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08-28-2017, 06:26 PM
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Help ID A Fish: McLeod River
We were seeing a lot of these fish in the McLeod R, very wide solid looking, pinky-orange fins. They were a muddy brown kinda colour.
Black dot on the cheek.
They looked like they ranged from 2-3 pounds.
I thought they might be Suckers, but they do not look like any fish I saw on Google.
What are these 'Suckers'? Lol!
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08-28-2017, 06:45 PM
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Rocky Mountain whitefish probably
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08-28-2017, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
Rocky Mountain whitefish probably
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X2, sounds a bit big for a flathead chub.
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08-28-2017, 07:13 PM
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I'd say sucker, I've caught Rockies and they're silver and don't have pink fins. I have caught brown suckers with pink find though.
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08-28-2017, 07:59 PM
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Sounds like a redhorse sucker
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08-28-2017, 08:22 PM
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Round mouth on the bottom?
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08-28-2017, 08:24 PM
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Looking at the pics on Google, I would say those are probably what they are.
There are large schools of them, all up the McLeod R.
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08-28-2017, 08:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Demonical
Looking at the pics on Google, I would say those are probably what they are.
There are large schools of them, all up the McLeod R.
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Good strong fighter and dont taste too bad either. Pretty bony tho
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08-29-2017, 06:43 AM
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Yeah so I said they had a black dot on the cheek, that's actually the eyes.
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08-29-2017, 11:01 AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorthead_redhorse
After reading this, plus having seen so many of these fish in the McLeod R, I'm convinced.
As far as bothering to catch them, I have zero interest.
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08-29-2017, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Demonical
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I'll try for them
Suckers usually pull pretty good on a fly rod. I'm hoping they are still around when I go in Sept.
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08-29-2017, 01:50 PM
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We saw tons of them... too many...
Most were in 3'-5' of water. In the flatter sections mainly. Not right up near the faster running water(rapids)
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It's time to go hunting and quit all this ballistic masturbation."
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