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Bluewater Lake, MN

Started by Guest_ryansholl_* , Apr 09 2013 10:59 AM

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#1 Guest_ryansholl_*

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 10:59 AM

Knowing full well that I'm already gleaning a lot of great info from the forum, I figure I need to contribute in some way. Never had an audience for these pics before!

Just some photos I took last summer at my sister-on-laws' family's place. Was up there to photograph her brother's wedding (I'm much better out of the water!) and spent the remainder of my time getting a nice tan on my back, facedown in the water. Unfortunately not much aside from bluegill in their area of the lake.

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Camera missed focus, but it's still my favorite.

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Here's one of the lake, for good measure

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#2 Michael Wolfe

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 01:34 PM

Nice work Ryan. Proving once again that the most important piece of equipment is the eye behind the camera.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin

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#3 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 02:41 PM

Wow. It isn't often I think of bluegills as being pretty, but I wouldn't be ashamed to have a fish like the one in that first photo in my display tank

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#4 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 03:08 PM

Pic #1 looks like a straight bluegill, but some of the others look like they may be bluegill x green sunfish.

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#5 Guest_ryansholl_*

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 03:27 PM

...and that's something I'd have to defer to the pros here on the forum, Gerald. I know approximately nothing of native fish IDs. I come from aquaria and just know I enjoy watching (and hope to enjoy keeping) them. I'll learn more as time goes on and as I have more time and opportunity to get more familiar with Iowa waters.

Having now looked myself, i can definitely see how you'd ID them as green sunfish. Thanks!

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#6 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 03:58 PM

I come from aquaria and just know I enjoy watching (and hope to enjoy keeping) them. I'll learn more as time goes on and as I have more time and opportunity to get more familiar with Iowa waters.

You are in Iowa, you lucky duck! Ah I'd be so excited to snorkel there. That is prime Lepomis humilis territory. Distribution map: http://nas2.er.usgs.... &speciesid=383
Data sheet: http://nas.er.usgs.g...x?SpeciesID=383
That's the one sunfish that sorely tempts me to set up a sunfish tank. One of these days...

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#7 Guest_IsaacSzabo_*

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Posted 10 April 2013 - 12:13 AM

Very nice photos Ryan. I especially like the third one. I agree with Gerald - it looks like there are some Greens and possibly Greengills mixed in with the Buegills.