I caught it on a Jitterbee as you can see it in its mouth ....I'm thinking its some type of
Hybrid Warmouth ..the stripes on the side looks like a Warmouth ..but the head looks like a Bluegill ..wierd huh ....
But yellow in color like that ...in all my years fishing Florida, lakes, ponds, canals, swamps ..never caught a fish yellow in color ...I couldn't believe my eyes when got it out of the water. ...wild
Most of the Warmouth I catch here in North Carolina are very dark but here is one I caught in June that favors the one you caught Paul....Was the mouth on your fish the same size as this one's mouth Paul?
Yes thats it ok ...it almost looks like a cross between a warmouth and a rock bass ..the goggle eyes look like a rock bass ... Mine is much more yellow in color ..the one in your pic Jeff has that brownish rock bass tint ......thank you
Mike, just goes to show you can't trust everything you find on the internet, AND, illustrates how difficult it can sometimes be to correctly identify a sunfish!
I am by no means an expert, but I have a different take on your photos....
The one on the left, that is labeled a Rockbass, looks more like a Warmouth to me, while the one on the right, labeled a Warmouth, is almost certainly a Green Sunfish.
Quick tip here: we all know the anal fin is the fin on the bottom of the fish, right in front of the tail...it is usually comprised of sharp, rigid 'spikes', or rays, and soft, flexible rays....
Rockbass will usually have 6 sharp, rigid rays, while Warmouth will only have 3..almost foolproof...almost. I've never counted rays on a warmouth hybrid....
Take a look at the photo Mike posted of a supposed Rockbass... It very plainly shows three sharp, rigid spikes or rays....hence, it's a warmouth. The color, while not a good way of identification by itself, also backs up the Warmouth I.D.
paul sach
Oct 15, 2012
John Sheehan
yeah ,what is it?
Oct 15, 2012
paul sach
Hybrid Warmouth ..the stripes on the side looks like a Warmouth ..but the head looks like a Bluegill ..wierd huh ....
Oct 15, 2012
Jeffrey D. Abney
Bluegill x Warmouth maybe....mouth doesn't look as big as a true warmouth but it's hard to tell with it not open......Cool looking fish Paul
Oct 15, 2012
paul sach
Oct 15, 2012
DAVID L EITUTIS
UNBELIEVABLE never in all my limited years have I seen one like this! VERY pretty fish anyway !!
Oct 15, 2012
Jeffrey D. Abney
Most of the Warmouth I catch here in North Carolina are very dark but here is one I caught in June that favors the one you caught Paul....Was the mouth on your fish the same size as this one's mouth Paul?
Oct 15, 2012
paul sach
Oct 15, 2012
Walt Foreman
The mouth is way too big to be a bluegill. Looks to me like a straight warmouth.
Oct 15, 2012
dick tabbert
Looks like a Warmouth to me to Walt.
Oct 15, 2012
Greg McWilliams
BEAUTIFUL WARMOUTH!!!!!!
Oct 15, 2012
Greg McWilliams
What is the JITTERBEE????
Oct 15, 2012
Tony Livingston
Mike, just goes to show you can't trust everything you find on the internet, AND, illustrates how difficult it can sometimes be to correctly identify a sunfish!
I am by no means an expert, but I have a different take on your photos....
The one on the left, that is labeled a Rockbass, looks more like a Warmouth to me, while the one on the right, labeled a Warmouth, is almost certainly a Green Sunfish.
Oct 15, 2012
Tony Livingston
Quick tip here: we all know the anal fin is the fin on the bottom of the fish, right in front of the tail...it is usually comprised of sharp, rigid 'spikes', or rays, and soft, flexible rays....
Rockbass will usually have 6 sharp, rigid rays, while Warmouth will only have 3..almost foolproof...almost. I've never counted rays on a warmouth hybrid....
Take a look at the photo Mike posted of a supposed Rockbass... It very plainly shows three sharp, rigid spikes or rays....hence, it's a warmouth. The color, while not a good way of identification by itself, also backs up the Warmouth I.D.
Oct 15, 2012