Most creeks and sloughs around Arkansas have them. They get pumped into irragation ditches along with all kinds of other fry. Some fish farmers raise them for bait or to stock ponds. They have even hybridized them with Bluegill to create a fast growing fish for ponds.

They make good Flathead bait,but I like to catch my own as I perfer larger ones.

click on here for a picture The Virtual Aquarium of Virginia Tech--Sunfishes