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Ctmrxmas
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 Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:11 pm Post subject: Species Identification hlp needed |
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Hi everyone,
I was out fishing tonight and caught a small, strange fish I have never seen before. I have been fishing for 30 years here in CT and I have no idea what this fish is. It came out a small river (Pequabuck River to be exact) that the flow is extremely low. It has the color and markings of a LG mouth bass but the shape and mouth of a trout. If I can figure out how to post the pic that I took I will. Thank you in advance for any help you can give!
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Steve
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Michael
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd say a creek chub |
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Ctmrxmas
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Good call! I just looked it up on wikipedia, it appears it is a "creek Chub." I have never caught or seen one before. Learn something new every day I suppose! Thanks again for the insight!
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NorthEastFisherman
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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That would be a chubbyyy! For some reason I only see them summer time in the rivers near me. Not sure where they go but they end up there in the summer and rarely see em any other season.
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Michael
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| About 2 years ago one summer evening a buddy and I were fishing ponds on a golf course and found 1 pond had aggressive creek chubs slamming our HJ-6 as we did constant jerking retrieves. |
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chud059
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Funny you mention golf ponds, foothill pond in Hebron on rt 85 has really aggressive Creeks...especially using 6 lb line...these things got as big as a foot or so and they attacked anything I threw in. |
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Ctmrxmas
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I went 30+ years fishing in this state and never caught a "Creek Chub" till recently. I have now caught 3....from 2 different bodies of water. I reeled in 2 from the Farmington River this morning! Interesting indeed. |
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