When most people hear the term “sunny” as it applies to gamefish though, we immediately think of the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and the bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus).

When most people hear the term “sunny” as it applies to gamefish though, we immediately think of the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and the bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus).

When most people hear the term “sunny” as it applies to gamefish though, we immediately think of the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) and the bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus).

Gregory Martin, a five-year-old angler from Buffalo, might have broken both the New York State and world records for Lepomis gibbosus, a type of common sunfish also known as a pumpkinseed.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is busy this spring stocking many of New Jersey's lakes and ponds with thousands of unique species of fish. But it's not with anglers in mind ...

Don't answer that until you read the new MassWildlife brochure entitled "Freshwater Fishes of Massachusetts." I don't know about you, but I thought the only sunfish in Massachusetts were bluegills ...

The research will focus on largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), while including a few pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), black ...