What kind of fish is this?

[emily2008]

Hi,
I'm new to the forum, I recently started to pick up fishing and had a lot of fun. Today I caught this fish, don't know what it is, your help is appreciated!


http://i36.tinypic.com/a4arkg.jpg
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[captmicha]

Carp?
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[allingeneral]

definitely *not* a carp.

Looks a little like a shad of some sort, but the body seems a little narrow for that.

Where did you catch it?
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[emily2008]

Lake Washington
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[tubeN2]

It almost looks like a juvenile Walleye. Does it have teeth??

If there are not big teeth then it could be a larger Fat Head Minnow.[cool]
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[emily2008]

Thanks a lot for the reply. I don't remember if it has teeth or not, I'll double check!
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[lunkerhunter2]

It looks like some sort of shiner to me. It is not a redside but very similar.[]
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[emily2008]

I think it's probably a silver carp. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_carp). We steamed it today and it has A LOT of bones! And it tasted like that. Since this one was so slim (only a little over half a pound), I didn't recognize it at the beginning.
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[tubeN2]

It looks like you are correct. Way to go.[cool]
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[lskiles]

I answered this on another forum...it is a peamouth.

[url "http://www.pikeminnow.org/How%20to%20tell%20a%20peamouth.html"]http://www.pikeminnow.org/How%20to%20tell%20a%20peamouth.html[/url]

I still have difficulty with fish ID, but I know this one from experience...LOL
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