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Minnesota DNR Quality Sunfish Initiative The Quality Sunfish Initiative targets certain lakes to reduce the bag limits. Ruiter says Minnesota anglers have said they re pleased overall with the number of sunfish they catch but they d like to see a higher number of large fish. Ruiter explained Sunfish grow about an inch per year.  A 7 inch sunny is a nice fish and a 10 inch sunny is considered a trophy fish. To put this in perspective a trophy deer takes 3 years to grow that size. I checked the Minnesota fishing records which are listed on the MnDNR website and the largest Sunfish Bluegill recorded was 2 pounds 13 ounces on Alice Lake in Hubbard County in 1948. No measurements of length and girth were recorded.

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