Olive to gray or black on upper portion, sides lighter with dark spots or bars. 1/2 of cheeks lightly scaled, lower half is without scales. 40"+ is a good fish.

Usually bluish-green to gray on back with irregular rows of light yellow, white, or gold spots on sides. (color may vary). The cheek is fully scaled. Fish weighing 10lb plus are fairly common in larger lakes and rivers.

Golden green sides and back with faint, wavy olive blotches along the sides, 5 olive-green bars radiate back from the red eye and 1 radiates forward. Spiny and soft portions of dorsal fin broadly connected. Fish over 3 - 4 lbs. are trophy sized.

Body green-shaded with a broad continuos dark stripe along each side. Belly white to yellowish. Dorsal fin completely separated between spiny and soft portion and lower jaw extends past the gold colored eye.