Sunfish
No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for sunfish.
Official lake regulations ↗
Habitat on Winters-Elm Creek
Upper-lake submerged timber, rock ledges, dropoffs and installed habitat structures provide cover.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes bass around rock, flooded vegetation or dropoffs; live or prepared catfish baits; and crappie jigs or minnows near ledges, dropoffs or the fishing pier.
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: No minimum length limit or daily bag limit for 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.
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.