War mouth sunfish

[FisherMax09]

Are there any warmouths in San Diego? I'm looking to add it to my list. If there is, which lake would I find it at?

[professionull]

I've caught them in Escondido creek off Harmony grove rd and in the creek along Sabre springs pkwy. I used to catch them back in the day at Poway lake when the water was low, they like to hide in the rocks with bluegill.

[camobass]

They used to be abundant at Morena. Haven’t fished with anything that would catch them for 30 years up there.

[Gotfish?]

Lots of war mouths in the Middle East these days but those are not fish (maybe suckers though).

[tomnilll]

Is this what you are looking for?

[bendopolo 44+]

No Warmouth in California. You guys are catching Green Sunfish.

[FisherMax09]

Thanks guys, I'll try to look, but I don't know if they are warmouths or green sunfish. Thanks tho

[professionull]

They may not be exactly the same but they sure do act the same so I will be wrong when I say it but hey, it could be a hybrid now.

[FisherMax09]

I have heard that they are very similar but warmout are more peaceful than green sunfish. With a little it of research its pretty easy to tell them apart tho.

[camobass]

That makes sense. I just always heard since a kid at Morena, people refer to them as warmouth or rock bass. They used to be thick up there. Definitely green sunfish

[galen]

This one came from Harmony Grove. The orange was amazing.

[blackcloud9]

They are found in creeks pretty often. Lake option are the hybrids like this May 28, 2023 from San Vicente.

[TaBASSco]

I have caught green sunfish all over the county, over the years, but I have only ever caught or seen seen anything that resembles a rock bass or warmouth at Lake Morena.

[professionull]

578ED294-151C-40A2-A791-225B639F734C.jpeg This one came from Harmony Grove. The orange was amazing.

That's where I caught them before too along with bass up to 5lbs. This was before the housing development and horse corral was built but I'm sure they're still there because I saw some little bass under the bridge to Olivenhain lake a few years back

[galen]

That’s a legit creek bass!

[Swings are free]

I've caught a couple warmouth in the Palo Verde drain in oxbow.

[Carpkiller]

I caught several oddly-colored fish out of the San Diego River a couple decades ago; only saw them in one particular area. Their mouths were bigger than a bluegill's....rounded pectoral fins like a greenie...but the only color on them was brown...even their eyes. Yeah, I know. Pics or it didn't happen.

[blackcloud9]

I caught several oddly-colored fish out of the San Diego River a couple decades ago; only saw them in one particular area. Their mouths were bigger than a bluegill's....rounded pectoral fins like a greenie...but the only color on them was brown...even their eyes. Yeah, I know. Pics or it didn't happen.

CK - Did they look like THIS? (Lake Hodges tilapia)

[Carpkiller]

Naw, blackcloud. Their bodies were more like bluegill than greenies....and they had short rounded pectoral fins like a a green sunfish, not the longer, pointed fins like bluegill or tilapia.
It was in the pool where where I crossed that one time, and found a kingsnake eating a ratter..does that help?

[professionull]

@FisherMax09 So did you catch one yet? I know they're pretty much active in the summer but those creeks they should be out and about year round