Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
Identify your catch
A red or orange border on the ear flap helps identify this sunfish.
Habitat on Timpson
Standing timber, docks, vegetation edges, points and creek channels provide cover.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes crankbaits and spinnerbaits in cooler seasons, low-light topwaters in summer, and worms or jigs near docks and channel ledges later in the day. Small jigs, spinners or crickets target sunfish.
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
Often feeds near the bottom on snails and other small aquatic animals in warm, vegetated water.
General Redear 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 ↗