Thread: Green Sunfish

I didn't know we even had them in NY until last week when I caught 2 of them a day apart on different lakes. I've been fishing here in Upstate NY for right around 40 years now, and never caught them before. My first thought was that they were a warmouth, and I know that warmouth aren't listed as a freshwater fish of NY, so I wrote to a DEC Biologist who had me google green sunfish images and sure enough that's what I had caught.

Aggressive? You should have seen those itty-bitty fish smack my bass popper. You'd have thought they were 4lb smallies!

Originally Posted by Bluegill Bill

Anybody have a picture of one of these things? I don't think I've ever seen one.

Bluegill

Here's about the best pic I could find :
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/warm_wate...en_sunfish.asp

... cp

Originally Posted by Bluegill Bill

Anybody have a picture of one of these things? I don't think I've ever seen one.

Bluegill

Adding to CP's picture, here's a photo of one:

Thanks Crappiepappy. Now if I ever catch one I'll know what it is.

Bluegill

And thankyou Joe. They kinda look like a Bluegill. I'll have to be on the lookout for one.

Bluegill

Joe that's a big flathead bait right there!String 50 of those on a trotline and youre bound to catch a biggun.

Originally Posted by Slipped Cork

CP I used a warmouth to catch a 68lb flathead.I know where a pond that is full of them and they seem to live very good.We set 4 line's and had 600 warmouth for bait.Fished for 4 day's and on the 4th day it was on.One line had 68lb,32lb ,one hook broke and had another 3 15lb flathead's on.We caught them on nolin.

Warmouths and Green Sunfish are not the same fish.:D

Originally Posted by MO fisherman

We target them in smaller rivers and then stock a pond with them. We se them for catfish bait on trotlines because they are the perfect size and they will stay alive longer than any other bluegill or sunfish will. They are very aggressive and easy to catch.

Same here in Arkansas, our steams are loaded with them. We use them for Flathead bait. The bigger the better we like for Flatheads.



This is one from last summer on a noodle using Green Sunfish for bait.