FLIER (Centrarchus macropterus) OTHER NAMES: Chinquapin, Bream

RANGE: Probably statewide, but most are caught in North Florida.

HABITAT: Swamp ponds, sloughs and other backwaters. Fliers often share habitat with the Warmouth, which is another species that prefers still water and isn't as particular about the quality of that water as other Bream types would be.

DESCRIPTION: Sides are dark with belly usually cream-colored or light red. Peppered with small black spots.

SIZE: Seldom more than 6 inches. World record 1 pound, 4 ounces; Florida record 1.24 pounds.

FOOD VALUE: Good, but small and bony.

GAME QUALITIES: Small size makes them easy to haul out of the water on virtually any kind of Bream-fishing tackle.

TACKLE AND BAITS: Fliers are never targeted, except perhaps by children, and so pole and worms are the usual combination. They will, however, take any sort of insect bait, as well as bread balls and kernels of corn; also very small flies and other artificial lures.

FISHING SYSTEMS: Casting; Still Fishing.