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Other Sunfish
As bluegill anglers, we often are fortunate enough to tangle with some other interesting sunfish species. One that I most often hear mis-identified is Green Sunfish. Mostly, I hear folks calling them Rock Bass. Warmouth look even more like Rock Bass, but there are differences, especially in that Rock Bass are often found in rocky streams or lakes, and Warmouth seem to have a preference for weedy slackwaters & ponds.
Anyway, here's some pictures of these 3 sunfish species that might help others with identifying what they are catching:
Green Sunfish
Rock Bass
Warmouth
Anyway, here's some pictures of these 3 sunfish species that might help others with identifying what they are catching:
Green Sunfish
Rock Bass
Warmouth
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Permalink Reply by Bruce Condello on
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I believe that is a male redebreast sunfish X bluegill hybrid.
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Permalink Reply by David Merical on
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Cool, Ray! That looks like a NICE specimen!!
I'll go with the Redbreast Sunfish.
A hybrid is certainly a possibility!
I don't know if we have any of those around Iowa....?
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