Green Sunfish in Alabama
Alabama creel, the state record and water pages for green sunfish.
- 50 a daycreel
- 1 lb., 9 oz.record
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Alabama green sunfish in short
ADCNR places green sunfish under the freshwater row headed "Bream". What it allows: 50 a day; season, open all year. It is a combined creel for the whole group. Biologists call it Lepomis cyanellus.
ADCNR lists 1 lb., 9 oz. as the record, Caleb Miller, 2005, McLamore Pond, Walker County.
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| Row as printed | Waters | Creel and size | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bream | Public fresh waters statewide | 50 a day | open all year |
Limits as printed in the Official 2026-2027 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest (ADCNR, eRegulations edition) (limits page; digest PDF), read November 1, 2026.
Alabama state-record green sunfish
| List | Weight | Angler | Water | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshwater | 1 lb., 9 oz. | Caleb Miller | McLamore Pond, Walker County | August 10, 2005 |
ADCNR (Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division for freshwater; Marine Resources Division State Record Fish Committee for saltwater); freshwater list, saltwater list, read November 1, 2026.
Kin of green sunfish on the Alabama list
- Bluegillfreshwater
- Flierfreshwater
- Longear Sunfishfreshwater
- Redbreast Sunfishfreshwater
- Redear Sunfishfreshwater
- Warmouthfreshwater
A photo stroll along the water by Green Sunfish
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What Yellowhammer State anglers ask about green sunfish
How many green sunfish can go in an Alabama cooler each day?
The row reads 50 a day; season open all year.
Does ADCNR list a record green sunfish?
Caleb Miller caught it: 1 lb., 9 oz. in 2005, McLamore Pond, Walker County.
Which Alabama waters are best bets for green sunfish?
It is not tied to a water page so far.
Do any Alabama lakes set their own green sunfish rule?
It has no water exception.
Does Alabama close green sunfish?
Season: open all year.
Does a visitor need a license for green sunfish?
Freshwater anglers need an Alabama fishing license from 16 on ($17.45 resident, $68.20 nonresident for 2026-27); residents 65 and older are exempt.
Who keeps the Alabama green sunfish record?
A biologist must identify it, it must be weighed on certified scales before two witnesses, and the form goes in within three months.
Which ADCNR name covers green sunfish?
The ADCNR names are Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus).
Plan an Alabama trip for green sunfish
Open a lake, river or bay above for ramps and rules.