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Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus · Centrarchidae
Stump-knocker. The bayou's mean-eyed sunfish.
Common
6–10 in
Max
12 in
Weight
Up to 2 lbs
Best Bite Windows
When warmouth feeds · time-of-day read
Right now · 12:00 PM · MIDD window
GOOD78%feeding activity
First & last light · live worms
24-hour bite curvetaller = more feeding · scrub the clock
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DAWN
67
MORN
84
MIDD
79
AFTE
77
DUSK
42
NIGH
30
Stump-hugger · warm afternoon ambush
Solar + LunarLOW-MED lunar pull
Major feeds7:59p – 9:59p5:10a – 7:10a
Minor feeds5:30a – 6:30a8:07p – 9:07p
Solunar window 8:14p – 9:44p
Full Moon
Day · Heavy cover — woody debris, stumps, and aquatic vegetation. Moderate response to lunar cycles in spring.
Night · Some activity near Full Moon; better at dawn and dusk than true night.
Habitat
SwampsOxbowsSlow riversPonds
Range
Cypress knees, lily pads, stump fields. Mud-bottom backwaters.
Diet
Crawfish, small fish, dragonfly larvae, frogs.
Best baits & lures
Live worms
Jig-and-pig
Small spinnerbaits
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How to fish it · techniques
Flip cover
Bigger bait than bluegill
Bayou backwaters
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Fun fact
Warmouth have teeth on their tongue — like spotted bass — and a mouth bigger than any sunfish has a right to. They eat like miniature largemouth.
Status
Secure
Native · Centrarchidae