Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis auritus
No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Identify your catch
A long, narrow dark ear flap and yellow to rusty orange belly help distinguish this sunfish. Blue-green streaks may appear on the cheek.
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.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
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.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Uses streams and some lakes. Feeds on insects, snails, crayfish and small fish; nests in shallow sand or gravel.
General Redbreast 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 ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