While it felt like I caught the same 7 inch, male bluegill about 30 times, it was still a heck of a morning at Watkins Mill State Park a couple of mornings ago. There were a couple of streamer eaters but most fish were caught on a standard under an indicator. I also caught a couple of redear and a 12 inch bass as well. I also MIGHT have caught a natural hybrid too but I'm not sure. It has some of the markings of a redear but also has some bluegill features as well. I have caught natural hybrids before that looked a lot like this but they could very well have been redear that were just colored up in a unique way.
All of the fish were caught near breaks in the aquatic vegetation. At some points in the year, the fish will hide in the cabbage and ambush passers-by. At this time of the year it seems that they could be looking for bedding areas or actively hunting in clearer water. Either way, they bent a four weight really well and a lot of fish ended up in my hands and at the end of Waylon's nose. Watkins Mill is a beautiful place and a good fishery. While bass and bluegill are pretty plentiful, there are also crappie, catfish, and even hybrid stripers. The hybrids are getting pretty close to 20 inches and with the lake only being 100 acres in size, a person with some good electronics might be able to locate them and catch a few.
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| Another picture of the potential hybrid. |
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