What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Lake fishing topics and discussions belong in this forum. Please, don't post reports in the forum.
Forum rules
Forum Post Guidelines: This Forum is rated “Family Friendly”. Civil discussions are encouraged and welcomed. Name calling, negative, harassing, or threatening comments will be removed and may result in suspension or IP Ban without notice. Please refer to the Terms of Service and Forum Guidelines post for more information.
Post Reply
User avatar
FishingFool
Captain
Posts: 865
Joined: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:17 pm
Location: Kent

What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by FishingFool » Wed May 16, 2012 7:26 pm

Image

User avatar
Snowbird2008
Petty Officer
Posts: 17
Joined: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:29 pm

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by Snowbird2008 » Wed May 16, 2012 8:02 pm

Peamouth

User avatar
Amx
Vice Admiral Three Stars
Posts: 7351
Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:43 am
Location: Wa. state

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by Amx » Wed May 16, 2012 8:49 pm

squawfish :scratch:
Tom.

Occupation: old
Interests: living

User avatar
Amx
Vice Admiral Three Stars
Posts: 7351
Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:43 am
Location: Wa. state

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by Amx » Wed May 16, 2012 8:50 pm

found this web site;

http://www.pikeminnow.org/How%20to%20te ... mouth.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Aku ... =yfp-t-504" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
On a pikeminnow the corner of the mouth comes back to the eye, while on the peamouth, the corner of the mouth is well before the eye.
Tom.

Occupation: old
Interests: living

User avatar
FishingFool
Captain
Posts: 865
Joined: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:17 pm
Location: Kent

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by FishingFool » Wed May 16, 2012 8:53 pm

Amx wrote:found this web site;

http://www.pikeminnow.org/How%20to%20te ... mouth.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Aku ... =yfp-t-504" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Yep, once snow provided a name, I was able to search and confirm myself.

Thanks snow! :fish:

User avatar
yooper_fisher
Lieutenant
Posts: 213
Joined: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:31 pm
Location: Chicago, IL/Munising, MI

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by yooper_fisher » Thu May 17, 2012 2:37 pm

looks like what I used to call a creek chub

User avatar
ResQ
Commander
Posts: 599
Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:57 pm
Location: Oly, wa

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by ResQ » Thu May 17, 2012 2:51 pm

Definately a Northern Pikeminnow or Squaw. Same fish, two names. They get HUGE! Fun to catch. No limit and theres even a bounty on them in the Columbia as they are an invasive species.

User avatar
MarkFromSea
Admiral
Posts: 1933
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:38 pm
Location: Kirkland

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by MarkFromSea » Thu May 17, 2012 3:05 pm

http://www.pikeminnow.org/How%20to%20te ... mouth.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

peamouth as Amx's link shows.........
"Fish Hard and Fish Often!"

User avatar
ResQ
Commander
Posts: 599
Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:57 pm
Location: Oly, wa

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by ResQ » Thu May 17, 2012 3:24 pm

Touche' :D Peamouth it is! Crazy how similiar they look!

User avatar
Amx
Vice Admiral Three Stars
Posts: 7351
Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:43 am
Location: Wa. state

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by Amx » Thu May 17, 2012 3:33 pm

Ya, I never knew what a peabrain looked like. I figured they looked similar to a bluegill, ya know 'pea' = small, so the fish must be small. :scratch:
Ok, ok, 'peamouth'. [laugh]

I wonder how many peamouths I caught thinking they were squawfish. :-k Now I know anyway.
Tom.

Occupation: old
Interests: living

User avatar
MarkFromSea
Admiral
Posts: 1933
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:38 pm
Location: Kirkland

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by MarkFromSea » Thu May 17, 2012 4:08 pm

I've been thinking it was some sort of whitefish when I pull them out of Lk WA while fishing for perch.... I knew the squaw fish had a bigger mouth. Your link cleared up the mystery...... peamouth.......... another fertilizer fish......... ;)
"Fish Hard and Fish Often!"

User avatar
MarkFromSea
Admiral
Posts: 1933
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:38 pm
Location: Kirkland

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by MarkFromSea » Thu May 17, 2012 4:15 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coreg ... aena_1.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; does look close to a white, but, no cigar.
"Fish Hard and Fish Often!"

User avatar
schu7498
Commander
Posts: 522
Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:49 pm

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by schu7498 » Thu May 17, 2012 9:49 pm

Ive snagged one in the Samish river last year on accident.

rpm10
Petty Officer
Posts: 21
Joined: Mon May 07, 2012 8:17 am

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by rpm10 » Sat May 19, 2012 4:24 pm

Where was it caught?

User avatar
MarkFromSea
Admiral
Posts: 1933
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:38 pm
Location: Kirkland

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by MarkFromSea » Sat May 19, 2012 7:23 pm

rpm10 wrote:Where was it caught?
His corresponding fishing report stated: Lake Washington
"Fish Hard and Fish Often!"

Mercuryfisher77
Angler
Posts: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:31 pm

Re: What Kind Of Fish Is This?

Post by Mercuryfisher77 » Sun May 20, 2012 6:13 pm

Its a Hybrid. Mix of a pikeminnow and a peamouth. There are lots of crossbreads like these in the river. Ive ran into Pikeminnow that where part chizzlemouth / chub. as well. it happens...

Post Reply