Freshwater's prettiest fish?

[fishmounter]

Love these guys!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m121/fishmounter/LPBG6-17-11-1.jpg

[tacklejunkie]

I'm sorry, but I'd have to vote Green Sunfish are the most impressive color wise.
Gills are pretty impressive though, you are right there.
http://www.tnfish.org/PhotoGalleryFish_TWRA/FishPhotoGallery_TWRA/images/GreenSunfishTellicoNegus_jpg.jpg

http://www.edupic.net/Images/Fish/green_sunfish280.JPG

http://www4.samford.edu/schools/artsci/biology/zoology/vertzoo-05s/photos/Green-Sunfish-(Lepomis-cyan.jpg

http://gf.state.wy.us/fishexam/Images/green_sunfish_photo2.jpg

[old pudd fisher]

Jeff panfish sure are pretty and colorfull and I love them to, but native So. Cal. stream trout sure are pretty also.

[vanillagurilla]

your all smoking drugs, peacock bass has the best colors.

[Natural Lefty]

I don't have a picture handy, but I would go with the Paiute Cutthroat Trout native to the Silver King Creek drainage south of Tahoe. There is an ongoing project by the DFG to protect them in their native habitat and expand their range. They have a remarkable purpllish color and hardly any spots if any on their entire body. They also have the typical red slash of a cutthroat under their throats. I find Pumpkinseeds to be awfully pretty too, the prettiest of the sunfish, but all of them are pretty.

[Natural Lefty]

Also, the Paiute trout have large purplish parr marks throughout life. If not the Paiute Cutthroats, I would say California's state freshwater fish, the Golden Trout, another California native.

Peacock Bass are awfully colorful too, but they aren't found in California. They are basically large, predatory Cichlids, much like an overgrown aquarium fish (Oscar relative). Actually, if we could include tropical aquarium fish, I have always been partial to the Discuss fish (another Cichlid) or the Cardinal Tetra.

[tacklejunkie]

If not the Paiute Cutthroats, I would say California's state freshwater fish, the Golden Trout, another California native.
These ugly things? No way. :LOL:
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/sierras%2024%20hour%20foursome%206-16-2011/DSCN9064.jpg

I think the brookies are one of the better looking trouts, although they're technically a Char. (Thanks City Dad!)
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/sierras%2024%20hour%20foursome%206-16-2011/DSCN9028.jpg

Brownies ain't so bad either.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/sierras%2024%20hour%20foursome%206-16-2011/DSCN9050.jpg

[fishmounter]

I don't know you guys. I guess it might be a personal preference. I love the iridescent blues, lavenders and purples, that these Perris BGs have, but you really have to hold the fish at a certain angle in the low morning sunlight to see these colors well. How about a spawning male Longear Sunfish? Not bad....
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m121/fishmounter/LongearSunfish.jpg

[SirBluegill]

I like the colors on those dark male redear sunfish at perris http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt318/trodger1/RedearSunfishLoudounNegus.jpg[/IMG]

Also those light blue Gills are awesome as well

[teejay]

Wow, some of those panfish look down right tropical in appearance. Nevertheless, I, like T.J., am partial to the brookie -especially when the males are spawning.

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad322/teejaygrady/IMG_1729.jpg

[Sublime-Steve]

Bass r beautiful :-) haha

[Frequent Flyer]

catfish lol. they hav a certain jenesuequa

[M@M]

Fishmounter, was that a pink colored blue gill you posted once recently? That fish had to be one of a kind. Very cool looking! :Shocked:

[City Dad]

I reckon them trouts ain't too ugly either.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/timmeinhart/04trout.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/timmeinhart/02trout.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb225/timmeinhart/GOLDEN.jpg

[tacklejunkie]

CD, that is such the monstrous Golden!

I got some of those Freshwater Purdifish stuck on my crankbaits yesterday
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/Perris%20Yak%206-19-2011/IMG_1473.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/Perris%20Yak%206-19-2011/IMG_1474.jpg

[DarkShadow]

The Mighty Squaw

http://www.dunnsfishfarm.com/images_templ/squawfish.jpg

Nuff said.

[mhughes55]

Caught a few of these on a trip to Alaska, none as big or pretty tho.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee65/mhughes55/Large_male_arctic_char.jpg

[City Dad]

Caught a few of these on a trip to Alaska, none as big or pretty tho.
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee65/mhughes55/Large_male_arctic_char.jpg

ding, ding, ding we have a winah!!! Alaska must be nice...

[City Dad]

The Mighty Squaw

http://www.dunnsfishfarm.com/images_templ/squawfish.jpg

Nuff said.

WHAT THE... I detect sarcasm... and I'm starting to think that some of you other posts have been sarcastic too.

[Trout-Slayer77]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/dan7lbhookjawbeauty.jpg

Male Brown trout with spawn colors! :EyePop:

[bassjedi]

313193131731318The cool thing about peacock bass is that they all look different, even those of the same species (the first one is actually a different species than the other 2). I have never seen a picture that really does justice to the colors they show in real life. Kind of like the dorado that way; it's really hard to capture.

[smokehound]

http://www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish/silver-arowana-3.jpg

Always loved this aro breed

[fishmounter]

Yes! love the Aros. Especially the Asians-
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m121/fishmounter/arowana-01.jpg

[Ifishtoolittle]

Okay back to Bluegills, Redears and Green sunfish.

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu337/Ifishtoolittle/DSCF3314.jpg
This is a Green Sunfish and Bluegill Hybrid.

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu337/Ifishtoolittle/DSCF3320.jpg
Another one.

[GdHkSet1]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b230/McNocturnal/dan7lbhookjawbeauty.jpg

Male Brown trout with spawn colors! :EyePop:

Nice Trout Slayer!!!

I like Pan fish too in action.
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk51/GdHkSet/06MAR11DV002.jpg

[Hometown]

has to be the mighty carp and they taste the best also

[DEADROOTS]

Its all about the pseudotropheus demasoni cichlid31387

[oakboy]

Beautiful fish! I was definately going to say Ca. Golden trout like the one in my avatar but those red ears are crazy!

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[IncredibleHuck]

Does he count?

http://www.warpraptor.com/x/AFMBookPDFs/BookRawMaterial--Programs,%20Database,%20Unused%20Images,%20etc/Bookpages/SockeyeSalmon/sockeye-salmon.jpg

[teejay]

Yes, prettiest and best tasting!

[Thisfool]

got to love the purple and gold of this BG i caught.

i vote for the BG as prettiest feeeshee

http://i1034.photobucket.com/albums/a424/Travis_Hernandez/0507180118.jpg

[fishmounter]

Cool! After over 1,600 views and 30 replies, we are back to my original fish... the Bluegill! 'Nuff said- Thisfool, you've got great taste dude!

[Thisfool]

Cool! After over 1,600 views and 30 replies, we are back to my original fish... the Bluegill! 'Nuff said- Thisfool, you've got great taste dude!

as do you my friend. i just hope i can catch as nice of one as the ones you put up