Fishing Forum

[black]I asked Tom Pettengill, the UDWR Sport Fisheries and Aquatic Education Coordinator, the following question:[/black]
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[black]"Hi Tom,

I have been reading recent reports of huge schools of minnows at Yuba. I have read that, "They do not look like shiners, but they are long and thick, and have real small mouths. They are golden colored but with no lines." Did a bucket biologist introduce golden shiners to Yuba? If not, do you have any idea what they are?

Thanks,

Kent"
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[black]Here is Tom's response:[/black]

"I saw some reports also of rainbow trout full of minnows. Not sure what they are. Small Utah chubs look like that and so do leatherside chubs but the leathersides are fairly rare. There could be lots of small carp but not sure what body shape the minnows are that guys are seeing. I sure hope no body put golden shiners in Yuba."
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WELL TO LET YOU KNOW KENT THE ONE SHINER I HAD YESTERDAY WAS A RED SIDED SHINER.
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The minnows i have caught out of yuba have been black on top and silverish on the bottom and long .Next time i go out there i will take a pic of them. Maybe someone here could identify them.
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I happen to have several of those minnows in my aquarium. I will post a picture of them tomorrow if I remember.

Slayerace
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Do you have a permit?
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Fathead Minnows are in Utah as well. They might be what you are seeing
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Yeah, I've seen a few "fatheads" out there while fishing before! [cool][sly][laugh][blush][angelic][crazy][]
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I think it very possible that they could be utah chubs. All the resevoirs upstream have had lots of chubs. Small chubs look like minnows in the water. When you look a little closer you can see a difference in the scales. Both chubs and minnows have small mouths. Hopefully we will get to see a picture that will help solve this mystery. gshorthair
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hey kent.. if they are not shiners then might be carp.. and there is a lake up stream from yuba that has alot of goldfish in it as well
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