Post by: HunterStrait on September 14, 2014, 08:18:00 PM
Looked almost like a young shad, but its fins were clear with tiny black spots on them.
The belly had some orange color.
The eye was large(obviously this was a young fish)and had an orange/red color.
And the fish had a small mouth.
Post by: jackelope on September 14, 2014, 08:25:43 PM
Went down to the Columbia river to do some spinner fishing and caught a 5 inch fish that i have no idea what it is. I didn't have my camera with me so i'll just have to explain what it looks like.
Looked almost like a young shad, but its fins were clear with tiny black spots on them.
The belly had some orange color.
The eye was large(obviously this was a young fish)and had an orange/red color.
And the fish had a small mouth.
Northern Pikeminnow?
Post by: JJB11B on September 14, 2014, 08:31:10 PM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 14, 2014, 08:41:30 PM
Post by: HunterStrait on September 14, 2014, 08:46:40 PM
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Northern Pikeminnow?
its not round and long like a pikeminnow, and its mouth isn't the same shape/size as one either.
Post by: lokidog on September 14, 2014, 08:48:40 PM
Fred.
:chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 14, 2014, 08:51:08 PM
Post by: lokidog on September 14, 2014, 09:27:08 PM
Post by: HunterStrait on September 14, 2014, 09:37:40 PM
Do a google image search for fish species of the columbia river. You might have some luck there.
I did before i posted this thread.
I guess i'll go out tomorrow and snap a picture if i catch another one.
Post by: RadSav on September 14, 2014, 10:20:35 PM
Went down to the Columbia river to do some spinner fishing and caught a 5 inch fish that i have no idea what it is. I didn't have my camera with me so i'll just have to explain what it looks like.
Looked almost like a young shad, but its fins were clear with tiny black spots on them.
The belly had some orange color.
The eye was large(obviously this was a young fish)and had an orange/red color.
And the fish had a small mouth.
How can one look like a Shad but have a small mouth. Trying to think of shad looking fish that have spots, are red and orange looking and get as big as 5". Man, I have no idea without a picture. Here are five fish I can think of that might/may/possibly/could happen be thought of as shad like. Perhaps you could narrow the description down a little from these Columbia river species :dunno:
Redside Shiner
Peamouth
Speckled Dace
Chub minnow
Sand Roller
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on September 15, 2014, 10:19:35 AM
Post by: 270Shooter on September 15, 2014, 11:12:30 PM
CRAYKING?:yeah: yes!
Post by: LDennis24 on September 15, 2014, 11:35:26 PM
Post by: HunterStrait on September 18, 2014, 07:33:52 PM
Did it look like this? This is a speckled dace, I have some in an aquarium for cleaning off hair algae on plants. They love it! There are some in the pond that we irrigate the lawn with. A farmer stocked them in there years ago.
Nope, would be cool to catch one though!
It looked like a young shad to me, but didn't have that black spot behind me.
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on September 18, 2014, 09:38:40 PM
Post by: RadSav on September 19, 2014, 12:31:28 AM
Chiselmouth....sounds like one to me
Looks like what he described to me! I had ruled that out because I thought they were shaped more like a Pike Minnow. But that picture clearly shows a different look than I was thinking they were.
Post by: Curly on September 19, 2014, 05:06:01 AM
Yep, looks like what was described.Chiselmouth....sounds like one to me
Looks like what he described to me! I had ruled that out because I thought they were shaped more like a Pike Minnow. But that picture clearly shows a different look than I was thinking they were.
BTW - great thread. Love this kind of topic to get me scratching my head.
Post by: TikkaT3-270Shortmag on September 21, 2014, 09:07:12 AM
Post by: thegeneral on September 22, 2014, 09:21:44 AM