Freshwater species guide

Green Sunfish Fishing

Green Sunfish is a freshwater fish.

Green Sunfish

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for green sunfish

The heaviest green sunfish each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Oklahoma 2.44 lb Pontotoc Co. Pond 1972 Eddie Shulanbergersource
Kansas 2.36 lb Farm Pond 1982 Fae Vaupelsource
Iowa 2.06 lbs. Farm pond July Ralph Mayersource
Illinois 2.06 lb Farm PondDeWitt 1981 source
Arizona 1.99 lb Patagonia Lake 2017 Kevin M. Naujelissource
North Carolina 1 lb, 15 oz Private Pond 7/12 Victoria Navarolisource
Nebraska 1.88 lb Clatonia 3A 2021 Steven Carelsource
Arkansas 1.69 lb pond Dierks 1976 Keith McCulloughsource
Indiana 1 lb. 10 oz. PitFountain County 1987 Terry Kellersource
Wisconsin 1.56 lb Wind LakeRacine 1967 source
Alabama 1 lbs 9 oz McLamore PondWalker County 8/10 Caleb Millersource
Michigan 1.53 lb Kirkwood LakeOakland 1990 source

Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.

Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.