Sunfish
There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
Gear restriction: Use of trotlines is prohibited.
Official lake regulations ↗
Habitat on Fayette County
Standing timber, limited submerged plants, old tank dams, dropoffs, roadbeds and channels provide structure in a cooling reservoir.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD lists spring bass crankbaits and plastics, low-light topwaters, natural catfish baits and worms or crickets for redear.
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
Redear Sunfish
Harvest: There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of 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.
Bluegill
Harvest: There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of 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.
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.