Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Identify your catch
A red or orange border on the ear flap helps identify this sunfish.
Habitat on Holbrook
Timber, docks, brush piles and shoreline emergent plants provide cover; submerged vegetation is sparse.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD suggests topwaters in low light, crankbaits or spinnerbaits near points and timber, minnows or jigs near crappie cover, and prepared bait or worms near decaying brush for channel catfish.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
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.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Often feeds near the bottom on snails and other small aquatic animals in warm, vegetated water.
General Redear Sunfish profile →Sources & lake evidence
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Species identification ↗