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Bluegill ('brim')

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill ('brim')
Bluegill ('brim') — Companion-site illustration (AI-generated from the author’s brief)
Scientific
Lepomis macrochirus

In the book

The 'giant brim' Russ watches with his grandson off the lake dock up north — about the size of Everglades bait.

Appears in

  • Ch. 3 Early Morning

Swims with

  • Redfish (red drum, 'spot-tail')
    Redfish (red drum, 'spot-tail') The first keeper Matt ever caught, at Comer Key. Rose's cooler-toppling redfish at the marina. The 22- and… Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 7Ch. 8 +1
  • Spotted seatrout
    Spotted seatrout 'Grass bed fishing meant trout.' Three keepers on the first client trip; Dave's trout off Little Pavilion Key. Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 7Ch. 16 +1
  • Mangrove (gray) snapper
    Mangrove (gray) snapper Dave's 22-incher; the snapper bonanza at the river mouth ('leave that snapper in the water, it'll attract… Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 7Ch. 13 +2
  • Grouper (goliath / gag)
    Grouper (goliath / gag) Matt's favorite eating fish. The 'unseen giant' that dragged the anchored Bonefisher across the channel; the… Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 13Ch. 14 +2
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Escape to Lostman’s River

An Everglades adventure novel by Linda & John McKillop. Illustrations © Linda McKillop.

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  • Florida saltwater rules (FWC)
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