The longear sunfish appeared as bright orange with turquoise and measured 5¼-inch, 2-oz. “I certainly wasn’t specifically fishing for the sunfish, but I was using a small hook and small bait ...

Here are the "fin"-alists for our prettiest fish contest.Tiger Muskie: Vicious Predator in Stunning Stripes Muskies, ...

Northern sunfish and longear sunfish look like aquarium fish. But they’re natives, albeit ones in a state of flux. Until a few days ago, I had not heard of northern sunfish.

Eric Mayo caught a Mississippi record longear sunfish on April 11. Then he went back to the same pond the following day and caught another state record.

Longear sunfish are native to more than a dozen states and have also been spotted along the United States borders with Mexico and Canada, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A longear sunfish was documented for the first time in Nebraska, caught on the Little Blue River, officials say. How does it get its name?

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. – A Mid-Missouri man matched a state record with his longear sunfish catch from earlier this month. Jefferson City resident John Goad reeled in a 5-ounce longear sunfish on ...

Longear, northern and pumpkinseed sunfish are the most aesthetically striking visually among our native fish. I guessed longear, but Gorman is not a schmo, so I checked my Seek app.

That sunfish tied Missouri’s previous longear sunfish alternative record — a 5-ounce fish caught July 3, 2021, at a private pond in Franklin County.

But last week, Bauer got a call from his friend Scott Buss, an avid angler who caught a 5¼-inch, 2-oz. longear sunfish. It's a bright orange fish with turquoise markings that is native to Kansas.