Canyon · Individual fish profile

Redbreast Sunfish

Lepomis auritus

Canyon · Keep or release

Daily bag

No limit

Length rule

No minimum

There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.

Redbreast Sunfish · Identification features below.

A long, narrow dark ear flap and yellow to rusty orange belly help distinguish this sunfish. Blue-green streaks may appear on the cheek.

Rock ledges, steep banks, flooded timber and installed habitat structures characterize this clear highland reservoir.

Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes bass fishing around rocky banks and timber, schooling white and striped bass near points, and spring river runs.

Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.

Eating guidance · Redbreast Sunfish

This lake has an active advisory, but this fish is not named in its species rows. That does not establish that it is safe to eat.

Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.

Uses streams and some lakes. Feeds on insects, snails, crayfish and small fish; nests in shallow sand or gravel.

Sources & lake evidence

TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.