Thread: Please identify these fish.

Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Did that warmouth come from the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

Lol all the warmouths I've caught in that canal are super dark.

Interesting thread, for sure!

Here's another interesting catch. The belly was so dark, it looked like a purple-black. I assume it's a standard bluegill, but other than being extremely dark, his chest was huge. The length wasn't anything spectacular (like it'd grown as long as it could), but I expected more length before the chest bulked up like that. I'm lousy with guessing, but it was probably under half a pound, and maybe 6-8 inches. Any thoughts on why?

I would say bluegill, possibly with a bit or more of copperhead strain. Size looks like heavily populated small water stunted and possibly pretty close to the maximum size possible there.