Labor Day weekend.
Sep 9, 2020 00:02:10 #
Sep 9, 2020 08:21:31 #
Guess I do it the cop out way. Large mouth have big mouths, smallmouth have small,and everything else is a sunny. That's how you get when you spend most of your time in salt.☺
Sep 9, 2020 13:58:29 #
JimmyC
Loc: Wilmington, DE
I am in the rock bass camp - the eyes are not perfect for rock bass, but I guess they can vary
Sep 9, 2020 17:27:30 #
Sep 9, 2020 18:58:05 #
Jwid
Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO
This is what I call a Textbook Bluegill.
Small mouth, gill has no red, light coloring that changes with water temperature, and no red in the eye.
Then there is the Red Ear.
The Warmouth is plentiful, if that is what it is.
All great eating.
Small mouth, gill has no red, light coloring that changes with water temperature, and no red in the eye.
Then there is the Red Ear.
The Warmouth is plentiful, if that is what it is.
All great eating.
Sep 9, 2020 19:11:52 #
Jwid
Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO
Okay Fredfish. Great picture. That shows a lot a Rock Bass character.
My mystery fish is dark eyed and the spotting is very different.
My mystery fish is dark eyed and the spotting is very different.
Sep 9, 2020 20:11:44 #
Jwid wrote:
Okay Fredfish. Great picture. That shows a lot a Rock Bass character.
My mystery fish is dark eyed and the spotting is very different.
My mystery fish is dark eyed and the spotting is very different.
Our rock bass mouth is bigger than a bluegill, but the dorsal and anal fins are rounded in the back. Your mystery fish looks pointy on both.
Sep 9, 2020 20:19:50 #
Jwid
Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO
Deep V in the tail also.
Where is an ichy ologist when you need one?
Where is an ichy ologist when you need one?
Sep 9, 2020 20:42:22 #
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Sep 9, 2020 22:17:09 #
Jwid
Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO
Long Eared Sunfish aka Punkinseed. Missouri State record is only 4 ounces. I am on the hunt for a 8 ounce one in the creek that feeds our lake. I know they are there. Not sure I didn’t throw one back before knowing about the 4oz record.
Sep 9, 2020 22:17:53 #
Jwid wrote:
I asked Terry to come over.
“Well, I guess I qualify for this (retired fisheries biologist)“
“Well, I guess I qualify for this (retired fisheries biologist)“
Jwid -
I finally found the post. An Ichthyologist I am not. Also a saltwater guy, not freshwater species. However, I do know that some of these "species" will interbreed in some circumstances. Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout for example can interbreed and the off spring will have a wide range of characteristics from both species, making an accurate identification impossible.
Sep 9, 2020 22:50:51 #
Jwid
Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO
Welcome to our issue. Fredfish and I have been hoping to hear from you. The research has just begun. These Warmouth/Rock Bass/ Google Eye Sunfish are fun to catch. Mouth big enough to take on any freshwater bait tossed and they fight like a smallmouth bass. I just need a name to call them.
Sep 9, 2020 23:02:31 #
Jwid wrote:
Welcome to our issue. Fredfish and I have been hoping to hear from you. The research has just begun. These Warmouth/Rock Bass/ Google Eye Sunfish are fun to catch. Mouth big enough to take on any freshwater bait tossed and they fight like a smallmouth bass. I just need a name to call them.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=fish+identification+chart&qpvt=fish+identification+chart&form=IGRE&first=1&scenario=ImageBasicHover
Try cutting and pasting this web link - a good place to start.
Sep 10, 2020 02:25:29 #
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