This Longear Sunfish was caught on October 13:
Fishing has been rather slow, despite the nice weather the past few weeks. Well…nice in Saint Louis…not so nice in Florida and North Carolina, of course.I visited 2 spots on October 20. At the first spot, I was most interested in catching Orangespotted Sunfish. I’d caught them here earlier in the year. I gave it a very solid try over too many hours. Caught mostly small Green Sunfish here and there. Finally did catch an Orangespotted Sunfish, so I was happy! It’s colors were very washed out, unfortunately. 
Then I caught a surprise nice Freshwater Drum that peeled line off my reel on several runs.
Hit a second spot on my way home. Long walk, caught a Hybrid Sunfish. Walked even further. Found a plunge-pool type spot on the creek. After a few casts, I saw what I believe was a Longnose Gar. Hoped to catch it, but I didn’t. It moved about the pool, and most of the time it was out-of-sight. So I was blind-casting around, and something big grabbed the fly. I could SEE the/a Longnose Gar, but that’s not what was on my line. Turned out to be a nice Grass Carp! Fun
I don’t know where you fish, but you certainly catch a variety of fish!
Thanks! Saint Louis, MO. I (we) moved here from central Iowa in mid-2020. Definitely many more species to catch here! Other than south Florida, a sweet spot seems to be even further south… near the MO / AR border in the Ozarks.
As always David - Great fishing and pictures…
That Drum looked to be a nice size and that Grass Carp was nice and big. Liked all your photos especially the turtle family (?) Dennis.
Thanks Dale and Dennis! 
Nice group of fish.
Rick
Thanks, Rick!
Great bunch of pictures. Keep it up, Dave. Always look for your posts. Jim
You’re very kind! Thanks, Jim!