Fish i.d.

[lowaccord66]

Im using them for cats, but i can tell ya where we found them   

Tongue in cheek!  I get them around me too, never thought to use them for cats because the pike love them!

[Adkrs]

I catch pike and bowfin while fishing for channys with creek chubs(horned pout) so i can only imagine fallfish work well too. I have baitrunners now so ill have to try them live rather than chunked

[ClearCreek]

Do you have creek chubs in your part of the county?  If so, it could be a creek chub.


ClearCreek

[IFF]

Ok, I sent the picture to one of our Bio's and this is what he came back with

Here are some of the details that I was needing to look for:

NO lateral compression: rules out golden shiner, rudd, roach.
Anal fin has 8 to 9 rays: rules out golden shiner, rudd, roach.
Barbel appears to be above the corner of the lip and inset: character of only creek chub, lake chub has the barbel at the corner of the mouth.
Small eye to head length: rules out all of the eastern minnows except creek chub.
47 Lateral line scales (yes, I counted them. It's what I do for work too).

My main concern was lake chub, even though I was pretty certain on creek chub. I still don't know where this specimen was collected, but I'd be pretty certain on it being a Semotilus species if it wasn't collected in Colorado. Assuming IFF isn't fishing out of state, it would have to be Semotilus atromaculatus, creek chub.

[Mac Attack]

So it's a fallfish.


 

[big_guy_13021]

Creek chub that's what I call them..we also have the ones with little nubs on there nose hornaday pike don't like them to much but chubs oh boy pike on

[Mac Attack]

Can't keep em lit

[bigredfishing]

Im using them for cats, but i can tell ya where we found them  

I know those fallfish are all over the boquet, ausable and saranac (caught 'em up to 20" in the saranac)

and they do work great for cats  

[Adkrs]

I know those fallfish are all over the boquet, ausable and saranac (caught 'em up to 20" in the saranac)

and they do work great for cats  

Good to know. It came out of one of those 3  20" is a hog! Still looking for a good spot for cats. Everybody ive talked to says the south end of the lake. Gotta find a good public access spot

[Fish Farmer]

I'm saying it's a fallfish instead of a creek chub. Based on illustrations in the fish atlas I have, creek chubs mouths extend well under the eye while the fallfish don't. The fins on a creek chub are rounder while the fallfish are pointy. I've kept creek chub in aquariums and the coloration was much different, they had a noticeable lateral stripe and spot at the base of the tail which this fish does not.

[bigredfishing]

Good to know. It came out of one of those 3  20" is a hog! Still looking for a good spot for cats. Everybody ive talked to says the south end of the lake. Gotta find a good public access spot

not sure if its closer for you, but i was told the mouth of the Chazy River has some good cats too.

[Adkrs]

not sure if its closer for you, but i was told the mouth of the Chazy River has some good cats too.

I usually fish creek mouths. Havent been up that far yet. Maybe ill take a drive. There's always the vt side too. I might grab a vt license