what kind of minnow is this?

So I was gutting some whitebass, and found some of these guy in them??? I have never seen this kind of minnow before?

Did it have a spiny dorsal fin? It looks like a stickleback.

Its a trout perch minnow. And the white bass and walleyes should be feeding heavy on them.

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Its a trout perch minnow. And the white bass and walleyes should be feeding heavy on them.

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^^ That’s it.. trout perch.

I believe the fish you have there is a Trout-Perch. They are not technically a member of the minnow family, but are fairly common in Minnesota lakes and rivers. I have included an excerpt from an e-mail I sent to BK last week when he asked me to identify a Trout-Perch for a friend.
I attached a picture taken by John Lyons of WI that shows the fish a bit better.

“The fish in the picture is called a trout perch (if you look close you will see a small adipose (fatty) fin behind the dorsal just like trout and catfish have). They are a pretty common species in the river here and elsewhere across the state. They are often mistaken for young Walleyes or Sauger on Lake of the Woods where the frequently have die offs after spawning in June. Interestingly on Lake of the Woods this is a primary forage species for the Sauger population but it was VERY rare to see one in the stomach of a Walleye. In Pool 4/Lake Pepin, we usually see them in deeper water while we are doing our trawl surveys in August though they are occasionally caught hook and line or seen in the shallows with seines or electrofishing.”

Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions.

Nick Schlesser
Large Lake Specialist (Lake Pepin)
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1801 S. Oak Street
Lake City, MN 55041
651-345-3365 x235
[email protected]

Yes sir–troutperch. Used to be prolific in Winnebago,but not so much now.BTW–walleyes LOVE’em!
See ya Sunday BK

Its a Spamtulia

where do y’all think the shape of the #7 contdown Rap came from? In it’s day, used to be “the go to” crank on ‘Bago. Just a litle info.

The real question is, how’d it taste?

I heard the cheek meat is good.
DT