Hybrid Pictures

Hybrids are cool fishes, but going through summertime pictures I've noticed that I've neglected to take pictures of all the mixes. In my remaining days as a DNR volunteer I've been trying to make up for that, and following are the (admittedly few) results of that effort.

White X Black Crappie, more numerous than pures of either species in lakes where both species are present.


Bluegill X Redear


Green X Redear


Orangespotted X Bluegill, blurry but shows his colors better than any of the clearer pictures. His bottom fins were cloudy, metallic shades of orange that were quite interesting.


White Bass X Striped Bass AKA Wiper


Bite size version of the latter. One of 400 to be stocked into Saylorville Lake (due to a misunderstanding, they ate all of the 10,000 wiggler sized walleyes that we were expecting to get out of rearing pond).


Have you ever seen those balloon mollies they sell at the fish store?


Hopefully more to come. Everyone else is highly encouraged to post their coolest hybrid pictures here!

That green x redear hybrid looks like more green x orangespotted hybrids in a lake where I took a population survery at (only green sunfish and orangespotted sunfish are presented)

That green x redear hybrid looks like more green x orangespotted hybrids in a lake where I took a population survery at (only green sunfish and orangespotted sunfish are presented)

Really? Hmm, I know what to look for then. I am pretty though that that particular fish did not have Orangespotteds in its parentage. It was taken from Lake Ahquabi, where only Green, Bluegill, and Redear are known to occur. It sounds like you may have some great hybrid pictures of your own, if so please share them!