~9.5 cm TL. Short, rounded pectoral fin. Characteristics of a breeding male with red eye, dark pelvic fins, orange/red dorsal and anal fins.
Breeding male. Shows the bloodline of the longear/northern mixed bloodline of Potomac.
Released after photo. Part of my Lepomis survey.
~12cm TL. Released after photo. Part of my Lepomis survey.
~12 cm. 14 pectoral rays. Caught a number of these that mostly resembled this specimen. Part of my Lepomis survey. Released after photos.
Lifer Longear, woohoo!
Hiding under the roots in the water.