I’m sure that many of us, including myself, that are into fishing now started out catching panfish (sunnies, perch, etc). I think that for the last few years I’ve really become so obsessed with trying catching bass that I often forget how exciting it is to just go out and catch some sunfish. I really only go panfishing on very rare occasion when the bass fishing gets tough, yet every time I do I have a blast. I’m going to make it a point this year to keep the bass rods at home more often, and instead take out my little light action rod. Thought I’d make this thread to share whatever I catch over the course of the next few months.
Yesterday my friend and I went out to what I believe is one of the better lakes in my area, mainly because it’s a bit harder to access. It’s about a half hour hiking trail to the lake. No big deal to me, I LOVE hiking. The past times I’ve went to this lake I was mostly focused on catching bass. I had no idea this lake was teeming with pumpkinseeds. We caught several of them. One of the prettiest natives imo.
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And today I went out to one of my favorite river fishing spots where I usually target smallmouth. This time I was targeting redbreast sunfish. I see them all the time in this location and today a caught a couple. They have to be my favorite looking native sunfish species.![IMG_1585.jpeg IMG_1585.jpeg](https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/data/attachments/1275/1275047-96cfcae5088f346bcbca114092aa9946.jpg)
Yesterday my friend and I went out to what I believe is one of the better lakes in my area, mainly because it’s a bit harder to access. It’s about a half hour hiking trail to the lake. No big deal to me, I LOVE hiking. The past times I’ve went to this lake I was mostly focused on catching bass. I had no idea this lake was teeming with pumpkinseeds. We caught several of them. One of the prettiest natives imo.
![IMG_7841.jpeg IMG_7841.jpeg](https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/data/attachments/1275/1275045-4bb77498956e07099ca74d75bd7329fc.jpg)
And today I went out to one of my favorite river fishing spots where I usually target smallmouth. This time I was targeting redbreast sunfish. I see them all the time in this location and today a caught a couple. They have to be my favorite looking native sunfish species.
![IMG_1585.jpeg IMG_1585.jpeg](https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/data/attachments/1275/1275047-96cfcae5088f346bcbca114092aa9946.jpg)
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