Fish ID?

[Sigma1073]

Did some searching and I would have to say green sunfish.

Warmouth - http://cnre.vt.edu/efish/families/warmouth.html

Green Sunfish -http://cnre.vt.edu/efish/families/greensun.html

[Skunk City]

Green Sunfish. Caught a bunch last year at Pompton Lake. Aggressive little f*ckers too, would hit 5" senkos all day long. Here's a few pictures...

[acabtp]

it's a green sunfish, which is an invasive species in NJ. do not release them alive.
you should also contact NJDEP biologist for your region. page 40 of the regs:

The most effective way to succeed in containing aquatic invasive
species is to report each encounter. Anglers are reminded that possession
or release of flathead catfish, snakehead, Asian swamp eel, brook
stickleback, oriental weatherfish, green sunfish and warmouth, bighead
carp, silver carp and grass carp (diploid) is prohibited. Anglers must
destroy these species if encountered and submit specimen(s) to the
Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries at (908) 236-2118 for north Jersey and
at (856) 629-4950 for south Jersey.

[rutgersfan1]

skunk...how is that fish in your top photo not a bluegill ?

[Skunk City]

http://www.anglersfishinginfo.com/ar...nt/sunfish.htm

Check out that link, should help ya a little. After landing one for the first time last year, I posted on here thinking it was a Rock Bass. Some knowledgeable regulars told me otherwise.

[rutgersfan1]

I dunno...I don't think your link is the best representation of a blue gill. Your two fish have completely different coloration.

[Wilson]

They make good Snakehead bait

[NJ219bands]

First pic is warmouth and second pic is green sunfish.

[anthrax2244]

Good eye NJ219...The Green Brook, which is a tributary of the Raritan River is loaded with green sunfish. I used to catch them back in my middle-school/early high-school days (around 15 years ago). My friend and I used start in Green Brook (Sebrings Mills/Green Brook Rd bridge) and end up in Middlesex under the route 28 bridge. Carp, smallmouth, largemouth, shiners, chubs, sunnies of all kinds. We caught more green sunfish than anything else, I would say 50+ per person per trip. So I would imagine the Raritan is loaded as well...Good luck eradicating them

[Reel Class]

...take a picture, and bring the wood chipper - I will pass on the info.