Was fishing the Rappahannock River (Kellys Ford) last Thursday and caught this guy. Identification help please?

Green sunfish??? or Rock bass???

''rock bass'' i catch alot of them at the lake i fish.

That's what I thought man.  Thanks a lot bud.  Just wanted to know cause I've caught a few of them the last couple times I've been out on the river.

Rock Bass...but around here we call 'em Goggle Eye. Tasty little fish.

Rockie.

never seen both of those species in person but i have seen a rock bass in an illustration and those huge eyes looks just like it.

Rock Bass...but around here we call 'em Goggle Eye. Tasty little fish.

Must be a MO thing.  First thing I thought was goggle eye too.

I remember the first rock bass I caught...I had never even heard of them before that day. I was fishing alone, and I caught it on a little jerkbait. I grabbed it, and was absolutely positive that I had caught some very rare, strange hybrid of a crappie and a smallmouth. I took a picture on my cell phone (after briefly considering taking it to the Fish & Game Dept for analysis), showed it to my brother, and he said, "That's a rock bass you idiot." I felt kinda stupid  

Seriously though, those fish are half smallmouth, half crappie. Smallie eyes and color, with crappie markings and mouth. I think they're cute  :-*

I caught one of these this weekend on a finesse jig and i swore i had a LM and bream mixed breed. Until i got home and looked it up then i felt dumb.

Is that the same thing as a redeye bass? I catch a lot of those.

No, red eye bass (shoal bass) are different from rock bass. Red eye bass are shaped like "bass", while rock bass are shaped more like panfish.

No, red eye bass (shoal bass) are different from rock bass. Red eye bass are shaped like "bass", while rock bass are shaped more like panfish.

Thanks dude.

Is that the same thing as a redeye bass? I catch a lot of those.

Yes, sometimes, depends on where you are. "Red-Eye" is a local common name for Rock Bass in some parts of the country. Just like some parts of the country call N. Pike "Jackfish", etc,etc.

i have always known them as red-eye