Warmouth

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Warmouth

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Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

In swampeast Missouri, we called them black perch. Today, I'd call it a warmouth.

In swampeast Missouri, we called them black perch. Today, I'd call it a warmouth.

In swampeast Missouri, we called them black perch. Today, I'd call it a warmouth.

Warmouth and green sunfish are very similar and can hybridize. Judging from the photo it looks more like a green sunfish, common bass prey.

Warmouth and green sunfish are very similar and can hybridize. Judging from the photo it looks more like a green sunfish, common bass prey.

Warmouth and green sunfish are very similar and can hybridize. Judging from the photo it looks more like a green sunfish, common bass prey.

All the green Sunfish I have caught had orange on the fins like this one:

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/greensunfish/tabid/6655/Default.aspx

Green Sunfish are ferocious and strike very quickly and very hard. Theyll hit your lure like a ton of bricks and be gone before you can set the hook.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

When the Bass arent biting,I rig up an ultralight rod and go after these guys. In the summer evenings theyll be all over the surface and will really give a small popper a good workout.

All the green Sunfish I have caught had orange on the fins like this one:

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/greensunfish/tabid/6655/Default.aspx

Green Sunfish are ferocious and strike very quickly and very hard. Theyll hit your lure like a ton of bricks and be gone before you can set the hook.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

When the Bass arent biting,I rig up an ultralight rod and go after these guys. In the summer evenings theyll be all over the surface and will really give a small popper a good workout.

All the green Sunfish I have caught had orange on the fins like this one:

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/greensunfish/tabid/6655/Default.aspx

Green Sunfish are ferocious and strike very quickly and very hard. Theyll hit your lure like a ton of bricks and be gone before you can set the hook.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

When the Bass arent biting,I rig up an ultralight rod and go after these guys. In the summer evenings theyll be all over the surface and will really give a small popper a good workout.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Tremble eh?  Thats just not right I tell ya what.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Tremble eh?  Thats just not right I tell ya what.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Tremble eh?  Thats just not right I tell ya what.

green sunfish for sure.  They will hybridize with other members of the sunfish family which will result in slightly different colors than the usual greenfish (yellow, orange, or white laced fins) but will generally retain the large mouth and aggressive behavior.  They are fun to catch, but best removed from a body of water if you are trying to grow good sized bluegill because they breed rapidly and have a voracious appetite that generally results in a a body of water being cleaned out quick.  They also don't grow very large which is another downfall.  Considering they will overtake a pond quickly, and that they are also very good eating,  when we catch them we keep them.

ps, a white 1/8oz or 3/16 marabou jig pulls them in pretty good around here.  Roadrunners do decent as well.

green sunfish for sure.  They will hybridize with other members of the sunfish family which will result in slightly different colors than the usual greenfish (yellow, orange, or white laced fins) but will generally retain the large mouth and aggressive behavior.  They are fun to catch, but best removed from a body of water if you are trying to grow good sized bluegill because they breed rapidly and have a voracious appetite that generally results in a a body of water being cleaned out quick.  They also don't grow very large which is another downfall.  Considering they will overtake a pond quickly, and that they are also very good eating,  when we catch them we keep them.

ps, a white 1/8oz or 3/16 marabou jig pulls them in pretty good around here.  Roadrunners do decent as well.

green sunfish for sure.  They will hybridize with other members of the sunfish family which will result in slightly different colors than the usual greenfish (yellow, orange, or white laced fins) but will generally retain the large mouth and aggressive behavior.  They are fun to catch, but best removed from a body of water if you are trying to grow good sized bluegill because they breed rapidly and have a voracious appetite that generally results in a a body of water being cleaned out quick.  They also don't grow very large which is another downfall.  Considering they will overtake a pond quickly, and that they are also very good eating,  when we catch them we keep them.

ps, a white 1/8oz or 3/16 marabou jig pulls them in pretty good around here.  Roadrunners do decent as well.

While true they dont grow REALLY big heres one my son caught awhile ago. Very respectable size

While true they dont grow REALLY big heres one my son caught awhile ago. Very respectable size

While true they dont grow REALLY big heres one my son caught awhile ago. Very respectable size

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

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Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....