White Sucker

[Photoz]

If you went up to Beaverton and saw fish jumping . . . .. YOU SAW SUCKERS! Where were you . .. over at the boat launch or down by the restaraunt? Have they cleaned up all the construction yet? Which side of the river were you on?

[Christopheraaron]

Really? I was right at the mouth I just assumed that they were bass feeding I was on the yacht club side. Are there any rivers closer to cooks bay that have them running? I was using bread, I also found some dead minnows from seagulls that I also tried jigging, should I try something else?

[Live2fish85]

Try a worm and a small hook and they will find it. I have got a bunch of them already.

[Christopheraaron]

how deep? I think the water is about 8 ft at the deepest. maybe send me a PM this is getting pretty specific.

Edited March 22, 2012 by Richmond Hill fisher

[Christopheraaron]

Do they get a good run in bronte creek? What about etimbroke? wilmot? again send me a PM

Edited March 22, 2012 by Richmond Hill fisher

[Locnar]

Quick question... I know this creek near my house holds alot of suckers during spawning time. Are white suckers open all year??

[Christopheraaron]

I'll tell you if you tell me where it is.

 

 

 

 

seriously.

Edited March 22, 2012 by Richmond Hill fisher

[Garfisher]

Quick question... I know this creek near my house holds alot of suckers during spawning time. Are white suckers open all year??

 

Yes unless that creek has a sanctuary or different rules than other waterbodies.

[Christopheraaron]

Come on garfisher! I had a deal going!

[Live2fish85]

Sucker fish are not on the regs just like carp. Only thing not allowing you to fish them is if the creek is a sanctuary as Garfisher said.

 

Richmond Hill fisher. Suckers are the easiest fish to catch right now just go look in any creek walk along the creek and you will see them take off. I have seen them in ditches that go to the lake. Just look and you will find them. I sent you a pm to help you out the other day. Any creek will have them now. Like the steelhead and many other fish they run up the creek to spawn.

Edited March 23, 2012 by Live2fish85

[mikeseb]

Went out sucker fishing again yesterday. 4 for 6. Nothing too big biggest being around 3pounds. Best part was it was warm enough to leave the waders at home!

[Photoz]

I'm not sure what river you were at, but there's no yacht club to fish from at the mouth of the Beaver River? I went up today . . . . noon till 5:00 p. m., got ONE LOUSY 12" CATFISH . . . . no jumpers yet . . . . I only had to use 3 worms. The water is just thick with those little teeny emerald shiners! If the suckers are in there someplace, they're likely stuffed with the l'il shiners.

 

P. S.

 

Since when did sea gulls start leaving dead minnows layin' around?

[misfish]

Since when did sea gulls start leaving dead minnows layin' around?

 

Well Steve,would eat dead minnows or what Ryans using,,,,,,,,,

 

chunk of shrimp...

 

Good to hear from you Steve

[Christopheraaron]

The yacht club is kind of hidden but it's there, there were fish jumping then the shiners were like a mat over the river so I also tried a jerkbait when I saw them jumping. I felt really bad, 'cause on cast I saw the bobber moving so I pulled up on it and it turns out that the shiners were just bumping the line swimming by and I hooked one through the stomach. Listen, beaverton is really far do they have them in the holland?

[mikeseb]

me and a buddy went out today for suckers, caught so many that we lost count! all fish were caught on worms

[Christopheraaron]

me and a buddy went out today for suckers, caught so many that we lost count! all fish were caught on worms

 

HELP! I can't make up my mind, should I go for erie perch or for ontario sucker tomorrow!

[crossover]

Do suckers make it up dams?

[Christopheraaron]

Maybe if there is a fish ladder, but they don't seem strong enough, they might though?

[mikeseb]

HELP! I can't make up my mind, should I go for erie perch or for ontario sucker tomorrow!

[/quote\]

 

suckers for sure! sucker fishing defiantly doesn't suck!

[rhymobot]

Where are the suckers now in the west end? Checked cooksville creek this morn but there is a sand bar at the mouth now blocking access.

[mikeseb]

Where are the suckers now in the west end? Checked cooksville creek this morn but there is a sand bar at the mouth now blocking access.

 

try a different creek or go a bit further upstream, they are in there u just gotta find em.

[mirogak]

I was at the Rouge River tribs yesterday and they were lots of them, also saw rainbows and brown trout.

 

On a separate note, do people eat suckers?

[crossover]

I was at the Rouge River tribs yesterday and they were lots of them, also saw rainbows and brown trout.

 

On a separate note, do people eat suckers?

 

Meat is very mushy and lots of small bones, but I heard that people pickle them.

[MJL]

On a separate note, do people eat suckers?

 

Back in the day I remember watching an In-Fisherman segment on cooking suckers...The chef ground the meat and turned it into a burger. Never tried eating suckers myself. My neighbour (now passed) used to pickle and can them back in the 1940's.

[Photoz]

White suckers, taken from the cold water, is almost as tasty as whities or pickerel. The down side is the 15 minutes it takes to spit out all the l'il hair-sized bones from each mouthful! The BIG suckers that come in from Lake Simcoe (average about 3 pounds) seem to be slighty less boney but still have more bones than your average fish for the table. When I was a kid (50 - 55 years ago) we used to catch a couple bushels of (red) suckers in a nearby creek every spring. My grandmother used to pickle them, using a big ol' pressure cooker . . . . this was our whole winter's fish . . . she used a few different herbs & spices . . . . DE E E E L I C I O U S! Who could afford a dime for a big tin of salmon?