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Location: Williamstown, WV | We were fishing in a west virginia creek and accidently snagged this. The pictures are not the best but hopefully somebody can help. We know it's not a carp or sucker but have never seen this fish before. Thanks.
Shawn
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | Blue Sucker?
So this is my third edit, I am pretty sure that it is a blue Sucker. I found some good pictures on google of blue suckers and I'm now pretty sure thats what it is.
http://www.fisheriessociety.org/AFSmontana/SSCpages/Bluesuckstatus....
I know it says Montana species, looks the same to me
Edited by FAT-SKI 4/19/2012 7:23 PM
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Location: Williamstown, WV | Also it was silverish not goldish (pictures are not best I know). Thanks again |
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| From your photos it appears to be a smallmouth buffalo.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/sm... |
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Location: Williamstown, WV | Hey that's what it is...Thanks a ton.
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Location: oswego, il | Yep, it is a buffalo. The bigmouth buffalo will actually chase down and eat musky lures. |
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| Is it a freshwater drum; also known as the sheepshead? Lots and lots of them in Lake Erie. |
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Location: MN | The Swan - 4/20/2012 9:10 AM
Is it a freshwater drum; also known as the sheepshead? Lots and lots of them in Lake Erie.
You've never seen a sheepshead have you? |
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| good old google
http://www.google.com/search?q=freshwater+drum&hl=en&prmd=imvns... |
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Location: midwest | Quillbacks look similiar but that is a buffalo. |
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Location: Pickering, ON | Cool scales and colours. Would make a good lure pattern. |
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Location: Williamstown, WV | caught another one today. Yeah it's not a drum, I've caught hundreds of drums and def. not that. You guys nailed it right on the head, def. a buffalo |
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| I've never caught one or tasted one, but I know that quite a few people consider them to be good eating fish. You can even buy Buffalo at fish markets. |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | Smallmouth buffalo. Slimy as heck and fight real well. Lots of fun on ultralights and nightcrawlers.
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| Looks like livebait. |
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