Redbreast Sunfish Identification Guide (Lepomis auritus) + Fishing Tips

[@matthewanderson9876]

Great video man , thanks for using my photo! Looking forward to the next video!

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Appreciate it Matthew. I wanted to use it and get your name on there 'cause you gave me a great tip on those coppernose bluegill being in the coastal plain of N.C. So thanks to you!

[@sarahlarson8226]

Amazing photography! Such clarity and detail! This non-fishing person continues to find your new channel fascinating!

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Much appreciated Sarah! Glad to also have non-fishers enjoy the content.

[@astrocastro5203]

Redbreasts are one of my favorite sunfish species, next to the pumpkinseed. You should make an ID guide on the pumpkinseed sunfish sometime!

[@KNFishingSmarts]

The pumpkinseed one is definitely on the docket. Of the individual species videos, it'll probably be the redear or the pumpkinseed next.

[@charlesadams1721]

Thank you so much for the video! As others have said, the Redbreast is a favorite sunfish of mine, although I am primarily an angler, I enjoy watching these fish in the waters they are found, largely because the surroundings are some of the best and wildest in the locales where they occur (although I have seen them in downtown creeks in cities such as Raleigh, and Charlotte in NC, Richmond in VA, Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA. With many of the older persons in the southern US, all panfish are known as Bream, pronounced as Brim (which is a misunderstanding dating back to colonial days, as a similar shaped fish is the 'true; Bream found in the 'Old World'), except for perhaps two sunfishes, the Red Ear or Shellcracker and the Redbreast often called a 'Robin'. There are anglers that specifically go fishing for "Robins'. As to the waters where they live, I have caught them while trout fishing, and when I was in college decades ago, they used to appear with regularity in electoral-fishing surveys in trout streams in the Southern Appalachians where I was assisting the biologists (most often carrying buckets of water, not too glamorous). I will add that at least in my observations in the Southern Appalachians, Redbreast sunfish are often found as one of the predominate sunfish in rocky reservoirs or reservoirs where the strata is primarily clay. As to fishing for Redbreast - aka Robins, small single-hook, barbless spinners and spoons as well as small dressed jigs to 1/8 oz. are really good for enticing the largest specimens in the area. Again, excellent video!

[@KNFishingSmarts]

An absolutely excellent tidbit here Charles. Even some fishing tips! I'll be sure to add 'robin' as another name this species is called by when I post the other common names as well as the mention of rocky & clay substrate in reservoirs. Thanks!

[@MiguelGonzalez-dx2fl]

Thanks for the info I just got me a 3" redbreast sunfish while fishing for minnows and got him in a 55gal tank... loving him lots :)

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Congrats on the redbreast, Miguel!

[@craiglinn876]

I love the up close photos and videos. Keep up the informative work!

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Thanks Craig! Yeah, I wanted to make sure to bring quality photos/videos here on KNFS. Cheers!

[@chadburton3337]

Fantastic video as always. I always get excited when these pop up on my phone. Redbreast is a species I definitely need to target here in Texas.

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Heya Ian. Sometimes the redbreast in Texas will really have those flared up dark bars on the side. But there should be plenty for you to find in the creeks and rivers around there. Good luck!

[@richardcraig8780]

I love fishing for red breast. There's tons of them in the creek behind my house.

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Heya Richard! Yeah, they don't seem to disappoint once they are found. I enjoy catching 'em too. Cheers man! Thanks again for watching.

[@johnnygalaxy9022]

Damn.. I love the detail of the content you provide! Keep up with the videos!

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Thanks Johnny for noticing the detail-work!

[@Yelladog78]

We've got redbreast sunfish in N. E. Oklahoma in huge numbers. We have small numbers of pumpkin seeds appearing as well

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Nice, thanks for sharing some range knowledge on that.

[@christopherwood2290]

I live in CT. The only place I ever remember catching Redbreast is in slow running creeks. The ones I catch have a very dark red hue. Looks like red velvet.

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Ah, sounds like some very cool colors on the population of redbreast you were catching!

[@PanFishWeekly]

Awesome information

[@KNFishingSmarts]

=)

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Best of luck getting redbreast! Friendly reminder that KZbin’s Auto-Comment-Filter is active. Inappropriate language is blocked as KNFS is an all-age community. Links are blocked to prevent spammers.

[@johnkientzler6354]

Great job.

[@KNFishingSmarts]

😎 Thanks!

[@mr.dads-animalhouse3017]

Love your videos. Very informative. (new sub)

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Hey Mr. Dad! I believe you're also subbed on the Koaw Nature channel too! Glad to see you over here as well. Cheers!

[@yoooooo2925]

I caught an 11 inch one of these in southern nh

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Oh wow, that's a beast of a redbreast.

[@bees8390]

What do you think about the differences between the redbreasts you catch up north vs the ones in florida?

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Eh, I would say that I notice more differences just between different populations of redbreasts, even if there in the same state. Although, down south I do tend to observe more redbreasts with darker red breasts.

[@chubzaquatics257]

Very cool

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Thanks again Chubz!

[@timothyhaley6187]

We have them in Missouri

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Yeah, Timothy. Thanks for mentioning that! I did see them popping up on the USGS Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species monitoring program. I didn't include them on my range map because I wasn't sure how well the populations are developed. But it looks like they may be getting a foothold. Where do you find them in Missouri. I may need to expand that range map.

[@timothyhaley6187]

I may be wrong...could be male breeding bluegill.

[@willgibbs7754]

Fun to catch with a fly rod.

[@KNFishingSmarts]

Oh I bet they're great on the fly rod. Cheers man!