Over protective bass mom

[TasteTheRainbow]

Today I had the day off so I went to a few urban ponds to see how they where doing with fish. At one of these ponds there must have been hundreds of small frylings on the surface which was really nice to see since the pond had a nasty scare a few years back. After watching the frylings just swimming around I noticed this dark shadow under them upon closer inspection it was a LMB just sitting there chasing bluegills and other large fish away. I have never seen that before and was wondering if all bass are like this during spawning season not that it is right now.

Also something that caught my eye I seen a purplish blue goby. Is it different from the round goby or just a mating colour.

 

[fisgfreek]

I think its to late now for protecting the nest. The male usually hang out for a bit to protect the fry but hunger kicks in and if they don't leave they become the leading predator and gobble up their own.

 

[MuskieBait]

It's an overprotective bass DAD. The males protect the fry, not the female. The female plays no part in guarding eggs and fry on the nest, or protecting the fry once they are free swimming.

It is awfully late to be seeing bass fry though. But yes, all bass males with nests protect egg and fry.

Male Round Goby can get almost completely black when they are in spawning colour. Purple-blue isn't uncommon.

 

[Fishing Urban Ontario]

Yeah gobies totally change colours I have a photo of this in my profiles gallery. I did not know what to think of it either, wheni saw it. That's suprising to me that they are working their way into the ponds now! Yikes!

 

[finnigan]

Yeah gobies totally change colours I have a photo of this in my profiles gallery. I did not know what to think of it either, wheni saw it. That's suprising to me that they are working their way into the ponds now! Yikes!

It's saddening. They're everywhere now. I'm finding them in tribs I fish for Browns that are nowhere near great lakes or even large lakes at all.

 

[TasteTheRainbow]

It is very sad. They are super aggressive they will hit on just about anything and in swarms.