Garp Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeds Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 (edited) I’m probably the worlds worst when it comes to species identification but I think that might be a creek chub. But I could well be wrong. A fine catch regardless Edited May 27 by Weeds Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Creek chub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garp Posted May 27 Author Report Share Posted May 27 Dang Thanks for the info. Does anyone ever try to eat these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowMan Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 (edited) Looks like a Fallfish to me. They can get up to 12". When I was a kid, and learning to fly fish, I used to catch them in a local creek. They readily take dry flies and put up quite an acrobatic fight. Never tried eating one...but you'd need a bunch for a decent meal.. Edited May 27 by CrowMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 (edited) Forked tail indicates Fallfish https://foodjustify.com/creek-chub-vs-fallfish/ Edited May 27 by smitty55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeds Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Fallfish, interesting. I stand corrected. There’s tons of them in some of the creeks around here. Never thought about eating them. Maybe one of these days I’ll give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Creek Chub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaShag Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 Looks like a fallfish to me. A fellow I knew in a private fishing club a very long time ago, born in Britain and served in WW II, used to catch these in a lake in the Ottawa Valley. He had his man servant gut them, chunk them up, and boil them. He claimed they were delicious, but nobody else in the club ever tried any, as far as I know. People eat practically every species of fish, and I am sure these are edible. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowMan Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 14 minutes ago, akaShag said: Looks like a fallfish to me. A fellow I knew in a private fishing club a very long time ago, born in Britain and served in WW II, used to catch these in a lake in the Ottawa Valley. He had his man servant gut them, chunk them up, and boil them. He claimed they were delicious, but nobody else in the club ever tried any, as far as I know. People eat practically every species of fish, and I am sure these are edible. Doug Yeah, the Brits are an odd bunch when it comes to fishing. In "Match Fishing", which is kind of the equivalent of a Bass Tournament (except much smaller fish), they catch as many "minnows" as they can and whoever has the biggest total weight wins..The top "anglers" of these tiny fish are treated like celebrities. Not knocking the British (I was born there myself), but I guess you got to work with what you have.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 Creek Chub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 pike bait 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Creek Chub, zoom in to see dark spot at base of dorsal fin.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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