Smallest Fish YOU'VE Caught

[Fishing4Trophies]

Here's mine... https://i.imgur.com/Zm6ElZn.jpg

Didn't even know I had it on lol, let's see yours!

[Fishing4Trophies]

Here's another...https://i.imgur.com/fawB1AM.jpg

[FishingPole]

What size hook and bait were you using? Were you intentionally trying to microfish?

[Bemoredog]

https://i.imgur.com/kiGJXi0.jpg

On the dry. Size 22 or 24 gnat.

[dutchpirate]

Last winter on the hard, that's a piece of dew worm coming out of it's mouth.

[RavYak]

Monster perch.

http://i65.tinypic.com/20z7haw.jpg

[Red Bullets]

No pictures but I have caught dacy minnows and spot tail shiners in a few parkland lakes. One small maggot on a #14 snelled hook on 2 lb. line. Caught the minnows for my bait for the day.

[DisplacedCaper]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171102/8d0c805d26b486a4c1fda72080dc49b3.jpg
Had to dig through the archives for this guy. I remember he put up a fight, I had to tire him out! My arms were like noodles by the end of it:)


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[the local angler]

great thing about those minnows like the dace or chubs they are in huge numbers and when the actual fish you are targeting is not biting i change to old school actual stick with line and micro float and a tiny #20 dry fly bare hook with a tiny chunk of worm and catch those chubs left right and center. my buddies look at me funny but the way i see it is i am catching fish.

[ltens]

Small jack from northern Saskatchewan. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171103/dff2c13561e58daec2647e3279e9693b.jpg

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[Freedom55]

4 or 5 years ago I fished the Premier's Cup at Nipawin in the Saskatchewan River. We did okay during the pre-fish, not good but okay.

Two guys in a $65,000 boat, two grand to enter and numerous other expenses (as some of you know) and we did not catch a single fish bigger than my hand. Seriously embarrassing.

Not much chance I will do that tournament again, but if I do- crankbaits!

[DiabeticKripple]

I caught 3 2” perch at Sundance at once.

[kevinhits]

3" small mouth bass in Montana:rolleye2:

[openfire]

The picture makes it look bigger then it was.
https://instagram.com/p/4u11RSJPWC/

On the Athabaska.

[dutchpirate]

Last winter on 40 Mile.

[Evil69]

Fishing for coho off East Sooke park a few years ago this stud hit a 3" buzzbomb. A clear case of "eyes bigger than stomach" and I still can't figure out how it got it's mouth on that hook.
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/attachment.php?attachmentid=142259&stc=1&d=1517511276

[Scott N]

"Caught" this monster last summer down at Police Lake. Foul - hooked the poor bugger.

https://i.imgur.com/6PYGsMI.jpg

[The Spank]

Can’t recall if its the smallest but definitely the smallest Largemouth I ever caught and on a crankbait (fat-rap) not much smaller than it was...LOL

[chickensashimi]

"Caught" this monster last summer down at Police Lake. Foul - hooked the poor bugger.

https://i.imgur.com/6PYGsMI.jpg

Nice stickleback, the hogs will be eating those!

[thumper]

Sculpin on a 'Booby' !
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4493/36723634414_e8fd8a6c8e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XX9e5A)P9280729 (https://flic.kr/p/XX9e5A) by Andrew Whittick (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149260585@N04/), on Flickr

[Fishing4Trophies]

Sculpin on a 'Booby' !
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4493/36723634414_e8fd8a6c8e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XX9e5A)P9280729 (https://flic.kr/p/XX9e5A) by Andrew Whittick (https://www.flickr.com/photos/149260585@N04/), on Flickr

Haha nice sculpin, used to catch them on spinners on the upper Columbia River, would be great Bull Trout bait!

[icecap]

Caught this guy today. What is it?

[Fishing4Trophies]

Caught this guy today. What is it?

I'm no shiner/minnow expert but my best guess would be the silvery minnow.

[JareS]

I'm no shiner/minnow expert but my best guess would be the silvery minnow.

From the ID characteristics I can see in the pic, I’d agree with Western Silvery Minnow.

-dorsal fin appears to have 8 rays
-mouth looks to be subterminal with an overhanging rounded snout

And compared to the Spottail Shiner, the eye is smaller and tail more forked.

[coyoteman]

Caught a baby fresh water clam-mussel once ----do that count, darn knew i should have got pictures for that once in a life time event.

[Fishing4Trophies]

Caught a baby fresh water clam-mussel once ----do that count, darn knew i should have got pictures for that once in a life time event.

Same thing happened to me fishing an urban Arizona pond... sure gave me a fight

[fish99]

Caught a baby fresh water clam-mussel once ----do that count, darn knew i should have got pictures for that once in a life time event.

battle lake is full of clams

[.257Weatherby]

Caught this guy today. What is it?

Pike Minnow ??
LoL and the smallest fish I ever caught was a Stickleback from the slough near the place I used to roam before they built condos on it.
Rob

[the11fisherman]

Caught this guy today. What is it?

It is most likely a spot tail shiner. At the angle that you are holding it, there appears to be a black spot on the tail, which is characteristic of spot tail shiners.

I'd recommend that all serious anglers should invest in a Fish of Alberta book. It contains great paintings and descriptions. It also shows you the rough ranges that the fish are found in.

[Fishing4Trophies]

It is most likely a spot tail shiner. At the angle that you are holding it, there appears to be a black spot on the tail, which is characteristic of spot tail shiners.

I'd recommend that all serious anglers should invest in a Fish of Alberta book. It contains great paintings and descriptions. It also shows you the rough ranges that the fish are found in.

Thanks for the recommendation!