What is this: I caught this And don't know what kind of fish it is.HELP...

HANNIE Loc: Toms River,New Jersey

I caught this And don't know what kind of fish it is.HELP

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

HANNIE wrote:

I caught this And don't know what kind of fish it is.HELP

Good Morning, Hannie, and welcome to the Stage, my friend. That would be a member of the Slime dog family. Now go wash your hands in Pin-Sol, in order to kill all of the bacteria that you just put on them. 😵😵😵

E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek

Fly's right,looks like a pickerel to me

Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania

Pickerel or a northern pike for sure

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

flyguy wrote:

Good Morning, Hannie, and welcome to the Stage, my friend. That would be a member of the Slime dog family. Now go wash your hands in Pin-Sol, in order to kill all of the bacteria that you just put on them. 😵😵😵

Too damn funny there fly, I knew that one would get you going.

Doug Lemmon Loc: Rochester Mills, PA

Pickerel or Pike for sure. Just depends on your local lingo.. good eaters if you fillet correctly and all y-bones are removed.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

HANNIE wrote:

I caught this And don't know what kind of fish it is.HELP

From the tiny view of the side, it's a Chain Pickerel.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

bknecht wrote:

Too damn funny there fly, I knew that one would get you going.

As soon as I saw that pike or what ever it is I knew fly would be committing lol 😆

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

HANNIE wrote:

I caught this And don't know what kind of fish it is.HELP

Welcome Hannie 👍

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

If you're fishing around Seaside it's no surprise you don't know what it is. Chain pickerel, smaller cousin of pike and musky and contrary to SOME opinions, fun to catch. Just watch the teeth. BTW, ALL fish have lots of bacteria on them. That's why the have that slime layer.

Steelhead Mickey Loc: NJ

Fredfish wrote:

From the tiny view of the side, it's a Chain Pickerel.

Looks like that Fred from the angle of the picture. Caught more than I cared to handle while targeting LMB or crappie.
Needle nose pliers or forceps help with the release - and always check your leader for frayed spots from those toothy snakes!

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Steelhead Mickey wrote:

Looks like that Fred from the angle of the picture. Caught more than I cared to handle while targeting LMB or crappie.
Needle nose pliers or forceps help with the release - and always check your leader for frayed spots from those toothy snakes!

They are fun to catch Mickey, but if they would only jump off at the boat, it would eliminate the slime and toothy problems. Definitely check for damage to the line, or you may lose your favorite lure on your next fish.

Steelhead Mickey Loc: NJ

Fredfish wrote:

They are fun to catch Mickey, but if they would only jump off at the boat, it would eliminate the slime and toothy problems. Definitely check for damage to the line, or you may lose your favorite lure on your next fish.

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

flyguy wrote:

Good Morning, Hannie, and welcome to the Stage, my friend. That would be a member of the Slime dog family. Now go wash your hands in Pin-Sol, in order to kill all of the bacteria that you just put on them. 😵😵😵

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣☕️☕️🍺🍺

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Fredfish wrote:

They are fun to catch Mickey, but if they would only jump off at the boat, it would eliminate the slime and toothy problems. Definitely check for damage to the line, or you may lose your favorite lure on your next fish.

I always encourage them to jump off at the boat, Fred, when I cut my line.