Different Kinds of Panfish in Northwest Louisiana

[fishingfanatic14]

what other kinds of panfish are in this area other than crappie and the usual bream. i have read about goggle eye, white bass, and warmouth bass. where and how do you catch each of these types of panfish. i am mainly just a bass fisher.

[BassBUFF]

Warmouth and goggle eye are the same species. Dorcheat Bayou used to be full of them! They hit like a frieght train ! They are also in most lakes and have caught a few while bass fishing. White bass are also in the lakes but are plentiful in the Sabine River. Small cranks are a good choice in the Spring before the spawn.

[fishingfanatic14]

how do you catch big goggle eye and big shellcracker. what are some techniques that can be used.

[screwballl]

Depends on the location.

Lakes:

Bream/panfish/sunfish (can include 4-6 types of sunfish including shellcracker, redear, spotted, bluegill, etc)
Crappie/perch (if they are stocked)
Warmouth (aka goggle eye)

Larger fish:
Largemouth Bass
Carp (normal brownish and light green triploid carp)
various catfish, usually Channel cats and yellow/bullhead cats

Rivers/streams:
all the above plus:
Striped Bass
Sunshine bass
White bass
chain pickerel/pike
Blue Tilapia
Bowfin
Gar
and a few other fish that travel to and from fresh and saltwater