mystery fish

nybass1 · 08-07-10, 05:26 PM

I was out fly fishing this weekend in a local trout stream and my first catch was something iv never seen. Im fairly new to stream fishing so my knowledge is limited. Can anyone tell me what this is?

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Bassboss · 08-07-10, 06:45 PM

looks like a shiner to me

nybass1 · 08-07-10, 07:28 PM

i was thinking something like that but it never occured to me that a shiner would live in a small, wooded stream

rangerryan · 08-07-10, 07:53 PM

its a shiner

3dkicker · 08-10-10, 04:37 PM

Creek chubs will make noise like catfish when caught and have small bumps on their heads. They will also aggressively hit baits just like bass and can grow up to 12-14" long. Can't see the head real well in your picture but it's a possibility.

Cavs1123 · 08-12-10, 10:12 AM

Looks like a shiner

toppwatr · 08-12-10, 10:23 AM

its a shiner. i have caught them on spinners, flies and other lures they will bite.

Bryan · 08-12-10, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Creek chubs will make noise like catfish when caught and have small bumps on their heads. They will also aggressively hit baits just like bass and can grow up to 12-14" long. Can't see the head real well in your picture but it's a possibility.

Yep, that's what it is. Or to be specific, a Fallfish. They're very plentiful in creeks in the Eastern US. They will bite anything and are extremely annoying when fishing for smallmouth. I've caught thousands of them, anywhere from a few inches long, to over a foot.

riverfisher · 08-12-10, 01:10 PM

Fall fish for sure!!

TN_Bassin · 08-14-10, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nybass1

i was thinking something like that but it never occured to me that a shiner would live in a small, wooded stream

I thought the same thing about Gizzard shad in one of my local streams. Now they have the place overrun with 2 pound gizzard shad everywhere.

I'd say that'd be a shiner.

08-07-10, 05:26 PM	#1
nybass1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 25	mystery fish I was out fly fishing this weekend in a local trout stream and my first catch was something iv never seen. Im fairly new to stream fishing so my knowledge is limited. Can anyone tell me what this is?

08-07-10, 06:45 PM	#2
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	looks like a shiner to me __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

08-10-10, 04:37 PM	#5
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Creek chubs will make noise like catfish when caught and have small bumps on their heads. They will also aggressively hit baits just like bass and can grow up to 12-14" long. Can't see the head real well in your picture but it's a possibility. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

08-12-10, 10:12 AM	#6
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Looks like a shiner __________________ Tom

08-07-10, 07:28 PM	#3
nybass1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 25	i was thinking something like that but it never occured to me that a shiner would live in a small, wooded stream

08-07-10, 07:53 PM	#4
rangerryan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ponca City, ok Posts: 432	its a shiner

08-12-10, 10:23 AM	#7
toppwatr BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 215	its a shiner. i have caught them on spinners, flies and other lures they will bite.

08-12-10, 01:10 PM	#9
riverfisher BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Charlton, New York Posts: 92	Fall fish for sure!!

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