Found in an oyster cage. Was placed in the same cage following a quick show and tell with students.
Although I adore trout fishing, it was nice to connect with a few bluegill after a couple months.
Evidently caught and then left to rot on shore. Mistaken for snakehead perhaps?
Longer ear flap and redbreast coloration on its body and breast
Decaying on grass NCWRCA boat access
Caught and released