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TALE WATERS & TIDES · POCKET FISHING GUIDE
ARKANSAS SPORTFISH
COMMON

Warmouth

GO71SCORE
BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW
Conditions favor today

Stump-knocker. The bayou's mean-eyed sunfish.

SIZE
6–10 in
MAX
12 in
WEIGHT
Up to 2 lbs
HABITAT
SwampsOxbowsSlow riversPonds
Cypress knees, lily pads, stump fields. Mud-bottom backwaters.
DIET
Crawfish, small fish, dragonfly larvae, frogs.
BEST BAITS
Live worms · Jig-and-pig · Small spinnerbaits
SEASONAL PATTERN
🌱SPRING
BEST☀️SUMMER
🍂FALL
❄️WINTER
Summer: PEAK — heavy cover, stumps.
ANGLER INTEL · RIGHT NOWWORTH THE TRIP
DEPTH
10–20 ft
transition breaks
TIMING
First & last light
TOP LURE · LURE
Live worms
moderate conditions — work the cover
TACKLE
Ultralight, 6 lb line
TECHNIQUE · Moving bait on main-lake points — match forage size
ANGLER STATS
SPAWN 7080°F
BITE
80
FIGHT
50
STEALTH
40
FUN FACT
Warmouth have teeth on their tongue — like spotted bass — and a mouth bigger than any sunfish has a right to. They eat like miniature largemouth.
STATUS
Secure
Native · Centrarchidae
LIVE PFG SIGNAL69°F · Beaver LakeGO 71
YOUR CARD · ACTIONSNOT YET COLLECTED
🪪 ID marks
  • Big mouth
  • Three dark stripes from eye
  • Mottled brown body
💡 Tips
  • Flip cover
  • Bigger bait than bluegill
  • Bayou backwaters

🌙 Lunar profile

MEDIUM Lunar ImpactBest phases: Full Moon
☀️ Daytime
Heavy cover — woody debris, stumps, and aquatic vegetation. Moderate response to lunar cycles in spring.
🌙 Nighttime
Some activity near Full Moon; better at dawn and dusk than true night.
🔗 Source: Solunar theory framework; AGFC sunfish management