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Anyone have experience with orangespotted sunfish?
I saw pics of them and was thinking about trying to find a few for an ornamental pond. Are the males very colorfull most of the time?
I also read Max size was 7-8" but had someone else say they had shock up tons of them and still never seen one over 4". I still have no idea where to find them and get them to Ca.
http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com/...ed_sunfish.jpg
i havent seen one more then 4 or 5 inches long ever and most of em ive seen havent been this colorful usually more browish then orangish ..upon further research it is mainly in the central of the united states and not beleived to be in california even so a specimen or 2 might be around there
I've caught a few in the 3-4" range in a small pond in SC.
Something a little more common, but still very colorful would be the longear sunfish. They are common here I don't know about in CA. I think they are one of the coolest looking fish out there. And they are a pretty tenacious little fish.
We used to seine small longears out of our local stream, (along with darters and daces) and kept them in an aquarium in our basement. People would always ask, "Where'd you buy those? They're beautiful!"
yep i cauight a few longear sunfish this year at Reelfoot Lake. Kept a couple for the aquarium. Pretty fish!
We have them in N.C.. They are called pumpkinseed or yellow bellies here. That one is colored up really pretty. Most I have seen are mostly brown with speckles of turquoise. They are small in rivers but one natural lake close by me grows them up to a pound.CF
CF is right,they get a good bit bigger here in E NC.I assume the farmer is talking about Phelps Lake.Lake Waccamaw just west of Wilmington has some fairly decent ones as well.
Those are weird looking!!
Fatman
orangespotted and pumpkinseeds are 2 different species.. the orangespottted sunfish max size is 6 inches where as the pumpkinseed can get much larger..here is a pick of a pumpkinseed.. they do kind of favor each other..one big difference is the red of the eyeQuote:
Originally Posted by crappiefarmer
both picks below are of pumpkinseeds with different colloring
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb...4-4A4192E3.jpg
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatla...umpkinseed.jpg
What your looking at, is a juvenile "Red Ear" "Shell Cracker"
nope the pics on there are of the species listed
Yep. Phelps. CFQuote:
Originally Posted by jack
yeah, I noticed the eye later. But the markings on the top pics are closer to what We have here on pumpkinseed. The second pic looks nothing like these at home. The bottom pic is closer. I guess a mix of the top and bottom pic would be what We have. The only fish i have seen here locally with a red eye is shellcrackers. Interesting species. CFQuote:
Originally Posted by john h
Ive caught 1000,s of those (Redeye) out of the Ocmulgee River here in central GA But I dont know if it is A good idea to relocate them like that...Might cause A disease or breeding epidemic to your area in the future ???????
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Originally Posted by Crappieslayer72
We call them creek perch up here and you most certainly are correct, they are tenacious fighters; love to catch them on flyrod, love to eat them too, though small they are absolutely delicious.
I used to flyrod a couple of creeks specifically for them.
not a shellcracker thats for sure . shouldnt matter they taste just as good when they are small . you just need more of them .:D
Please do not even consider relocating fish to your area.
I can only form my opinion of the California fishery in general from the images i've seen of fish caught there. You have a diverse fishery there and why even think of ruining it.
I'm sure your intentions are good, but relocating fish is a disaster waiting to happen. ole Mike
Taterchip fillets!
Fellers where I grew up in Alabama (Troy Area) all of our creeks and the Conechu river have the first one shown ... all ways small as described pull like a fish 3 times his size ... We called them Red Bellies .. Here in North West FL have the same fish but they all call it River Brim, Willow Brim and Swift Water Brim. They do not get any size here on the Choctawhatchee but over on the Ochlocknee especialy in the waters below the Talquin Dam is a brim that looks like this fish but is generly more the color of a bluegill that reaches close to 2 pounds (the size of the mouth, gill and jaw markings and the red or yellow belly is the same talking about something that can stretch UR line .. let me tell U they can do it !! ) Ifn I keep thinkin bout them will have to get over that way this spring and see if I can catch a mess of them ... I have seen a couple of the mounted ones in a tackle shop in GA and when Ed & Bernice had the camp on the river below talquin on hwy 20 they had one big one mounted as well .......
Maybe this Spring thats when I have caught the most of them ... up small creeks with high water on the edge of a sand bar ... Side note ... The Appilachicola has seen a decrease in the number of these Brim since the Flat Head Catfish was introduced in these waters ... seems that it is the best live bait U can use for them and the Flat Heads have really worked on them.
JSC
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The top one looks like the pumpkin seeds people stock around here. I've never seen an orange spotted before. They would make a good aquarium fish.