Fishing For

Banded sunfish

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26 Catches

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Average Length

2.4 in

Maximum Length

3.7 in

Maximum Weight

Depth Range

Temperature Range

50.0 - 71.6 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Banded sunfish

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(1)

Spot Pond

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

-8.367424, 116.539217

Cape May County, New Jersey

Cumberland County, North Carolina

Camden County, New Jersey

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Rockingham County, New Hampshire

1 Catch

Top Baits For Catching Banded sunfish

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1199)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1112)

2 Catches

Flies by White River Bead-Head Prince Nymph Flies 10 - Natural Peacock - 12 Pack

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(1)

1 Catch

Lures by Rebel Jointed Minnow 3-1/2" - Silver/Black

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(2)

1 Catch

Flies by White River San Juan Worm Flies 16 - Worm Brown - 12 Pack

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1 Catch

Recently Caught Banded sunfish

Ben Schmidt

5 weeks ago

•

Ocean County, New Jersey

Small lil guy

Species Banded sunfish

Weight 2 oz

Gear 1

6 likes

Joe Turner

2026-05-05

•

Burlington County, New Jersey

Species Banded sunfish

Gear 1

13 likes

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Arinto (Bo-man)

2026-03-23

•

Squit jig 2.5

Species Banded sunfish

6 likes

Brooks Seed

1 week ago

•

Bristol County, Massachusetts

Caught a sunfish! Believe it or not, I caught like 40-50 in 3 hours. Also I have caught 5 fish here, so it’s a little inconsistent.

Species Banded sunfish

3 likes • 1 comment

Ajonas7909@aol.com Jonas

2023-10-29

•

York County, Pennsylvania

The bite is still on

Species Banded sunfish

10 likes

Jamison Sabol

2023-09-07

•

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Species Banded sunfish

Weight 2 oz

9 likes

Brody Culver

2023-07-22

•

Warren County, New York

Species Banded sunfish

Weight 8 oz

8 likes • 1 comment

Elijah Freeman

2023-07-15

•

Dare County, North Carolina

Banded Sunfish. (Enneacanthus obesus)

Species Banded sunfish

19 likes

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