mattyk Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Well I was able to land my first paddle fish at the falls of the ohio river. Put up and very nice fight on light line. She was caught on a two inch jig. I was also caught about 20 white bass and tons of skip jack herring. I also caught some type of a fish that i cant identify. I think it is a type of a carp. Any ideas? Paddle Fish (she was returned back to the river to swim again) What type of a fish is this? (some type of a carp?) Skip Jack herring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 that fish is so cool!! must have put up an amazing fight with those big fins! would the 2nd fish be a smallmouth buffalo? thanks for the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Might be a buffalo fish but its awfully silver for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Cool looking paddlefish bud! The fish you can't identify is a quillback sucker, member of the carp family actually.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Nice job Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Attaboy Mike. Never seen a paddle fish ... cool lookin' fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozwob Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) cool paddlefish!! Edited May 16, 2007 by gozwob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryceBurzynski Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 ....Now there's a combination of fish I can't say I've ever encountered, nicely done. My first thoughts on that second fish was that it might be a buffalo but I think Solopaddler hit the nail on the head. (quillback) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) That paddle fish is pretty cool Matt. Good on you for catching. After yesterday the river will be rising and muddy, got some much needed rain. Whopper Edited May 16, 2007 by Whopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) Cool!!! That paddlefish looks amazing...congrats on your first catch. I also concur with solo....it's a quillback. The buffalo was a good guess, but when I looked at a few pics, the shape and position of the mouth says paddle. Edited May 16, 2007 by ccmtcanada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I think your right solopaddler the second fish does look like a quillback. It was a strange combination of fish that i caught, and you never do know what you will catch in the ohio river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I have paddlefish envy now...very nicely done on the mixed bag of unusual species! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 That paddle fish is very cool, have never seen one, great report... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Very cool looking fish. Good going Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Nice job. Those paddlefish look like they belong in the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Another great report of mixed species! Are there still muskies in that part of the Ohio River? I think that paddlefish are filter feeders. Very nice, ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 WOW....thats quite a mixed bag of fish for sure. ...congrats on that cool looking paddlefish,and ive never seen any of those before thanks for sharing,and great pics as well....cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 no muskies that i know of in the ohio river in this area. Some of the smaller feeder rivers to the ohio river have muskies in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 VERY INTERESTING LOOKIN FISH!!! WTG ON THE CATCH BRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Nice!!Its always a pleasant surprise to catch a new species of fish. I agree, that paddle fish looks really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Great pictures of some fish I've never even heard of! Thanks for sharing. Now show us some more LOL Cheers 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmaster Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Big Head Buffalo ...nice fish that paddle tale never seen one before ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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