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Warmouth

Warmouth

Lepomis gulosus

  • 4lakes
  • 119logged catches
  • 5 kg heaviest logged

Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus), also known as Warmouth Sunfish or Molly, is a large freshwater fish of the Sunfish family found in ponds, lakes, rivers and streams throughout the eastern and southeastern United States. These fish can survive in polluted, low-oxygenated waters where other sunfish cannot. Warmouth have dark bodies with a mottled brown coloration and a golden belly and range in size from 10.2 to 25 cm, but can grow to over 31 cm in length, and weigh up to 1 kg. This nocturnal species is highly aggressive and likes to hide in heavy cover, waiting to ambush its unsuspecting prey such as crayfish, freshwater shrimp, and other small fish.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Bread 27 Bloodworms 12 Dough balls 11 Red Worms 9 Crickets 8 Grasshoppers 7 Night Crawlers 7 Crawfish Cut 2 Wax Worms 1 Leeches 1

Lures

Craw 2.5 cm 2

Best setups by lake 4 lakes with data

Lone Star Lake (reworked) — 56 catches , best 0.54 kg

  • Bread Hook #4 Float Boat 100 m 10×
  • Bread Hook #8 Float Shore 100 m 9×
  • Dough balls Hook #6 Float Shore 100 m 8×
  • Bread Hook #4 Float Shore 100 m 5×

Everglades — 40 catches , best 0.93 kg

  • Bloodworms Hook #4 Feeder bottom 6×
  • Grasshoppers Hook #4 Feeder bottom 5×
  • Night Crawlers Hook #1 Feeder bottom 3×
  • Crickets Hook #4 Feeder bottom 3×

Quanchkin Lake — 13 catches , best 5 kg

  • Night Crawlers Hook #6 Float 75 m 2×
  • Leeches Hook #4/0 Float 100 m 1×
  • Red Worms Hook #4 Float 50 m 1×
  • Night Crawlers Hook #4 Float 50 m 1×

Blue Crab Island — 10 catches , best 0.67 kg

  • Crawfish Cut Hook #2 Feeder bottom 1×
  • Wax Worms Hook #1 Feeder bottom Boat 1×
  • Crickets Hook #12 Float Shore 50 m 1×
  • Grasshoppers Hook #2 Float Boat 80 m 1×

How to catch

How to catch a trophy Warmouth? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Warmouth would be to use Bloodworms on a size #4 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Craws. The most successful lure is Dark Space Blue Craw 2.5 cm.

Where to find it

Blue Crab Island Mississippi Quanchkin Lake Louisiana Everglades Florida Lone Star Lake (reworked) Texas

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

Nano Spinner 4 g, #1 Nano Spinner 6 g, #1/0 Craw 2.5 cm Craw 4 cm Craw 4 cm Craw 5 cm Craw 5 cm

Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.