Fish ID

[bassboy444]

I caught this a little bit south of Peoria. It's 24 inches long and it seemed to weigh about 5 lbs though I didn't have a scale. I looked online and can't figure out what kinda fish it is.

 

[Mike123]

Northern Pikeminnow.

 

[Troutier Bassier]

That is the dirtyest Pikeminnow I have ever seen. Was it like this when you caught it or did you keep it out of the water?

 

[Mike123]

Kill every single one you find. They are non beneficial fish. DO NOT kill Whitefish. They are real silvery and have tiny mouths and are NATIVE.

 

[JeannaJigs]

5 lbs of fertilizer...

 

[troutdude]

Hard to tell for sure from your pic. But, it's either a pike or a carp.

I like Jiggzy's fertilizer idea!

 

[Beastfisherman]

Ya that looks like a a Northern Pikeminnow.But its a little darker than usual. Its worth about $4.00 at The Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program.

 

[SemperFly]

It isn't a carp. Carp have a nasty looking sucker mouth and a much different and often larger dorsal fin.

 

[Bass Ackwards]

That's one big a$$ squawfish!!

 

[Troutier Bassier]

$8 for me.

 

[muskieguide]

Do they have a reward fishery for the upper willamette rivber? Ive done the fishery on the columbia and lower, but don't know if they have the program for up higher

 

[Troutier Bassier]

Nope, Colombia only!

 

[The Nothing]

Kill every single one you find. They are non beneficial fish. DO NOT kill Whitefish. They are real silvery and have tiny mouths and are NATIVE.

Spoken like a truely malinformed person.....

 

[TTFishon]

Kill every single one you find. They are non beneficial fish. DO NOT kill Whitefish. They are real silvery and have tiny mouths and are NATIVE.

I believe they are NATIVE. Not sure if they're beneficial in the eyes of a salmon/steelhead fisherman, but they have their place.

 

[c_chickens]

I believe they are NATIVE. Not sure if they're beneficial in the eyes of a salmon/steelhead fisherman, but they have their place.

im pretty sure your right on that!

 

[Thuggin4Life]

Well i say use it for fertilizer or crab bait to make it a benificial fish. I kill them all.