Sides are brassy with patches and streaks of blue. Belly is bright yellow to orange. The gill flap is long and black bt, unlike that of the R edbreast, is edged with white or red. Aggressive striker and strong battler for its size. Likes still water, where it waits in ambush under roots and ledges and around stumps and snags.
Sides are dark with belly usually cream-colored or light red.
Peppered with small black spots. Few Stumpknockers approach a pound in weight. Florida record 0.83 pounds. Very good, but a great many are too small to bother with. Also quick to hit any of the popular artificial bream baits, such as tiny spinners, jigs, popping bugs and small sinking flies.