: a common sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) of the eastern and central U.S. sought for food and sport
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The officer checked one of Mercado’s buckets and found several bluegill fish, according to the report, which added Mercado didn’t have an active fishing license.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Its central feature is a lagoon stocked with catfish each year but also containing bluegill, large-mouth bass, carp and other species.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Its central feature is a lagoon stocked with catfish each year but also containing bluegill, large-mouth bass, carp and other species.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
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bluegill
noun
blue·gill
ˈblü-ˌgil 
: a common food and sport sunfish of the eastern and central U.S.
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