Where to catch Warmouth

[newb]

Im stocking my tank with native species...where in the area can I find some Warmouth??? so far i have largemouth bass, long ear sunfish, green sunfish, spotted sunfish, crappie, blue talapia, and texas cichlids. Im still looking for warmouth, red finned pickerel and bow fin. Anybody have any luck finding these around the city?

[TaTeR ToT]

Hit up chris360. He had a couple bowfins. Also Rico would probably know.

[eklikewhoa]

Is this like a beaver or something?

[Sea-agg09]

Bowfin are hard to find. I've heard there are bowfin at the park right by the sugarland airport.

Are you looking for redfin (americanus) or chain (niger) pickerel? Chains are actually pretty easy to find if you go east, but redfins prefer larger bodies of water. They are listed as being as far west as the brazos, but I have never seen them west of Galveston Bay. Try ponds and lakes near big thicket.

As for warmouths... you got me there. Never caught them. If you want an american eel, go in January before they make their way down to breed. You can catch some big ones fattening up before their big trip out to the ocean.

Check this link. This is my bible for fish in texas.

http://www.bio.txstate.edu/~tbonner/txfishes/index.htm

[TaTeR ToT]

Apparently lake ponchotrain, and new Orleans.

[newb]

Yeah, I've hear Oyster Creek in Sugarland is good for bowfin. And I've reports of warmouth in secluded areas...I know I have caught them behind clear lake highschool...but havent had any luck in the past weeks fishing.

[decal]

I've found a fair number in Richmond in the creek that runs through the George Ranch property. If you go down Berdett Rd you'll run into a bridge that passes over it. Avoid the ranch property to the east. They're also in the pond in the nearby subdivision. Additionally, I've caught them in the Alexander Deussen Park up at the Lake Houston... you'll run into bantams as well.

Caught a lot of redfins around Lake Sheldon, pretty small ones though.

[wesleydnunder]

Sheldon Reservoir has warmouth and bowfin. I've caught both there.

Mark

[crash83]

Send me a pic of exactly what you want...i probably have it in a tank all ready...and don't forget to get a texas cichlid in there..[i have some of those caught local also]

[newb]

Send me a pic of exactly what you want...i probably have it in a tank all ready...and don't forget to get a texas cichlid in there..[i have some of those caught local also]

I actually caught a Texas cichlid today...lol. Went fishing today and got 3 green sunfish, 2 blue tilapia, and a texas...no warmouth.

[newb]

[newb]

commonly confused for this...a green sunfish

[decal]

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This was a beauty I caught up at Lake Houston back in March '10... the ditch in the background was full of debris, no visible movement, but every dip of the net brought up 5 or more sunfish in full breeding colors. Warmouth, greens, orangespots, bluegill and redear all in the ditch. The density was reminiscent of the descriptions of apistogramma in South America.

[crash83]

Ok i have caught those but i have not kept any..
But i do know you can catch them in lake houston and also lake conroe.