bluegill

noun

blue·gill ˈblü-ˌgil

: a common sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) of the eastern and central U.S. sought for food and sport

Examples of bluegill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lord also caught his fish from the Nanticoke River, using a hand-size live bluegill as bait. —

Outdoor Life, 27 Sep. 2023 Next to a quiet, unused barge slip near Bubbly Creek, another bluegill remained safely tucked away during the same two-week span earlier this summer. —

Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023 Tied to the line on my Zebco 33 combo, many bluegill, bass, and crappie were added to my stringer. —

Rob McDonald, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023 Chicot State Park — Louisiana A visit to Chicot State Park will put you deep in the bayous surroundings of Chicot Lake (which is stocked with bass, crappie, red-ear sunfish, and bluegill). —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023 Cooler overcast mornings were both pleasant on the body and ideal for catching a kayak-load of bluegills. —

Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2023 Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill. —

Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 Both fish thrive in weedy areas, as the vegetation provides camouflaging cover and a good supply of smaller forage fish like suckers, chubs, bluegills, bass, and perch. —

Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023 The team also caught a dozen bluegill sunfish, seven largemouth bass, a single creek chub and four hybrid green and pumpkinseed sunfish. —

Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023 See More

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