Flier panfish

[Son]

Wonder how many enjoy catching Flier in tanic stained waters, like some rivers, creeks or cypress ponds? We catch them here in Miller and
Early counties. I've also caught Fliers east of Valdosta Ga in a big cypress lake. Great to eat, and fun to catch.

 

[Railroader]

Bream buster, and a Yellow Sally. Pitch to stumps and under low branches.

Hang on tight...

 

[Redbow]

What we called Fliers in SC were a bit different species of fish. I have caught a bunch of them when I lived down there out of the Little Pee Dee River. The fliers we caught were brown with black specks all down their sides. They did not grow big but were quite tasty.

Nice fish in the picture.

 

[fishfryer]

Wonder how many enjoy catching Flier in tanic stained waters, like some rivers, creeks or cypress ponds? We catch them here in Miller and
Early counties. I've also caught Fliers east of Valdosta Ga in a big cypress lake. Great to eat, and fun to catch.

I’ve caught them in Houston County years ago in a creek between two ponds.

 

[Donal]

I've also caught Fliers east of Valdosta Ga in a big cypress lake. Great to eat, and fun to catch.[/QUOTE]

Banks pond or Grand bay?

 

[Son]

Believe it was lake Verne NE of Statesville. Went fishing as a guest many years ago. Fliers were large there, so were the warmouth.

 

[Donal]

Verne NE of Statesville. (Statenville)
Not many people have access to that venue. During the decade of the 70's.

 

[Railroader]

Fished Lake Verne a few times myself. A good friend I trained in Law Enforcement has a membership.

Can't remember the caretakers names, but dang that old lady could cook, and made each stay a pleasure.

One of the last remaining pieces of heaven on earth.

I need to call my friend, for old time's sake...

 

[Rhodes]

I have caught some in dead lakes off the middle Ocmulgee river in time past. We call them sun perch up this way.

 

[warronl]

Wifey and I used to catch them at a pay pond near the house! Feisty Rascals! She caught one that was see through LOL!

 

[oldfella1962]

interesting shape - kind of like a crappie the way their top and bottom fins are shaped.
I think the sunfish family is about the most diverse and varied group of fish - so many species & subspecies!

 

[Wanderlust]

Grew up calling them coon perch.

 

[little rascal]

Caught a couple few in my lifetime. Starr's Mill, dad always said they were prehistoric.

 

[antharper]

Caught plenty around Coffee co , we called them sun perch . Great limb line bait

 

[Studawg170]

Love catching the almost solid black ones in the Swamp

 

[warronl]

Ha! I can see that with the eye markings!