Yes sir!

LOL, I touched the spot behind the fin and I thought it was from being bit by another fish. I guess I need to be a little more observant.

Great pictures and explanation

Thanks Jamie. Anytime!

Not a Perch

I catch these sunfish on a regular basis. The coloring around the ear and striations on the face are different than the normal red ear I catch. Any thoughts?

Redear,Bluegill mix. Just guessing.

Thanks Chuck

Good striper bait

The more pictures I look at the more I think this would be considered a pure red ear. I found a picture with similar striations and ear coloring.

Picture #1 Looks like pure Redear. #2 below looks like a Hybrid Bluegill/Redear. Just saying.

So you changed your mind? You think the original photo posted is pure red ear? I can see some slight differences in the photos.

It's hard to say Jamie. The way sunfish have been inner breeding over the last few years is unbelievable. I am just going to go on what they look like the most even though there may be a little of another type of fish's DNA in them.

Mix

I caught a new species of Sunfish this morning It's an Orange Ear Sunfish

Bluegill/Redear Mix!

This pond is heavily hybridized. I catch a lot of Green X Redear in this pond. I was wondering if the orange flap could have been a mutation of the fin color on a green. Or do Red Ear have light orange colored ears in some environments? Maybe this is a Bluegill X Red Ear X Green Sunfish mix. Small, shallow pond with some big Greens, Hybrids and reds with a few small bluegill mixed in.