Anyone know what this is? It hit a rattle trap. Seems like a hybrid, but I've never seen one this dark and it had a very small mouth, like a bream.

Maybe a yellow bass. I caught this a while back and it is sorta similar.

That looks like a match. Thanks for the picture. I guess that's my first yellow bass. At least that I can remember.

Definitely a yellow bass.

Those little suckers are annoying, and you aren't even allowed to use them as bait. They really seem to go for anything shiny.

Yeah, but they taste great.

That's what I hear. Maybe one day I'll go through the trouble.

They are great table fare !! Lake fork has them in the 1-2lb variety.

The second photo is definitely a yellow bass not so sure about the first photo.The next one you catch ,check and see if he has two tounge patches. If so you have a small Hybrid my friend.Where exactly did you catch it.

I didn't check the mouth out because of the treble hooks and because the mouth was very small, too small to get my thumb in there, especially with the treble. I'll get a better picture next time and try to investigate the patches.

Caught on West Fork of the trinity near downtown Fort Worth.

Poorly colored yellow bass or some type of hybrid yellow bass (if there is such a thing).

to me looks like a Hybrid...yellow bass are not as "tall"....also the dorsal fins aren't joined like a yellow bass would.

Just my opinion. Good eating if you like them.

I'm still thinking yellow bass....
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_lf_t3200_086.pd

Yellows have a line break at the anal fin like the 2nd pic, makes me think yellow/white mix.

I think it is a yellow bass, and I think I am going to go crappie fishing. 7:57 a.m. SMH, I'm like 1.5 hrs late....L8R