Quillback Posted September 19 Posted September 19 Caught this fish on Table Rock today, I'm thinking a Warmouth, maybe a Warmouth hybrid? BilletHead, dan hufferd, dpitt and 3 others 6
FishnDave Posted September 19 Posted September 19 Pure Green Sunfish. Based on the cheek markings, large mouth, colored fin edges, typical operculum, colors and patterns beneath those tiger stripes. Interesting colors and patterns! snagged in outlet 3, Quillback, nomolites and 1 other 4
BilletHead Posted September 19 Posted September 19 9 minutes ago, FishnDave said: Pure Green Sunfish. Based on the cheek markings, large mouth, colored fin edges, typical operculum, colors and patterns beneath those tiger stripes. Interesting colors and patterns! Ditto! "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Ham Posted September 20 Posted September 20 Trust Me. Dave knows all about Green Sunfish. FishnDave 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Quillback Posted September 20 Author Posted September 20 I have caught a bunch of greenies, but that's the first striped one I have ever seen. Thanks for the ID. Daryk Campbell Sr and dan hufferd 2
bfishn Posted September 20 Posted September 20 Those stripes are a "bite here" indicator for flatheads. 😉 BilletHead, Quillback, Daryk Campbell Sr and 1 other 1 3 I can't dance like I used to.
BilletHead Posted September 20 Posted September 20 3 minutes ago, bfishn said: Those stripes are a "bite here" indicator for flatheads. 😉 I had friends that had minnow traps in ponds all over just for this purpose. Wanted greenies! bfishn 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
FishnDave Posted September 20 Posted September 20 3 hours ago, Quillback said: I have caught a bunch of greenies, but that's the first striped one I have ever seen. Thanks for the ID. I have caught a few with these black tiger stripes, and some really dark nearly all-black ones. Extremely uncommon, but I suppose they might be more common in certain waters due to diet, environment, or genetics. Really cool fish @Quillback ! Quillback and Johnsfolly 1 1
Johnsfolly Posted September 20 Posted September 20 I would put those in the same hereditary category as the blacknose crappie. and the hand painted bluegill down in FL panhandle. I would still want to catch one😉😁 Daryk Campbell Sr and Quillback 2
Al Agnew Posted September 21 Posted September 21 Definitely aberrant markings, but definitely a pure green sunfish. I caught one like that one time on Big River that also had a totally black tail from the rear of the dorsal fin on back. Black tailed ones aren't uncommon on Big River, and some biologists suggest it might be related to heavy metal contamination from the old lead mine tailings in the river. But that's the only one I ever caught that also had the black stripes on the rest of its body. Quillback and Daryk Campbell Sr 2
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