warmouth: do anyone have info about this pan fish...

boats1

do anyone have info about this pan fish

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

boats1 wrote:

do anyone have info about this pan fish

Good morning, boats, I have heard of it, but not much, sorry.

boats1

as a young boy they were plentiful in south carolina (about 45 years ago) in ponds and lakes

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

boats1 wrote:

as a young boy they were plentiful in south carolina (about 45 years ago) in ponds and lakes

I googled them, and they are a member of the sunfish family, redeyes, found mostly in the Eastern U.S.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

War Mouth, My great grand pa Called them government perch We fished for them together when I was a kid. From his stories, during the depression the US government stocked them in many of the rivers and streams in the south. They put them in milk cans on train cars and whenever they came to a bridge they dumped a can or so. They are very good eating and grow to impressive size for a panfish. The creeks, rivers and lakes all around this area are full of them.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

boats1 wrote:

do anyone have info about this pan fish

Welcome to the stage boats. What info ya looking for. What area ya fishing. We call them redeye bass. You can catch them about the same way you can catch any panfish. Good luck an share pics when ya can.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

I do not believe they live this far West. Just Sayin....RJS

Jeremy Loc: America

Ivey wrote:

War Mouth, My great grand pa Called them government perch We fished for them together when I was a kid. From his stories, during the depression the US government stocked them in many of the rivers and streams in the south. They put them in milk cans on train cars and whenever they came to a bridge they dumped a can or so. They are very good eating and grow to impressive size for a panfish. The creeks, rivers and lakes all around this area are full of them.

Thank God and Government someone was thinking straight back then. More importantly thanks for Grandpa’s that take a kid fishing.

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

boats1 wrote:

do anyone have info about this pan fish

I thought it was a nickname givin to sunfish Ivey had the answer

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Ivey wrote:

War Mouth, My great grand pa Called them government perch We fished for them together when I was a kid. From his stories, during the depression the US government stocked them in many of the rivers and streams in the south. They put them in milk cans on train cars and whenever they came to a bridge they dumped a can or so. They are very good eating and grow to impressive size for a panfish. The creeks, rivers and lakes all around this area are full of them.

Good story there Ivey I had thought that was a regional name for sunfish thanks for the info 🇺🇸🎣😀👍

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

boats1 wrote:

do anyone have info about this pan fish

What do they look like I I have never heard of them being from California
Andy

joe dow Loc: poconos

we called them red eyes and would take a day or two each year to fish just for them in the neshaminy creek northeast of philadelphia at playwicki park. good time and fun scrappy little fighters . tasty too ! we would use garden worms or small spinners like a number 0 black fury. they liked semi fast water.

Sw Loc: Roscommon County ,Michigan

Caught one once in a creek back water just North of where I live and threw it back in, it looked like a brownish color Bluegill and wasn't sure if it had something wrong with it or not? Told a friend of mine about it and he said it was a war mouth bass ,I looked it up and sure enough that what it was.

Sport Loc: Sacramento county north. California

Ivey wrote:

War Mouth, My great grand pa Called them government perch We fished for them together when I was a kid. From his stories, during the depression the US government stocked them in many of the rivers and streams in the south. They put them in milk cans on train cars and whenever they came to a bridge they dumped a can or so. They are very good eating and grow to impressive size for a panfish. The creeks, rivers and lakes all around this area are full of them.

Love the stories, memories of our elders. Their influence remains forever. I've read our fishless alpine lakes were planted by men hauling buckets of rainbows from below on mules. Clever and simple though not easy.

RIVERBOTTOM Loc: south east texas

In east Texas we call them goggle eye perch. red eyes ,big mouth and good fighters.