Warmouth

Although it is an excellent panfish, the warmouth is not actively sought by a great many anglers.

 

HOW TO IDENTIFY A WARMOUTH

It is a stocky, bass-like sunfish, and like the rock bass and the green sunfish, its body is slightly thicker and longer than most sunfishes. It can be distinguished from the rock bass by the presence of three spines. Of these three species, the warmouth is the only one that has teeth on the tongue. Its color ranges from olive to gray with mottling on the sides and back, and small spots on the dorsal and anal fins.

 

WHERE TO CATCH WARMOUTH

The warmouth occurs in North America in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western Pennsylvania to Minnesota in the USA, and south to the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic and Gulf drainages from Rappahannock River in Virginia to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico. The following list includes additional details on where to catch this fish:

 

 

CLIFFS AND STEEP SHORE BANKS                     GRADUAL SHORES

INLETS AND OUTLETS                                              ISLANDS OR SAND BARS

PIERS, DOCKS AND PILINGS                             OPEN WATER

ROCKS                                                          SPRING HOLES

WALKWAYS AND BRIDGES                               HOLES

FRESHWATER LAKES AND PONDS                    INSIDE TURNS AND COVES

OVERHANGING TREES AND BUSHES                           LILY PADS

POINTS AND BREAK LINES                              SHORELINE SHALLOWS

SUNKEN OBJECTS                                                    FRESHWATER WEED BEDS

 

HOW TO CATCH WARMOUTH

The following are fishing methods used to catch this fish:

 

DRIFT FISHING                                              TROLLING

FLY FISHING                                        STILL FISHING

 

WARMOUTH LURES, TACKLE & BAIT

The following are lures, tackle or bait that can be used to catch this fish:

 

FLIES                                                  JIGS

PLUGS                                                SPOONS

INSECTS                                                       MINNOWS

SPINNER BAITS