GMT -5
Now I have questions.
Indiana lists Bluegill and Redear Sunfish in the regulations. Bluegill do not have a limit and Redear has a limit of 25.
1. Does that mean all the rest of the sunfishes identified in this video do not have a limit?
2. Can our ICOs identify all the sunfishes to not write a ticket?
3. Is there a field guide to show the CO or the Judge if necessary?
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Post by esshup on Feb 7, 2023 23:19:31 GMT -5
I am guessing that the reason for that is that Redear Sunfish only spawn once a year, typically around the full moon in June. Bluegill will spawn every month that the water temps are above 72°F, again right around the full moon.
As to questions 1, 2, and 3, maybe those are questions that can be directed to Morrison in "Ask the Conservation Officer" thread.
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Post by firstwd on Feb 8, 2023 20:40:54 GMT -5
I am guessing that the reason for that is that Redear Sunfish only spawn once a year, typically around the full moon in June. Bluegill will spawn every month that the water temps are above 72°F, again right around the full moon. As to questions 1, 2, and 3, maybe those are questions that can be directed to Morrison in "Ask the Conservation Officer" thread. I have a D9 H.E. instructor meeting Sunday. I'm going to mess with my favorite Martians a little and test their identification skills. 🤪 I'll see Larry next month and ask the other questions. |
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Post by greghopper on Feb 9, 2023 8:08:57 GMT -5
I am guessing that the reason for that is that Redear Sunfish only spawn once a year, typically around the full moon in June. Bluegill will spawn every month that the water temps are above 72°F, again right around the full moon. As to questions 1, 2, and 3, maybe those are questions that can be directed to Morrison in "Ask the Conservation Officer" thread. I have a D9 H.E. instructor meeting Sunday. I'm going to mess with my favorite Martians a little and test their identification skills. 🤪 I'll see Larry next month and ask the other questions. Ask how many times they have wrote a ticket for over limit sunfish……guessing probably none. |
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Post by firstwd on Feb 10, 2023 20:24:33 GMT -5
I have a D9 H.E. instructor meeting Sunday. I'm going to mess with my favorite Martians a little and test their identification skills. 🤪 I'll see Larry next month and ask the other questions. Ask how many times they have wrote a ticket for over limit sunfish……guessing probably none. Probably not real common, but when bluegill had a limit of 25 I remember a couple guys getting caught with over 100 between them. |
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Post by budd on Feb 11, 2023 10:02:54 GMT -5
Very common up here to read about over limits in the weekly wardens reports. They are published once a week in the Outdoor news weekly newspaper what each regional warden has been up to.
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