was out fishing this weekend out of bull run marina in northern va with a buddy who fishes there quite often and has never seen this fish caught before... so what the heck is it.. it kinda looks like some kinda of hybrid crappie

 

Northern rockbass. 

Maybe you're right Kevin, but I wouldn't have recognized it as a rocky. Just doesn't look right to me.

I have caught those a few times on the res. I think it's a warmouth.

Very well could be a warmouth. I cant tell if that is its true colors (yellowish green) or if that was your camera. Anyhow its either a warmouth or a rockbass. 

 

 

Rotated the picture for you, a little easier to see now. 

we never look at 'em , we just say "d**n googleeye" and chunk it back in the water.

Looks like warmouth to me to.

well it had red eyes if that means anything

Warmouth

well it had red eyes if that means anything

 

 

Warmouth, rockbass, and sometimes green sunfish (although usually orange) have red eyes. We can rule out green sunfish. 

 

Looks like a warmouth like the rest have said if that is its true colors. 

yeh thats the true colors didnt mess with camera settings just snap n tossed back in the water

Warmouth....