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Offline bwhntr350

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Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« on: August 05, 2012, 05:19:48 PM »
 Caught it today in Summit Lake on a green pumpkin tube in 8' of water. It did not really fight much. Hate catching weird fish as I do not know how to handle them, you know, like do they have teeth? This one did not. I started to lip it but then went for the gill plate.




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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2012, 05:22:39 PM »
I have no idea

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2012, 05:27:03 PM »
Squawfish aka "Northern Pike Minnow"

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2012, 05:27:48 PM »
Is that the summit lake on the way to aberdeern area from Olympia???  If so I have fished that lake many times and never seen somthing like that.  Kinda curious myself what it is.   :dunno: :dunno:

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2012, 05:33:23 PM »
Squawfish aka "Northern Pike Minnow"

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2012, 05:34:46 PM »
Isn't there still a bounty on them or did that go away?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pikeminnow

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2012, 05:36:47 PM »
Squawfish

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2012, 05:37:04 PM »
Isn't there still a bounty on them or did that go away?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pikeminnow


Yep,but they have to be caught in the mainstem Columbia. You have to check in every day. Its sponsored by BPA

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2012, 05:53:28 PM »
do people eat them????

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2012, 06:02:56 PM »
Don't eat.  Squawfish not tasty.  Bone and more bone. 

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2012, 06:10:48 PM »
I have only seen squaw fish when they are small. I was fishing a river and kept catching squaw fish so I would just throw them on the bank behind me. A fish and game officer checked my stuff and asked if I was the one tossing them up there I said yes it was me and he thanked me and said kill as many as I could

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2012, 06:22:01 PM »
To bad there wasn't much fight, could be fun if there was.

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2012, 06:24:00 PM »
Is that the summit lake on the way to aberdeern area from Olympia???  If so I have fished that lake many times and never seen somthing like that.  Kinda curious myself what it is.   :dunno: :dunno:


 Yes, Summit Lake off of HWY 8.

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2012, 06:39:53 PM »
do people eat them????
The Lewis and Clark expidition coined the term "Squaw Fish" as in only fit for a squaw to eat.

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Re: Could someone tell me what kind of fish this is?
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2012, 06:46:13 PM »
Squawfish aka "Northern Pike Minnow"

Ditto!  A fish eating machine.
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