Name This Fish......(Pic Included)

[A-Jay]

its a kibby by the way has anyone else heard of a kibby or is it just a new england slang word

Yup - I grew up in MA and fished NH allot as well.

Kibby was the name for just about anything that ate a worm hanging under a bobber.

The one exception was a horn pout (?) - the spines on those buggers are Wicked Shaaarp.

A-Jay

[tholmes]

How do y'all know it's a female?

Mostly by it's coloration. The males tend to be more colorful with darker, more saturated colors while the females tend to have more pale, washed-out colors.

Tom

[Bluebasser86]

Mostly by it's coloration. The males tend to be more colorful with darker, more saturated colors while the females tend to have more pale, washed-out colors.

Tom

What he said. This only applies to larger fish though, small bluegills will all have the washed out look but that fish is big enough it would have changed to the brighter colors if it was a male.

[Bassn Blvd]

_{Sorry to say, but all of you are wrong. That particular fish is called "Bass Bait." By far the best live bait there is for bass.}

[Sam]

Yep. Female Bluegill.

But I still like the name Bob.

[Kabar]

Looks like Motherin Law species family member.