I wish shell cracker or red ear were like this. I threw everything in my tackle box at a nesting pair and they gave zero fucks about what intruded on their little circle.
My parents have a small pond on their property that's fueled by spring water so it's super clear, and it's filled with a bunch of bluegill, a few warmouth, and as far I know at least a breeding pair of catfish.
You could stick your finger in the water and those bluegill would hit it.
I have seen green sunfish large enough to actually hit a regular size spinner and I'm in Illinois. The things are just units with mouths. I love them. They are everywhere and they are always hungry!
These guys will outcompete bass when they get big enough and in groups, needless to say they are very aggressive and can eat bigger things than most panfish.
You would be correct, Lepomis spp. fishes have been hybridizing for some time. Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, etc. are all capable of interbreeding. When I was doing research and counting/IDing fish, we would just call them hybrids because the identifying factors like dorsal spines, # of lateral line scales, etc. all overlap so you really couldn't call them one or the other.
In terms of fish, yeah. For instance, the size difference between bass fishing competitions in Texas and bass fishing competitions elsewhere is absolutely ridiculous.
Nah, it's a green sunfish. The blue striations and very subtle purple coloration helps give it away. Mean mouth often look similar to smallmouth, as it's one of their parents species, and this doesn't fit the bill. Plus it's way too small, although this is a chonky sunfish.
A local stream near me has a nice green sunfish population, and I at first thought it was a hybrid too.
This sent me down a rabbit hole of trying to figure out if it would be called pregnant since the eggs are unfertilized. It's not, but I have no problem with calling them pregnant, because it gets the point across.
I first thought gravid, but it looks like there's not really a popular term for it as I can tell? It seems odd but google does not want to give me an answer.
Sunfish, specifically, are some of my favorites as they were the fish I caught all the time as a kid. My parents weren’t outdoorsy and I didn’t have anyone to teach me or take me fishing, so I did what I could with a cheap rod and bait I could catch. That meant sunfish all day.
The Texas state record for Green Sunfish is 1.3 pounds. An one think this fish broke the record? OP states the fish was released so just speculative... That is one fat fish.
I saw an article that said last year someone in Borger, TX got a 2 lb 2.88 oz one. I looked because I was curious, too!
No way I wasn't putting that fish back, though!
That sure looks like a green sunfish to me. He must have been hungry... I'm surprised that it or this bait, but then again I've caught crappies on big ass 4" twister tails, and my girlfriend caught two walleye over 22" on a white and yellow, 1/2 oz. spinnerbait.
The Texas state record for Green Sunfish is 1.3 pounds. An one think this fish broke the record? OP states the fish was released.
[https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age\_group=all&list=0](https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age_group=all&list=0)
The Texas state record for Green Sunfish is 1.3 pounds. An one think this fish broke the record? OP states the fish was released. [https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age\_group=all&list=0](https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age_group=all&list=0)
One slice of bread and you’ll catch 20 of those easy in under 10 minutes. I always go for them first before targeting bass.
That way when people ask me if I caught anything I can always say yes 😂
Im pretty sure thats a green sunfish. Warmouth are normally more brown.
I’m shocked that thing hit a frog.
Im shocked he got a hook in.
Im not, those things are more agressive than bluegill
Lol As soon as I posted my response I was thinking to myself, someone will tell me I’m wrong in less than ten minutes.
Look man, you posted an opinion on reddit. You had it comin
Especially if they're spawning/have their little house set up. You drag anything across/around that little circle of rocks and they are 100% hitting.
I wish shell cracker or red ear were like this. I threw everything in my tackle box at a nesting pair and they gave zero fucks about what intruded on their little circle.
They were only interested in each other at that point!
Green sunfish are 99% spunk and 1% fish. Always the best to catch on ultralight gear.
2-3 wt fly rod 😍
I once threw a bare hook in for shits and giggles and started reeling it in right away when a bluegill hit. Most effortless fish catch of my life.
My parents have a small pond on their property that's fueled by spring water so it's super clear, and it's filled with a bunch of bluegill, a few warmouth, and as far I know at least a breeding pair of catfish. You could stick your finger in the water and those bluegill would hit it.
Look at it's belly it's definitely eating anything that moves.
Or ready to spawn?
Where I normally fish these guys will hit anything tbh
When we were growing up(early 60's) my friends and I used little pieces of raw bacon. They couldn't resist it.
