a few nsr pics!!

[buckmaster]

these were caught a couple of weeks ago.Thanks to fisherpotch for taking pics!! the sucker in the first pic weighed in at 7lbs!!

[Jester]

Sucker??

We call those whistling trout....

Very cool pics to see but i have to say ("i am no expert") but the first pic looks like a carp???

[Alberta Bigbore]

look at the shoulders on that first one. Nice pics Buck, i should have some uploaded soon, LOL

[FisherPotch]

I agree Bigbore that thing is stacked!! Its net weight (after deducting the mass of the cradle) was 7lbs 12oz's!!

Im interested in what species of suckers these are, if there is anyone out there that could elaborate on there type that would be fantabulous.

Nice fish Buck n lil buck!!

[RandyBoBandy]

My english pal that fishes strickly carp in Jolly Ole, says that first pic looks exactly like a carp!!

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

Originally Posted by FisherPotch

I agree Bigbore that thing is stacked!! Its net weight (after deducting the mass of the cradle) was 7lbs 12oz's!!

Im interested in what species of suckers these are, if there is anyone out there that could elaborate on there type that would be fantabulous.

Nice fish Buck n lil buck!!

Red tail something something nose I forget the something something , Thats a beauty , looks like itsd been georging on human bodys and dew worms

[FisherPotch]

Originally Posted by MrLeahy

My english pal that fishes strickly carp in Jolly Ole, says that first pic looks exactly like a carp!!

Thats specific no doubt. There are likely more species of carp then there are words on this post.

But I don't think it's a carp. Most carp have a more forward pointing mouth with two barbel looking things (to my knowlege at least). This fish has a horseshoe shaped sucker on the very bottom of its head. The shape of it's head seems unique to me also, very blunt or short.

I could be wrong, it's happend b4.

I'm hoping one of our biologist members can fill us in though.

[Hannie]

There are other places to go on your computer.....for example....uumm eerrr GOOGLE!

[The Anvil]

Five species of sucker can be caught in the river: silver redhorse, shorthead redhorse, quillback, white and longnose sucker. The mountain sucker is also occasionally caught in the Edmonton area. All are easily identified as suckers by their thick downward pointing lips which they use to suck food from the river bottom. Suckers weighing up to 3.66 kg have been caught in the North Saskatchewan River.

The information is from this site,

http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_286_221_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/NR/exeres/529E2869-3035-47EA-B9FE-1B732418CF18,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published

Here is a link to some pics of Suckers...most of the one's found in the NSR are at the bottom.

http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/C...astomidae.html

[buckmaster]

Thanks anvil! From the pics anvil poster it sure looks like a silver redhorse sucker! I have never heard of carp in the river although i do know of 2 stormwater lakes (manmade) in the city that have sterile carp in them to control algae!!!

[SteveY66]

lino, i like the shoes haha.


Catch some sturgeon and walleye already, enough with the suckers

[The Anvil]

Originally Posted by buckmaster

Thanks anvil! From the pics anvil poster it sure looks like a silver redhorse sucker! I have never heard of carp in the river although i do know of 2 stormwater lakes (manmade) in the city that have sterile carp in them to control algae!!!

No prob Buckmaster...

I always wondered myself if they were carp and yeah I googled it a while back. Out of the 5 I have maybe caught 4.

Silver Redhorse
Shorthead
White
Longnose.

Yet to catch the quill back or the Mountain sucker.

Here are a few pics of some of my catches.

[FisherPotch]

Originally Posted by Hannie

There are other places to go on your computer.....for example....uumm eerrr GOOGLE!

You’re so smart, and that’s incredibly helpful you shouldn't have.

For the record I googled first, ask questions later. That’s actually why I was so confident it wasn't a carp. After I couldn't find a picture of a sucker that looked identical in species to the fish Buckmaster caught, I googled Carp and It didn't look much at all like most the carp that were popping up.

I most certainly didn't find those links that anvil kindly posted in my google search/attempt. That’s exactly why I did ask, because there ARE some questions google can't answer. Plus I don't think "google" has caught any of those suckers before, I was confident in the members of the board there are some very smart and helpful people here.

What do you think this board is for? So people can post and say "go use a search engine like google"?

Sorry for the hijack guys

[FisherPotch]

I agree with you Buck that it looks very much like the silver redhorse. Your's looks Like a hog compaired to the one in the link.

Anyone out there catch these guys before? How about the other sucker what species you guy's figure?

[Alberta Bigbore]

Originally Posted by FisherPotch

You’re so smart, and that’s incredibly helpful you shouldn't have.



What do you think this board is for? So people can post and say "go use a search engine like google"?


Sorry for the hijack guys

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[buckmaster]

Originally Posted by Alberta Bigbore

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YOU A BAD BAD BOY BIGBORE!!!