Beautiful Greens

[Hawg]

They’re so colorful in the creeks around my house. 

[MOPanfisher]

Maan I used to love catching them big greenies out of the creeks.  Would occasionally catch a natural hybrid bluegill/greenie also, delicious and fun to catch on fly rod  or ultra light. And the occasional bass that would try to tie my little rod in knots just made it sweeter.  Throw in an occasional punkinseed with their colors and it brings back a lot of good memories.

[DADAKOTA]

Greenies are an attack fish.  They'll eat anything from a 1/2 ounce bass jig to a popping bug.  For some reason I never here of folks keeping/eating them like bluegill or redears.  How are they as table fare?

[bfishn]

They're delicious, can't tell them from 'gills or redear myself. That said, most of the greenies I've caught end up on a 6/0 hook, waiting to be exchanged for a much larger, and every bit as tasty flathead.

[Nick Adams]

Those are awesome. Love catching those, too.

[Johnsfolly]

5 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

Greenies are an attack fish.  They'll eat anything from a 1/2 ounce bass jig to a popping bug. 

We had a great pond at the facility I worked at in FL back in the 90's. My buddy didn't often change his lines out, especially after he just got to our facility. So he hooked up a giant green sunfish on a big bladed roostertail. The fish broke off. Less than a week later I caught the same fish on a 3 inch fluke. It still had the roostertail in it's gut with the blade in the fish's mouth. Not wanting to kill the fish outright we did not try to forcefully remove the roostertail. In hindsight probably should have kept that fish.

I have never eaten a green sunfish. Not a fan of how they smell when caught and was not keen on keeping them. May have to give them a try. Lots of places they are becoming the dominate sunfish species. 

[Greasy B]

Geenies go in the bucket with the Gills,  taste great. 

[Hawg]

4 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

Greenies are an attack fish.  They'll eat anything from a 1/2 ounce bass jig to a popping bug.  For some reason I never here of folks keeping/eating them like bluegill or redears.  How are they as table fare?

They are mean lil suckers. Quick strikers.

[nomolites]

1 minute ago, Hawg said:

They are mean lil suckers. Quick strikers.

We’ve always called them “Attack ‘Gills”…routinely catch them on baits twice as big as they are.

Mike

[Quillback]

They are a neat little fish.  If they grew to 10 lbs., I would be afraid to get in the water with them.  Ferocious they are!