Fish identification

[david55]

i was fishing on Monday and I caught some fish that i had never caught previously, i don't know what they are so I was hoping some experienced fisherman can identify these fish.
I caught at least 25 of the green with black striped fish(4538,4527) and around 5 of yellow perch like fish(4545)
they were all soft ray fish.

 

[Sho]

One of them is a perch for sure and the others r chubs im pretty sure

 

[NADO]

Ya definately chubbs, looks like u were keepin em. Did u manage to get any meat off them?lol

 

[Brocktree250]

To me, the first picture looks like a creek chub, the second picture of a common shiner and then the yellow perch. Nice catches btw

 

[grubman]

Yup the first is a common creek chub. But that's a big one. Save it as bait for walleyes or pike.

The next one is a alwife.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alewife

Where were you fishing? Was it a creek or river mouth? Creek chubs are usually in creeks and Alwifes are usually in lakes.

Perch are everywhere.....lol. Nice catches.

 

[Dugger]

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/regions/central/pub/baitfish-appat-on/index-eng.htm

*SEE "SPECIES ACCOUNTS PARTS 1 AND 2" ON ABOVE SITE

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/regions/central/pub/baitfish-appat-on/pdf/baitfish-poissons-appats-on_e.pdf


AWESOME ONTARIO BAITFISH ID CHARTS!


..... your second pic fish has the orange tinged fins common to Common Shiners, a small carp-like shiner.... i think "shiner" throws us off, looks like "chub" or "dace" would be more appropriate but there ya go

your second last pic looks like 2 male Bluntnose with a perch but there are many that look like that we need a closer head shot

i love these charts

i would love to see more pics if you can get any and see how many types you may have there... very cool

 

[Colin]

Yes definitely Perch and creek chub. There are lots of those where I usually fish the biggest creek chub I have caught was about 13 inches.

 

[FishingNoob]

Yes definitely Perch and creek chub. There are lots of those where I usually fish the biggest creek chub I have caught was about 13 inches.

Thats HUGE! Do you have a photo? Cheers.

 

[sunny14]

http://www.dfo-mpo.g...n/index-eng.htm

*SEE "SPECIES ACCOUNTS PARTS 1 AND 2" ON ABOVE SITE

http://www.dfo-mpo.g...appats-on_e.pdf


AWESOME ONTARIO BAITFISH ID CHARTS!


..... your second pic fish has the orange tinged fins common to Common Shiners, a small carp-like shiner.... i think "shiner" throws us off, looks like "chub" or "dace" would be more appropriate but there ya go

your second last pic looks like 2 male Bluntnose with a perch but there are many that look like that we need a closer head shot

i love these charts

i would love to see more pics if you can get any and see how many types you may have there... very cool

"Dugger":

Those "Links" are Fantastic if You're looking to educate yourself about ALL "Invasive Species". Also what IS, or what is NOT Legal to use as a Baifish".

I spent at least an Hour jumping around to various Sites and Downloading TONS of Documents and Pictures.

The "Baitfish Primer" is excellent as a Summary of EVERY Fish that might or might not be used as a Baitfish. Every one of them has "Legal" or "Ilegal" right across the Picture.

"Shiners" ..... Holy Smokes"! ............I can see why anyone could be CHARGED with using the Wrong One as a Baitfish. DOZENS of them and very hard to distinguish between them all.

Thanks for the Info.

Rick

 

[Float_down]

That one that looks like a shiner is called a "rudd" or common lake shiner.

 

[Float_down]

He would of had little spikes on his nose if it were a male.

 

[Alfiegee]

Chubb, perch and emerald shiner I believe. All good bait for bigger fish, but I think perch are illegal to use for bait.

Alfie.

 

[grubman]

I stand corrected.

Awesome site Dugger.

 

[Float_down]

It's not an emerald shiner... Lol emerald shiners are the ones you buy from bait stores in the winter. I had to learn all my bait fish and fish species when i worked with the MNR.

 

[Dugger]

....are not the Common Shiner and Rudd separate species? The Rudd being a European invasive?

darn you chubs, shiners, daces and minnows for looking alike!!! lol :blink:

 

[rusty420]

The Ontario fishing guideline and reg book has all the types of baitfish you can use. There is important regs in there like not being able to use a certain baitfish like crayfish were your only allowed to use it in the the body of water that u caught it in