Sunfish
No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Official lake regulations ↗
Habitat on Brandy Branch
Flooded timber and aquatic plants provide cover, supplemented by installed brush habitat.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: The reviewed guide does not provide a separate tactics section.
Lake fishing guide ↗No active lake-specific advisory or possession ban was named in the reviewed DSHS directory. This does not guarantee that fish are safe to eat.
Official consumption guidance ↗Species within this group
Bluegill
Harvest: No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Eating guidance: No active lake-specific advisory or possession ban was named in the reviewed DSHS directory. This does not guarantee that fish are safe to eat.
Deep body, small mouth and a dark ear flap.
Redear Sunfish
Harvest: No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Eating guidance: No active lake-specific advisory or possession ban was named in the reviewed DSHS directory. This does not guarantee that fish are safe to eat.
A red or orange border on the ear flap helps identify this sunfish.
Individual lake profiles
Choose the species for its own identification, harvest rules and eating guidance on this lake.
Source & occurrence note
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.