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Sunfish
Lepomis gibbosus

A cousin to the Bluegill, Sunfish are also called
 "Pumpkin Seed"
 because of  their bright orange bellies.

[COMMON NAMES]     [IDENTIFICATION]     [WHERE THEY LIVE]    [LIFE HISTORY     [FISHING METHODS]

 

COMMON NAMES

 Pumpkinseed sunfish, Punkys, Yellow sunfish

 

IDENTIFICATION

 Pumpkinseed are a very colorful, deep-bodied, slab-sided fish with a small mouth. Breast and belly are orange to yellow, with lighter colored sides in a variety of bright colors. The ear flap is black, but has an orange-red spot on the border.

Where They Live

They are found in shallow ponds and lakes in weed beds, under brush and around docks and piers.

LIFE HISTORY

 Pumpkinseed sunfish are nest spawners with the male digging the nest in water as shallow as 6 to 12 inches. Spawning occurs in May or June and the males guard the nest until the eggs hatch. The female will lay between 1,600 to 2,900 eggs. Several females may lay eggs in a single nest. Adult pumpkinseed eat primarily larval insects, some adult insects, and occasionally larval fish. Pumpkinseed growth is similar to that of bluegills.

FISHING METHODS

 Fishing for pumpkinseed sunfish is similar to fishing for bluegill sunfish. The best method is to use natural baits, such as worms, with small hooks and light lines. In addition, small spinner baits and flies can also be used. Anglers should concentrate along the edges of dense vegetation or woody debris.

You can also use

crickets & grasshoppers
hot dog
cheese
dough balls
corn
marshmallows
popping bugs

Spotted Sunfish
(Lepomis punctatus)

 

Appearance: Spotted sunfish are olive-green to brown in color, with black or reddish spots on the base of each scale forming rows of dots on its sides.

Habitat: The preferred habitat is slow-moving, heavily vegetated streams and rivers with limestone, sand, or gravel substrates.

Behavior: A nest-builder that tends to be more solitary than other members of the sunfish family. Males are very aggressive and antagonistic toward other fish in their nesting area. They generally feed on the bottom, but will rise to the surface to feed. The bulk of their diet consists of a variety of plants and animals that are usually associated with aquatic vegetation, brush, or rubble.

Fishing Tips and Facts: Because of its small size spotted sunfish have limited food value, but it is a feisty panfish. The same methods of fishing discussed for the redbreast sunfish apply for the spotted sunfish.

 

 


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