07-07-2007, 10:21 AM
I think fishhouds right on it being a white sucker. One thing to be awhare of is alot of native suckers are threatend or endagered. Always a good bit of info to know and to pass on to fellow anglers because i know down here people catch gar, carp, bowfin and even chain pickeral and throw them on the bank just to kill them. I feel if its a native species and your not going to eat it let it go as soon as possible. Nice find though, its always fun finding a species of fish that your not 100% certain of what it is.
Matt
P.S. If youve found a few dying recently I wonder if the watershed your fishing has become comtaminated in some way. Wildlife are always the first to tell you and Im sure a sucker being a bottom feeder might be one of the first to show signs? Just a thought.
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Matt
P.S. If youve found a few dying recently I wonder if the watershed your fishing has become comtaminated in some way. Wildlife are always the first to tell you and Im sure a sucker being a bottom feeder might be one of the first to show signs? Just a thought.
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