What did I snag?

  • derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 28, 2006 at 2:28 am #1315040

    I snagged a fish on Sunday on pool 4. My camera battery took a crap on me otherwise I would have taken a pic. Here’s the description.

    About 7-8 inches

    Forked tail

    Silver/Blue scaled body with dark lateral line.

    Sucker mouth and head

    Stunk like a tulipee

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 28, 2006 at 2:34 am #433798

    I was going to say a sheephead (freshwater drum)…

    but when I read….

    Quote:

    Stunk like a tulipee

    I think you hooked into some of Putz’s laundry.

    john23
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 2578
    March 28, 2006 at 3:17 am #433815

    sounds like a shad

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 28, 2006 at 3:27 am #433820

    Derek? Did it look like this?

    That was my first thought too John…but the sucker mouth through that thought off…I’m still thinking sheephead or laundry….

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 28, 2006 at 3:29 am #433821

    Full frozen view of a frozen shad…(jumbo shad I might add)

    lonboy
    Harlan, Iowa
    Posts: 31
    March 28, 2006 at 3:29 am #433822

    sheesh,
    I am from Iowa, the only fish we get to see down here are Iowa trout(bullheads) he he he
    I am so much help

    Have a great walleye year everyone,
    Lon Boysen

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 28, 2006 at 4:09 am #433828

    Nope, I snagged a shad too..

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 28, 2006 at 6:41 am #433854

    A sheephead doesn’t have a forked tail
    A moon eye doesn’t have the sucker type mouth
    It’s not a shad…
    Silver rules out carp…

    hhhmmmm…..

    your not talking about a bass are you???

    mrcrappie
    mn Dodge co.
    Posts: 1133
    March 28, 2006 at 11:22 am #433869

    I think brian has his yellow speedeos on.
    Was it a catfish?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 28, 2006 at 12:30 pm #433875

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    March 28, 2006 at 1:02 pm #433890

    Sounds like a skip-jack to me. Although I think you MN boys have a different name for them. Did the scales fall of very easily?

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    March 28, 2006 at 1:26 pm #433894

    Maybe a buffalo??? I used to archery fish for carp and get a couple of those once in a while. They really reek and I know that they are a Blue-Silver color. And look alot like a carp.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 28, 2006 at 3:06 pm #426735

    I did some image searches on google and i think it was either a buffalo or a lake herring. Buffalo seems more native to the river. Lake herring are more native to the great lakes.

    Thanks guys

    waterfowler99
    Midwest
    Posts: 1514
    March 28, 2006 at 5:17 pm #433949

    Description
    The mooneye is a medium-sized fish, usually reaching 11-15 inches in length and 1-2 pounds in weight. It has a flattened slab-sided body that is silvery in color. It has several distinguishing characteristics including: large, prominent eyes; a short snout; smooth, rather than saw-edged, scales on the belly; and a small flap (called a pelvic axillary process) located just above the pelvic fin. In addition, the mooneye has teeth on the tongue and on the middle of the roof of the mouth.

    lalnx
    New Albin, Ia Pool 9 Minnesota Slough
    Posts: 51
    March 28, 2006 at 6:38 pm #433969

    Most likely a Roach Back Buffalo, maybe a white carp.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 28, 2006 at 8:08 pm #433993

    Whatever it was, I would like to have had a few dozen for Pike fishing.

    Gooser
    Hager City
    Posts: 29
    March 29, 2006 at 12:42 am #434037

    Could it have been a blue sucker? They are torpedo shaped when smaller, while buffalo are shaped more like carp. Blue suckers also have a long “nose”. Used to be fairly common in the Miss. R. Highly prized commercially, also known as the “sweet sucker.” Fairly rare.
    http://www.gen.umn.edu/research/fish/fishes/blue_sucker.html

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 29, 2006 at 2:30 pm #434143

    Its possible, it was pretty small. Hard to tell from that pic. But thanks for posting. Interesting looking fish. I was reading there are over 90 species that swim in the river. Good work out for the depth finder.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 29, 2006 at 3:43 pm #434178

    Not really. This thing looked like a sucker that spawned with a spottail shiner.

    fishinfool
    mn
    Posts: 788
    March 30, 2006 at 4:45 am #434352

    what about a redhorse sucker, forked tail(darkish color red) carp mouth and silver body. FISHINFOOL

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    March 30, 2006 at 5:53 pm #434448

    We have a winner!!!

    I looked up the Redhorse and thats what it was..

    Thanks FF

    vern
    Richfield, MN
    Posts: 316
    March 30, 2006 at 7:13 pm #434467

    Yeah, but now you have to figure out what kind of redhorse -Black, River, Golden, Greater, Shorthead…
    Or maybe not

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