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Written by TV Ontario   
Monday, 01 July 1996
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Fish-On! - 10 - Panfish
Bluegills - The Fish
Bluegills - Habitat
Bluegills - Seasonal Changes
Bluegills - Equipment and Technique - Reading the Water
Bluegills - Equipment and Technique - Tackle
Bluegills - Equipment and Technique - Baits and Lures
Bluegills - Equipment and Technique - Baits and Lures
Bluegills - Equipment and Technique - Fly Fishing
Pumkinseed - The Fish
Pumkinseed - Habitat
Pumkinseed - Seasonal Changes
Pumkinseed - Equipment and Technique - Reading the Water
Pumkinseed - Equipment and Technique - Baits
Pumkinseed - Equipment and Technique - Flies, Floats, and Jigs
Pumkinseed - Equipment and Technique - Ice Fishing
Rock Bass - The Fish
Rock Bass - Habitat
Rock Bass - Seasonal Changes
Rock Bass - Equipment and Technique - Reading the Water
Rock Bass - Equipment and Technique - Casting
Rock Bass - Equipment and Technique - Fly Fishing
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PUMPKINSEED (Lepomis gibbosus)

THE FISH

The pumpkinseed, another member of the sunfish family, is one of the most abundant and familiar species in our waters. It differs from the bluegill in color and is a slightly smaller fish. The body is compressed and more rounded in outline than any of the other sunfishes. It may reach a length of about nine inches, but the usual range is six to eight inches. The mouth barely reaches the eye, limiting the size of lures that can be used to catch them.

As if it were a showy tropical fish, it sports a coat of many colors, starting with an olive-green back which flows into orange-colored cheeks with wavy blue lines and ends in a bright yellow belly. The gill cover has a bright red spot.
 
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