Name that fish; anyone.
South Dakota Fishing
Sep 29, 2022 14:03:18 #
Caught two of these that I Caught in Sheridan Lake, South Dakota and not sure what they are. Both were about 6 inches. I did a little investigation on my own and believe to be a Golden Shiner all grown up.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
Sep 29, 2022 14:30:34 #
Sep 29, 2022 14:33:44 #
You are right. It’s the largest of the minnow family. Top choice for large mouth bass.Hapycamper it’s great bait so next time use as bait
Sep 30, 2022 13:09:56 #
Sep 30, 2022 16:55:41 #
Hapycamper21 wrote:
Caught two of these that I Caught in Sheridan Lake, South Dakota and not sure what they are. Both were about 6 inches. I did a little investigation on my own and believe to be a Golden Shiner all grown up.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
Looks like a Shad?
Sep 30, 2022 17:48:58 #
Oct 1, 2022 12:52:24 #
Chuck56
Loc: Texas
Hapycamper21 wrote:
Caught two of these that I Caught in Sheridan Lake, South Dakota and not sure what they are. Both were about 6 inches. I did a little investigation on my own and believe to be a Golden Shiner all grown up.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
A shad. ?
Oct 1, 2022 17:59:17 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
Hapycamper21 wrote:
Caught two of these that I Caught in Sheridan Lake, South Dakota and not sure what they are. Both were about 6 inches. I did a little investigation on my own and believe to be a Golden Shiner all grown up.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
That is indeed a Golden Shiner.
Oct 1, 2022 18:49:43 #
It looks like a fat well fed golden shiner but it also looks like a Rudd. Not sure if they are in your area. They are from Europe and have made there way here.
Oct 1, 2022 18:54:30 #
I looked at the disrobution of the Rudd. They are in South Eastern SD on the border with MN. It is fat like a Rudd. They are generally fatter than a golden shiner. I’m guessing like everyone else but it does look like a Rudd.
Oct 1, 2022 20:41:19 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
Retrieverman390 wrote:
I looked at the disrobution of the Rudd. They are in South Eastern SD on the border with MN. It is fat like a Rudd. They are generally fatter than a golden shiner. I’m guessing like everyone else but it does look like a Rudd.
Are Rudds problematical?
Oct 1, 2022 22:09:12 #
The impact of the rudd’s introduction is relatively unknown. Rudd are able to breed with the native golden shiner, an important baitfish, creating hybrids which could lead to a loss of genetic diversity in golden shiner populations. Young rudd compete with native species for habitat and food, such as algae and small invertebrates. While adult rudd can eat large amounts of aquatic plants along shorelines, which can degrade spawning and nursery habitat for native fish such as northern pike, muskellunge and yellow perch.
Oct 2, 2022 05:19:24 #
Oct 2, 2022 19:59:28 #
Retrieverman390 wrote:
They have been around a long time and don’t appear to be a problem.
After looking up Rudd I found you to be right on. Looked just like the ones I caught in Sheridan Lake last summer. Thanks for the response and info.
Oct 2, 2022 21:12:43 #
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