Whats this fish? Sunfish or Perch

[yoloangler]

Hey guys . I have a question regarding a fish I caught last year in Sacramento River last summer. I've never caught any others like it and I want to know what this is. Maybe some kind of Hybrid? sorry about the wierd angle on the fish. all my pictures after this include tail :Envious:

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Thanks, And this forum is great! :Big Grin:

[PUDD MASTER BAITER]

looks like a red ear(shellcracker) sunfish...

[yoloangler]

Yea i've been viewing pictures of sunfish like redear and warmouth, but they have kind of different 'stripes' and colors. it does look like a redear but could it be something else?

[Fishinnut]

Nope that's a juvenile redear... Catch them all the time at the Pudd, SFD and local ponds.

[yoloangler]

thanks Fishinnut, It was startin to bug me figuring out what this was haha...

[Ifishtoolittle]

Redear like everyone mentioned.