Smallmouth?

[TX300mag]

Is this a smallmouth? If so I've never seen one this far south. Or in a farm pond.

 

[redblood]

No definitely not a smallmouth. Some kind of bliegill /sunfish/ shellcracker. Looks alot like a rock bass but they wouldnt be in a farm pond/ need cooler water and more dissolved oxygen (like a smallmouth would)

 

[turk870]

Warmouth not smallmouth

 

[WTM]

looks like a green sunfish. theyll ruin a pomd.

 

[redblood]

Not sure- some kind of sunfish

 

[TX300mag]

Warmouth not smallmouth

That was my first thought, but I've only caught those in Tennessee. Like smallmouth.

 

[TX300mag]

looks like a green sunfish. theyll ruin a pomd.

Thanks WTM, I saw that on a chart and thought it resembled somewhat.

Somebody confidently told me smallmouth, that wasn't my first guess.

 

[redblood]

Turk870 is right. Warmouth

 

[WTM]

Turk870 is right. Warmouth

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his fish doesnt have the red dot behind the dorsal, at least as i can tell and the anal fin is not rounded but angled to a point.

 

[WTM]

keep all you can eat if you wish. they spawn like rabbits and spawn with other sunfish creating a bunch of hybrids.

 

[RUGER]

Crappie.

 

[TX300mag]

Thanks WTM, I saw that on a chart and thought it resembled somewhat.

Somebody confidently told me smallmouth, that wasn't my first guess.

I don't feel so stupid now with several different IDs on this thread.

Pretty sure you're right and it's green sunfish.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/greensunfish/

 

[MickThompson]

That's a warmouth

 

[Spurhunter]

Goggle eye.

 

[mayberryrick]

Definitely a Warmouth…

 

[CATCHDAWG]

Warmouth is the correct answer.

 

[gasman]

Goggleye

 

[timberjack86]

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/war/Warmouth

 

[Mr.Bro]

Warmouth no doubt.

 

[WTM]

Warmouth is the correct answer.
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probably, females. the dorsal heigth looks more warmouth. the first pic looks more green sunfish. maybe a hybrid since green sunfish will mate with just about anything.

 

[Hawk103161]

Warmouth not smallmouth

This is what I was thinking^^^^^

 

[Hawk103161]

Goggle eye.

Are you missing you some salt water????

 

[TX300mag]

probably, females. the dorsal heigth looks more warmouth. the first pic looks more green sunfish. maybe a hybrid since green sunfish will mate with just about anything.

I was just digging up this post to say this exact thing. I've been reading where hybrids of the two are very common and I think this is the most likely situation.

Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and helping me.

 

[Spurhunter]

Are you missing you some salt water????

No. Never fished salt water. Where I grew up in west TN everybody calls warmouth goggle eye. I know the proper name is warmouth, but I've heard them called goggle eye all my life. Apparently @gasman was raised the same way.

 

[TX300mag]

No. Never fished salt water. Where I grew up in west TN everybody calls warmouth goggle eye. I know the proper name is warmouth, but I've heard them called goggle eye all my life. Apparently @gasman was raised the same way.

Texas Parks and Wildlife lists warmouth as called goggle-eye as well.

 

[Spurhunter]

Texas Parks and Wildlife lists warmouth as called goggle-eye as well.

So it's not just us west TN folks.

 

[WTM]

I was just digging up this post to say this exact thing. I've been reading where hybrids of the two are very common and I think this is the most likely situation.

Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and helping me.

its possible. in those dark phenotypes like that the only sure fire way to tell the difference is that a warmouth will have a definate tongue toothpatch that you can see and feel but the green sunfish and wargreen will not.