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What fish is this

Started by Guest_Mike_* , Oct 03 2009 01:18 AM

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#1 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 01:18 AM

This fish was caught in the Walbash River close to Lafeyette, Indiana. (can't spell it, by Purdue)

We were useing whole nightcrawlers for bait, and it was about 9" long.

Edited by Mike, 03 October 2009 - 01:20 AM.

#2 Guest_FirstChAoS_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 01:57 AM

it's fat bodied, big scaled, and reflects blue like a common shiner, but 9 inches sounds a bit big for one (I thought i read they max out at 8 inches). The head shape compared to the body seems a bit odd so I am not quite sure what it is.

#3 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 12:34 AM

I was thinking it was a silver chub

#4 Guest_daveneely_*

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 08:59 AM

Mike, what made you wonder if it was not a silver chub? It's certainly a nice one. btw, that caudal fin pigmentation (dark streak on bottom lobe with a pale edge) is present in most big-river Macrhybopsis...