Warmouth look similar to rock bass or green sunfish with a thick, oblong body. The mouth is large. The coloration is dark olive-brownish and it is mottled with brown blotches over the body. They have dark colored stripes extending from the eye to the ear flap. Warmouth have only three anal fin spines; rock bass have six. Warmouth prefer weedy lakes, sluggish streams, oxbows, marshes, ditches, and ponds. They are a secretive fish seeking cover in rocky banks, stumps, or thick vegetation to avoid bright sunlight. Warmouth will bite on both natural and artificial baits.

All photos submitted by Joshua Knuth