DogtaEff 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Fishing on my small cottage lake tonight and I catch three of these in a row. The lake has bass (smallmouth 95% and largemouth 5%) and panfish. Was using a white and black Wooly Bugger It has a wide mouth that looks like it is directed downward. Anyone know what it is? Ryan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 sucker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DogtaEff 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 So won’t bother the bass population? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 You're holding bass food. Where is the lake located(state)? It's not a sucker. Mouth isn't right. I'm leaning toward a small lake whitefish. It could be a fall fish, though I associate them with streams and rivers but if the lake is stream fed they could be in it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 It looks like what we call a round whitefish in Alaska. It won't hurt other fish populations. Many people put them in ponds to help make them healthier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Looks like a Creek Chub, to me. Soft bodied fish that is a favorite prey of large bass, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Yep, creek chub. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redietz 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Certainly looks like a fallfish. The tail looks too deeply forked for a creek chub. Where in the country was it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Just now, redietz said: Certainly looks like a fallfish. The tail looks too deeply forked for a creek chub. Where in the country was it? Ya know, you very well could be right. I have no issue saying I am wrong, I might be here. I dunno if we have "fall fish:" here. But I just googled fallfish, and that tail does look different than our normal creek chubs we have here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 I ain't admittin' nothin'! I don't know what a "fallfish" is, so it can't be one of those !!! 😡 😄 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redietz 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 I'm by no means certain. There are several of the larger minnows that look similar, and I have a hard time telling them apart. Where I live, though, I see a lot of fallfish as well creek chubs (they're very close relatives) and that looks like the former to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, mikechell said: I ain't admittin' nothin'! I don't know what a "fallfish" is, so it can't be one of those !!! 😡 😄 😄😆🤣 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DogtaEff 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 In Ontario, Canada Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redietz 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, DogtaEff said: In Ontario, Canada That's within the range of fallfish, and they can live in lakes if the water is clear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denduke 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Good luck... Chub https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/profiles/creek-chub.html fallfish https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/profiles/fallfish.html Sh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
