War mouth sunfish
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:06 pm
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?
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War mouth sunfish
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Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:24 pm
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.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:19 pm
They used to be abundant at Morena. Haven’t fished with anything that would catch them for 30 years up there.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:53 am
Lots of war mouths in the Middle East these days but those are not fish (maybe suckers though).
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:53 am
Is this what you are looking for?
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:28 pm
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:25 am
Thanks guys, I'll try to look, but I don't know if they are warmouths or green sunfish. Thanks tho
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:30 pm
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.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:48 pm
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.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:46 pm
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
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:32 pm
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:20 am
They are found in creeks pretty often. Lake option are the hybrids like this May 28, 2023 from San Vicente.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:53 am
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.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:17 pm
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 backgalen wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:32 pm 578ED294-151C-40A2-A791-225B639F734C.jpeg This one came from Harmony Grove. The orange was amazing.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 6:03 pm
That’s a legit creek bass!
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:28 am
I've caught a couple warmouth in the Palo Verde drain in oxbow.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:20 pm
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.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:03 am
CK - Did they look like THIS? (Lake Hodges tilapia)Carpkiller wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:20 pm 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.
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:18 pm
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?
It was in the pool where where I crossed that one time, and found a kingsnake eating a ratter..does that help?
Re: War mouth sunfish
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 5:34 pm
@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