Fish Identification please

It amazes me the different color combinations I find on the lowly sunfish .
Some are pale , while some are bright and beautiful.
I caught this one this morning on a 1/64 jighead and Bobby Garland Itty Bitty SwimR in black/chartreuse. Using my new 6’ St Croix Avid Panfish UL .
I don’t remember ever catching one that looks like this one . The bright yellow bars make this fish spectacular IMO .

This was my Monday meet up with my fishing buddy .
We caught green sunfish , bluegills, small spotted and LM bass and this beautiful fish .
The water has dropped and we were standing on rocks today that we caught greenies out from under last week .
We’re having to change tactics.
From fly tackle to spin tackle . I fished mainly jigs , my buddy fished his favorite lure , the roostertail .
Weather was beautiful, light winds , from high sixes to mid seventies when we left to go home .
Pics of the unknown and a pic of my largest green sunfish of the day .

Looks like a Longear Sunfish to me. :dono Could even be a hybrid. :scratchhead

Sure is a nice looker and good size on that green sunfish.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

Looks like a Longear Sunfish to me. :dono Could even be a hybrid. :scratchhead

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I’m thinking hybrid also .
Put up a fight like a shellcracker. Caught a shellcracker in the same spot about five minutes apart .

Pretty little critter

Beautiful colors. Never seen one like that before.


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Real pretty pan. Fall colors, too.
Bob

Very pretty

Pretty fish, and I can’t help with identifying him. Brilliant colors.

looks like a green cross to a bluegill to me , fight well for sure , congratulations my friend

First two are hybrids. Most likely a redbreast sunfish x bluegill sunfish. Last one is a green sunfish.

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Originally Posted by ArthurLK11

First two are hybrids. Most likely a redbreast sunfish x bluegill sunfish. Last one is a green sunfish.

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second fish likely a red ear to a bluegill , first fish nose is way blunt and the green ancestry cheeks are showing , green to blue cross ,just saying

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

second fish likely a red ear to a bluegill , first fish nose is way blunt and the green ancestry cheeks are showing , green to blue cross ,just saying

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Both the first and second fish and elongated and round opercular flaps which are traits exclusive to redbreast sunfish. Additionally, the "green ancestry cheeks" doesn't make much sense because redbreasts have the same features. Both are most likely redbreast x bluegill hybrids Just saying.

First and second pictures are the same fish .
I posted both pictures to give a good view of the characteristics of the fish .
The third picture is of my largest green sunfish caught that day .