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Title: What is this?
Post by: SeaRun1 on October 11, 2022, 12:52:53 PM: Caught one of these the other day in the local lake. They were schooled up and being busted by something that I am assuming was bass.

Been looking on the web and I cannot seem to ID what it is. I do not think it’s a Whitefish (no adipose) and it doesn’t look like a Chub. I think we have some bucket biologists in the area trying to grow bigger Largemouth Bass.

Anyone see one of these before or have better Google skills than me?

SR1
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on October 11, 2022, 12:56:32 PM: Looks like a whitefish.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Oldguy on October 11, 2022, 12:58:40 PM: Whitefish
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Timberstalker on October 11, 2022, 01:04:14 PM: That is a Peamouth.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on October 11, 2022, 01:10:08 PM: Quote from: Timberstalker on October 11, 2022, 01:04:14 PM
That is a Peamouth.

I think T Stalker is correct! I forgot about those lake peamouths.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Bullkllr on October 11, 2022, 01:28:53 PM: Definitely not a whitefish; would need an adipose and mouth is different. Similar in overall appearance though.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: CP on October 11, 2022, 01:56:41 PM: Shiner?
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Jake Dogfish on October 11, 2022, 02:07:48 PM: Quote from: CP on October 11, 2022, 01:56:41 PM
Shiner?
Looks good to me. :tup:
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: dilleytech on October 11, 2022, 03:13:39 PM: Quote from: Timberstalker on October 11, 2022, 01:04:14 PM
That is a Peamouth.

The mouth of a peamouth faces more downward.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: buckcanyonlodge on October 11, 2022, 03:24:53 PM: :yeah:
Quote from: CP on October 11, 2022, 01:56:41 PM
Shiner?
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Timberstalker on October 11, 2022, 03:31:55 PM: Quote from: dilleytech on October 11, 2022, 03:13:39 PM
Quote from: Timberstalker on October 11, 2022, 01:04:14 PM
That is a Peamouth.

The mouth of a peamouth faces more downward.

I would agree on some of them. There are several peamouth types that have mouths like the OP's picture.

Peamouth is my guess.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: SeaRun1 on October 11, 2022, 04:16:27 PM: OK so I had initially thought no on the Peamouth because many pictures show them with a reddish stripe. Looking at more pictures of them I think you guys are right.

So I guess they are naturally occurring then? I have never seen them before and I fish a bit. Interesting.

Thanks all…

SR1
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: C-Money on October 11, 2022, 04:41:31 PM: Great fish for growing large fish. I think its a common shiner, good fish to have in a lake/pond.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: highside74 on October 11, 2022, 04:45:50 PM: I'm no expert but from the pics online I think the scales look to pronounced to be a Peamouth.