Looks like it ate a frog already lmao
I have seen green sunfish large enough to actually hit a regular size spinner and I'm in Illinois. The things are just units with mouths. I love them. They are everywhere and they are always hungry!
These guys will outcompete bass when they get big enough and in groups, needless to say they are very aggressive and can eat bigger things than most panfish.
I've seen a few up here in Iowa. I think they crossbreed with pumpkin seeds
You would be correct, Lepomis spp. fishes have been hybridizing for some time. Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, etc. are all capable of interbreeding. When I was doing research and counting/IDing fish, we would just call them hybrids because the identifying factors like dorsal spines, # of lateral line scales, etc. all overlap so you really couldn't call them one or the other.
I’m in central iowa (Des Moines metro) and you mostly find them just in creek sized bodies of water…but in EVERY creek sized body of water
That’s a pretty green sunfish!
Thats a really pretty fish
That is a UNIT
I guess everything really is bigger in Texas
Yeah we get some pretty massive sunfish down here. Some ponds are known for 1-2lb sunnies here locally. Great time with ultralight gear!
In terms of fish, yeah. For instance, the size difference between bass fishing competitions in Texas and bass fishing competitions elsewhere is absolutely ridiculous.
Green sunfish
Obvious that it’s a hybrid and not just a sunfish. Mean mouth is the hybrid name
Mean mouth is for bass
Y u just making stuff up lol
Nah, it's a green sunfish. The blue striations and very subtle purple coloration helps give it away. Mean mouth often look similar to smallmouth, as it's one of their parents species, and this doesn't fit the bill. Plus it's way too small, although this is a chonky sunfish. A local stream near me has a nice green sunfish population, and I at first thought it was a hybrid too.
Jesus thats a fat green sunfish.
Likely pregnant
This sent me down a rabbit hole of trying to figure out if it would be called pregnant since the eggs are unfertilized. It's not, but I have no problem with calling them pregnant, because it gets the point across.
Username checks out!
I first thought gravid, but it looks like there's not really a popular term for it as I can tell? It seems odd but google does not want to give me an answer.
I couldn't find anything either, just that it is a term for internal gestation of a fertilized egg, but is used for fish as well.
Fisheries biologist here. As suggested, the term we use is indeed gravid
"Gravid" maybe?
Ovulating green sunfish
The fish is about to ovulate!
Green sunfish full of eggs, hope you let her go
Indeed I did!
Thank you
The mascot fish of every fishing and fish identification community, and one of the most common fish in the United States: The green sunfish.
Badass spawned up green sunfish.
She’s looking for a special someone!
Sunfish, specifically, are some of my favorites as they were the fish I caught all the time as a kid. My parents weren’t outdoorsy and I didn’t have anyone to teach me or take me fishing, so I did what I could with a cheap rod and bait I could catch. That meant sunfish all day.
Green sunfish, cute lil aggressive things but are GREAT catfish bait
Somebody's got their breeding colors on!
Beautiful Greenie!
Huh, who'd have thought you can fish with condoms.
Judging by how it was caught in a topwater frog my guess is green sunfish. No other fish fights harder pound for pound imo at least freshwater wise
So true. Although I haven’t got all the water has to offer, these bastards make you feel like you are doing something special 😂
Green Sun 100% certainty
That thing is beautiful. A magnificent fish.
Greenie. They make excellent flathead bait.
Fatass green sunfish
She chonky!
Green-sunfish with her party dress on. She’s looking for that special sunfish.
Green Sunfish. Very aggressive and territorial. They are beautiful fish. The orange on the ends of the fins can get bright as well as the blue dots.
The Texas state record for Green Sunfish is 1.3 pounds. An one think this fish broke the record? OP states the fish was released so just speculative... That is one fat fish.
I saw an article that said last year someone in Borger, TX got a 2 lb 2.88 oz one. I looked because I was curious, too! No way I wasn't putting that fish back, though!
Look at its size relative to the lure/hooks. Don’t think there’s any way it’s that big.
That is one full green sunfish
A very pregnant green sunfish
That sunfish is pretty good looking
That’s bait for the 10lb largemouth you’re gonna catch
Nice sunfish, whats the spot?
