The other less common sunfish species not discussed here are the mud sunfish, bluespotted sunfish, banded sunfish, green sunfish, warmouth, longear sunfish, and white crappie. All are usually easy to catch, good to eat, and extremely popular with anglers, especially children. Bluegill Bluegills are generally found in slow moving or standing water where there is plenty of vegetation or other shelter. They are a pretty fish, green to brown on their backs and upper sides shading into brown, orange, or pink with traces of vertical bars along their bottom sides. The breast is yellow to copper-orange, and the sides of their heads have metallic blue and green overtones.
Bluegills average four to ten inches in length.
Like other true sunfish, the bluegill eats mostly insects and crustaceans. But unlike its cousins, the bluegill will also consume some plant material. Bluegills spawn from May to July. Nests are usually built close to shore in firm sand or mud in two and one-half feet of water. Bluegills often nest in colonies with nests sometimes right next to each other.