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 Martin Creek
Standing trees, creek channels and limited lily-pad patches form the principal habitat.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes warmer winter water and early bass spawning. Use faster lures before spawning, slower plastics during it, and deeper ledges in summer. Minnows or jigs suit crappie.
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
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 ↗