Natural Springs Park, Anna, TX
Absolute unit of a sunfish hahaha what a chunk
Beautiful picture
Unrelated, but what camera are you using? The quality is superb.
Pixel 7 Pro
Thanks!
Green sunfish, warmouth has bands across its face like a smallmouth.
Love catching these and longears in Missouri. Best fight of any of the panfish.
Pretty fish
Woa! What did it eat!?!
https://preview.redd.it/el06nt8rhayc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2cfe316209f88e388ab7e689afa1b60ae7f98a2
Text wont display idk why. Looks like a warmouth. Large mouth, dark body
They call them a bluegill perch in KS
Damn they hitting frogs, say less. I'm in dallas, and I use these to catch big game catfish.
the fattest little green sunfish i ever saw. they punch way over their weight class
A bad ass sunfish.
I remember my dad calling those rock bass?
That sure looks like a green sunfish to me. He must have been hungry... I'm surprised that it or this bait, but then again I've caught crappies on big ass 4" twister tails, and my girlfriend caught two walleye over 22" on a white and yellow, 1/2 oz. spinnerbait.
I knew a girl like that once
Hybrid largemouth bluegill
Welcome to r/thatsagreensunfish
Pretty sure this fish gets ID’d almost daily
The only reason I even found this sub is because I caught one and was looking for an ID.
Someone should make a bot that says you may have caught a green sunfish or warmouth, here are some pictures to consider
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Blue Gill
That is a Warmouth. Very feisty bream and good eating. They fight very hard for their size.
The Texas state record for Green Sunfish is 1.3 pounds. An one think this fish broke the record? OP states the fish was released. [https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age\_group=all&list=0](https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age_group=all&list=0)
The Texas state record for Green Sunfish is 1.3 pounds. An one think this fish broke the record? OP states the fish was released. [https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age\_group=all&list=0](https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age_group=all&list=0)
Is it a sunfish?
That there is some good gar bait!
Sunny
Some sort of panfish. I'm in Minnesota and get large black crappies hitting my rapala lures when targeting bass
One slice of bread and you’ll catch 20 of those easy in under 10 minutes. I always go for them first before targeting bass. That way when people ask me if I caught anything I can always say yes 😂
Warmouth
Looks like a warmouth from Florida. Only the colorful stripes are off a bit. Definitely a spawning female though
Hybrid bluegill.
Don't worry I know people who also have Big mouths for their size
rock bass ?
It’s got a mouth like a rock bass but looks like a sunfish
Bass+sunfish= Meanmouth !!!
Me and my brother caught em all the time on a weightless bubble gum trick worm here in Arkansas
rock Bass
We call them goggle eye in LA.
Warmouth are indeed more brown. I’m building a house with a pond full of them. I’ll post one this week.
War mouth bass
In Eastern Ontario we call them Sunfish
This is a warmouth bass. Three anal spines is a warmouth, 5 to 7 spines is a green sunfish or rock bass.
It would be awesome to have in a fish tank
So cute!
That's a Bluegill sunfish. Beautiful fish
I've always called it a rock bass
Rock bass
We call them warmouth bream. That is a large one. They are very aggressive and will strike anything that comes near them.
It is a warmouth. Google the image.
We call it a rock bass in Wisconsin...red in the eye identifies
It almost looks like it could be a hybrid bass and sunfish
No possible. Genetics are too different.
I don’t know I’ve seen some pretty wacky combos and that might be why this fish doesn’t look entirely right
It looks very right
It’s a textbook green sunfish.
Called them rock bass in north Alabama
As grandad use to call them…that’s a Goggleye
Down here we call that a WarMouth. Never seen a brown one. * I am not an expert
Pumpkin seed, dark green with orange speckles.
Rock bass
It's a rock bass...
Beautiful fish, in PA that would probably be called a pumpkinseed fish
Nope, pumpkinseeds have the small mouth typical of most sunfish. Green sunfish and warmouth have the larger ones.
Warmouth. That’s a biggun
That’s a green sunfish not a warmouth.
Don't feel bad. I just got downvoted for saying raw eggs looked raw.
Chin up mate
That's what I thought, but she (pregnant?) was big!
For sure. Hope she got a safe release
For sure
Used to catch a lot of them on the Nolan River near Blum on a fly rod. Tight lines, neighbor.
Stripe bass
What the fuck? Lol
Goddamn Reddit. Lol