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What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:29 pm
by LawDog
I went out to San Luis today with my Dad to try to get into some stipers. Well the striper bite was slow but my Dad caught this on a Fluke. I think it's a crappie but I have never seen one with markings like that. Its mouth was not paper thin and it did have teeth. To me it looked like a cross between a bass and a crappie. I've been fishing for over 30 years and have never seen a fish like this. Just wanted to get you take on it.
Thanks,
Scott Povio
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Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:22 pm
by KenG
looks like a red eye bass to me
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:52 am
by GKramer
As long as we're guessing: Sacramento perch?
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:18 am
by mark poulson
Calico.
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:04 am
by TCS
I agree with sacramento perch
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:47 am
by Bill Hutcheson
According to photos and information in the California Finfish and Shellfish Identification book put out by the CA DFG, that is indeed a Sacramento Perch.
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:20 am
by LawDog
Thanks for the input everyone. I think you all are right it is a Sacramento Pearch. I guess Dad can check that one off the list!!
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:26 pm
by scott h
are there lagre mouth in that lake?
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:52 pm
by LawDog
Yeah, the water comes from the delta so whatever the delta has its in San Luis. The stripers population is huge though which I think holds the bass population down. Plus it gets really windy which keeps a lot of people off the big lake.
Re: What kind of fish is this?
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:14 pm
by Turkeyman
scott h wrote:are there lagre mouth in that lake?
NO there are no largemouth there. Don't bother making the trip. Probably be windy anyway!!!! Only stipers.