Sunfish
No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Official lake regulations ↗
Habitat on Lone Star
Limited vegetation, submerged wood, brush, creek channels and riprap provide cover.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD publishes no dedicated tactics section for this lake.
Lake fishing guide ↗Women of childbearing age and children under 12: DO NOT EAT. Women past childbearing age and males age 12 and older: At most 1 meals per month; 8 oz per meal. Ellison Creek Reservoir (Lone Star Lake), Morris County Also known as Ellison Creek Reservoir. 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.
Official consumption guidance ↗Species within this group
Bluegill
Harvest: No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Eating guidance: Women of childbearing age and children under 12: DO NOT EAT. Women past childbearing age and males age 12 and older: At most 1 meals per month; 8 oz per meal. Ellison Creek Reservoir (Lone Star Lake), Morris County Also known as Ellison Creek Reservoir.
Deep body, small mouth and a dark ear flap.
Redbreast Sunfish
Harvest: No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Eating guidance: Women of childbearing age and children under 12: DO NOT EAT. Women past childbearing age and males age 12 and older: At most 1 meals per month; 8 oz per meal. Ellison Creek Reservoir (Lone Star Lake), Morris County Also known as Ellison Creek Reservoir.
A long, narrow dark ear flap and yellow to rusty orange belly help distinguish this sunfish. Blue-green streaks may appear on the cheek.
Redear Sunfish
Harvest: No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Eating guidance: 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.
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.