Sunfish & Crappie

Bluegill Sunfish

There is scarcely a body of water in the state that does not have Bluegills in it. Bluegills get to a foot long, but are seldom seen at that size.

All sunfishes are aggressive and territorial. Their belligerence is heightened in the confines of an aquarium, where you may start out with several small ones, but you will end up with just one big one. A sunfish will tear a fish-store cichlid to pieces. They adapt readily to regular fish food, but lose most of the attractive wild colors.

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Pumpkinseed Sunfish

The Pumpkinseed is the second most common type of sunfish

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Redbreast Sunfish

note the long 'ear'

Redbreasts can be found in the D&R Canal.

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Black Crappie

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Crappies are fun to fish for - seems they'll hit just about anything. They also do well in an aquarium, where they are not aggressive towards anything they do not regard as food. They do require live food like minnows, although eventually you can train most individuals to take freeze-dried krill and worms.

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Cape May County
( 39.14000, -74.80000 )

  1. Bay Avenue - Ocean City ( 39.21643, -74.64678 )
  2. Cedar Swamp Creek (N) ( 39.26195, -74.70206 )
  3. Cedar Swamp Creek (S) ( 39.24889, -74.71257 )
  4. Delaware Bay - Bidwell Creek ( 39.12731, -74.89085 )
  5. Delaware Bay - East Point ( 39.19403, -75.02600 )
  6. Delaware Bay - Fortescue ( 39.22920, -75.16834 )
  7. Delaware Bay - Moore's Beach ( 39.18944, -74.95113 )
  8. Delaware Bay - Norbury's Landing ( 39.05033, -74.92742 )
  9. Delaware Bay - Sunset Beach ( 38.94432, -74.97012 )
  10. Delaware Bay - Thompson's Beach ( 39.19244, -74.99485 )
  11. Dennis Creek - Jake's Landing ( 39.17916, -74.85133 )
  12. East Creek Pond - Dennis ( 39.22333, -74.88656 )
  13. Gibson's Creek ( 39.35592, -74.72609 )
  14. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Beerdley's Point ( 39.28756, -74.62664 )
  15. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Somers Point (N) ( 39.31130, -74.59272 )
  16. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Somers Point (S) ( 39.30640, -74.60763 )
  17. Great Egg Harbor River - Camp Acagisca ( 39.49275, -74.76715 )
  18. Great Egg Harbor River - Mays Landing ( 39.44940, -74.72489 )
  19. Inside Thorofare - Atlantic City ( 39.35533, -74.45687 )
  20. Inside Thorofare - Ventnor ( 39.34593, -74.47623 )
  21. Jenkins Sound - Mayville ( 39.06281, -74.81961 )
  22. Lake Lenape - Mays Landing ( 39.46187, -74.73755 )
  23. Lake Nummy - Belleplain ( 39.24691, -74.85720 )
  24. Lakes Bay - Ventnor ( 39.35318, -74.48744 )
  25. Long Reach - Avalon ( 39.08144, -74.73862 )
  26. Longport Dog Beach ( 39.30741, -74.55738 )
  27. Ludlam Thorofare - Sea Isle City ( 39.14373, -74.70499 )
  28. Maurice River - Mauricetown ( 39.28730, -74.98763 )
  29. Maurice River - Milleville ( 39.37706, -75.03671 )
  30. Maurice River - Sharp St ( 39.40012, -75.05345 )
  31. Maurice River - Terrapin Cove ( 39.24547, -75.00404 )
  32. Miller Creek ( 39.25262, -74.62715 )
  33. Patcong Creek - Bargaintown Pond ( 39.36083, -74.57569 )
  34. Patcong Creek - Belhaven ( 39.34363, -74.58752 )
  35. Patcong Creek - New Road ( 39.30470, -74.62031 )
  36. Scull Bay - Bridge Out ( 39.34668, -74.55683 )
  37. Shaw's Mill Pond - Newton ( 39.31290, -75.15645 )
  38. Stephen Creek ( 39.38564, -74.73649 )
  39. Stephen Creek - Maple Lake ( 39.40547, -74.77808 )
  40. Stephen Creek - Stephen Lake ( 39.39556, -74.74907 )
  41. Strathmere Bay - Strathmere ( 39.19447, -74.66326 )
  42. Tennessee Ave - Ocean City ( 39.27051, -74.60393 )
  43. Tuckahoe River - Corbin City ( 39.29883, -74.75319 )
  44. Tuckahoe River - Tuckahoe ( 39.29545, -74.74010 )
  45. Union Lake - Millville (E) ( 39.40677, -75.05152 )
  46. Union Lake - Millville (W) ( 39.40812, -75.06712 )