Quillback Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Caught this fish on Table Rock today, I'm thinking a Warmouth, maybe a Warmouth hybrid? Johnsfolly, Daryk Campbell Sr, dpitt and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted September 19 Share 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! Quillback, nomolites, snagged in outlet 3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted September 19 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted September 20 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted September 20 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfishn Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Those stripes are a "bite here" indicator for flatheads. 😉 ness, Quillback, BilletHead and 1 other 1 3 I can't dance like I used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted September 20 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted September 20 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted September 20 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted September 21 Share 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. Daryk Campbell Sr and Quillback 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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