SPECKLEBELLY SUNFISH (Lepomis spp.) are a great way to add diversity to your sunfish population. These sunfish readily take a commercial fish food, grow to large sizes and are easy to catch.
IDENTIFICATION: Specklebelly are deep sided fish a small mouth, a black ear flap rimmed in reddish orange and bluish vertical bars.
BIOLOGY: Specklebelly are an improved proprietary hybrid sunfish that does not use green sunfish in its cross. Populations of specklebelly are approximately 95-100% male. Restocking will be necessary to maintain a population over time.