Sunfish
There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
Gear restriction: Fishing is by pole and line only. Anglers may use no more than two poles while fishing.
Official lake regulations ↗
Habitat on Mineral Wells
Brush structures near piers, dam brush, shoreline plants, boulders and upper-lake timber provide cover.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: Try spinnerbaits near shoreline plants in spring, then worms or crankbaits later. Crappie use winter cover and spring shallows; jigs and minnows are suggested.
Lake fishing guide ↗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.
Official consumption guidance ↗Species within this group
Bluegill
Harvest: There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
Eating guidance: 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.
Deep body, small mouth and a dark ear flap.
Warmouth
Harvest: There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
Eating guidance: 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.
A large mouth for a sunfish and dark lines radiating from the eye.
Redear Sunfish
Harvest: There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
Eating guidance: 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.
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.