Bluegill

Bluegill, also called bream, are compressed, deep-bodied sunfish with small mouths. Bluegill have a dark spot at the base of the soft dorsal fin with dark vertical bands along their sides. Their underside is yellow to reddish orange and their chin is often blue. Young bluegill feed on zooplankton. Adults feed primarily on insects, and they do very well on floating fish feed. Bluegill will spawn multiple times throughout the spring and summer. This frequent reproduction is perfect for providing largemouth bass with abundant food. Bluegill are also great food for humas. If bluegill are stocked in a pond, largemouth bass should also be stocked to control the bluegill population. Otherwise, the pond will become overrun with small bluegill.