My first Longears came in 2018 while I was stationed in San Antonio. They remain the most beautiful morph, in my never humble opinion.

Species: Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)
Location: Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas
Date: August 14, 2018

These fish are so awesome that I already wrote a story saying how awesome they are. But since you’re here, you might as well look as all of the phenotypes of this gorgeous fish I’ve caught. Read the original story by clicking here or keep scrolling for more pics. Or, preferably, do both.

OnlyFins Photo Essay

Ah, so you read on purely to see pretty pictures of fish. If you paid for that privilege, they’d call it OnlyFins.

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