Thread: Crappie/Bluegill Hybrid?

Originally Posted by hardydk1

Sorry about the lack of a picture. I was in a rush and thought it had attached but apparently it was bigger than the allowed size. Should work this time.

that's a warmouth

Originally Posted by Superx10

old post but what about this one?

From left to right those fish are : Shellcracker - Bluegill - Shellcracker - Crappie

I'm assuming you are questioning the hybridization of the Bluegill & Crappie, creating the other two fish (Redear Sunfish- aka Shellcracker). Nope ... Redear Sunfish are a species all their own.

... cp

So are warmouth=green sunfish and these are redear sunfish?

The picture tells it all. It is a warmouth. The lake I grew up near was full of them and the old men around then called the "mud chubs". They will eat almost anything but really like "top minnows". Flyer or Fly Perch have a smaller mouth and very long side fins.

I still don't think they're warmouth from the small mouth

You can see the faint red ear on the gill flap and it does not have the "war paint" type stripes across the cheek.I'm with CrappyPappy on this one it is a Redear (Shellcracker).

Sorry guys, but that looks nothing like a warmouth. You might want to look it up on ncwrc, a warmouth should have red eyes and be longer and not so tall. possibly a green sunfish ? Where i live in western nc we have what we call redeyes they are very simular to a warmouth but they are green instead of brownish looking. they live in cooler lakes and streams. i have caught a many of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would say warmouth to second pic show 3 def spines on anal fin