First Cast species profile
Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
Overview
Longear Sunfish is a beginner-friendly sunfish that eats small baits around vegetation, brush, creeks, pond edges, shade, and reachable cover.
- Family
- Centrarchidae
- Typical habitat
- Creek edges, Vegetation, Rocky banks, Backwaters, Shaded pockets
- Takes
- Worms, Crickets, Small pieces of bread
- Seasonality
- Warm months around cover are usually easiest; small hooks and light line matter.
Identification
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