Pumpkinseeds?

[Townie]

Open water 'Seeds 

[Van_Cleaver]

Nice fish! I love how much color variation you get with these fish; sometimes even within the same body of water.

[tundraboy]

I love catching seeds, and of course eating them too; mostly when on ice, though.
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These are all pumpkinseeds? I was in a spot today and caught what I thought were 2 different species.They were just like the ones in this picture. This is the first year Ive ever caught them through the ice.

[fish hunter2012]

Some guy said yesterday he won't eat seeds. I think he is a moron! They taste the same as a gill. Caught some 8 to 9 inches this year. Pretty good fighters.

[mt.redneck]

These are all pumpkinseeds? I was in a spot today and caught what I thought were 2 different species.They were just like the ones in this picture. This is the first year Ive ever caught them through the ice.

the top 2 look like pure gills, all the others have at least some pumpkinseed to it

[Van_Cleaver]

Good call from above post.(mt.redneck)  Six of the fish are seeds, they have red on the gill plate. The others are run of the mill  blue gills. That was my take home at days end so some of the color was a bit faded.

[mt.redneck]

Good call from above post.(mt.redneck)  Six of the fish are seeds, they have red on the gill plate. The others are run of the mill  blue gills. That was my take home at days end so some of the color was a bit faded.

thanks van cleaver. I wish I had nice sunfish like this in the pond just outside of town but maybe someday since the fish and game started stocking tiger muskies in it. I'm starting to see more bigger fish(6 inches) most are 4 inches.

[Van_Cleaver]

If it makes you feel any better the small lake these fish came from is a good two hours North of me. By far the best blue gill producer I've seen, though some days they can be really tough to jig as it only has a max depth of 7'. Hoping too get back there soon. As for muskies, a lot of guys of guys don't like the fact that certain lakes are stocked with them around here, yet the lake with the most muskies also has the biggest gills, crappie and perch. Hmmmm.....

[mt.redneck]

the pond I fish is only 7-8 feet deep also, and the sunfish can be a pain to get to bite. I'd try to find the weed line that exists in the summer but I think it completely dies off in the winter so I just have to move a lot till I find fish that want to play.

[HUNTnFISHSD]

 The are a bonus catch when I go bluegill fishing.