I've seen a lot of juvenile
Morone saxatilis and that would surely be an odd fish. The first picture makes me question the ID, but I can't think of anything off hand it could be. I was thinking a hybrid but those have a deeper body and I don't believe they occur in that system. I'm thinking
Morone chrysops but again, it looks too slim. I don't know
chrysops either though. It would be reasonable to make the assumption that juvinile
Morone saxatilis have fainter stripes but actually they look exactly like the adults. I've literally seen hundreds and they all look like this. I don't fish the Potomac, but isn't there a fall line? I know you can catch spawners above the falls in the James but I've never seen a fingerling like that an I would assume the same in the Potomac. I'm going with
Morone chrysops.
Edited by pylodictis, 25 May 2011 - 09:39 PM.