Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
No statewide daily bag or minimum length for this species.
Identify your catch
A red or orange border on the ear flap helps identify this sunfish.
Habitat on Lake O’ the Pines
Wooded shoreline, timber and aquatic vegetation.
Fishing approach
Plan around the timber and vegetation documented by TPWD. The guide does not supply a validated bait ranking. Winter crappie harvest rules differ from the rest of the year.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
No lake-specific advisory found in the checked DSHS active list. This does not establish 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
Occurrence documented in the TPWD lake guide, fisheries survey or historical records. Historical evidence does not establish present abundance. Current harvest rules were checked separately from older survey regulations.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