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Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

A friend sent me this pic, doesn't know what fish this is, anyone venture a guess?


http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=277719

7/14/2017 8:22:05 PM

France

Hi Andy, it looks like an Omble chevalier (Salvelinus alpinus)

7/14/2017 9:29:44 PM

Western PA

Its hard to tell, cant really see it clearly, but from what I can see, it looks kind of like a smallmouth bass.

7/14/2017 9:37:26 PM

France

yeah, bit too dark to see clearly but I d say salmonidae family ?

7/14/2017 9:41:22 PM

west central IN/East central IL

A dead fish

7/14/2017 9:46:24 PM

Western Massachusetts

It looks like a misunderstood fish. She looks a little closed off from the outside,a hard shell..maybe doesn't talk about her feelings as much as she should, but once you get to know her she's probably a lot of fun.

7/14/2017 9:59:29 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Thanks Gary and Medhi, still unsure of what it is but smallmouth is a definite possibility. Thanks for the input.

7/14/2017 10:21:38 PM

Ontario, Canada

Looking at the tail, it doesn't look like a SM bass tail. Where was it caught? River name & Province or state will maybe help solve this.

7/15/2017 9:57:17 AM

Bethlehem CT

Yeah, that is a weird looking tail.

7/15/2017 10:39:46 AM

Hadley Ny

The fish has obviously been gilled and out of the water for a while. Bad pic. Tough to tell. With the running water behind I might guess brown trout because of the black spots which aren't typical of bass. The tail has been compromised sometime in it's life. My buddy would have guessed Flamunda Fish. Check with QTIP.

7/15/2017 12:55:22 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

The tail just looks like it had been split and healed up. I copied the photo, zoomed in, and it looks like a smallmouth bass to me.

7/15/2017 1:46:49 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

The dorsal fin is too far back, it has a spiny front dorsal fin. and there is no adipose fin, so it isn't a trout, char, or salmon species. Fins are consistent with a bass. Having the gills cut out like that makes the body look deeper that it should.

7/15/2017 1:58:08 PM

Hadley Ny

You're right. I'm not that computer literate and didn't know I could zoom in. Fins were consistent with a smallmouth and aged coloring. It was the black spots that had me thinking Brown and fast flowing water. Coloring would be right also. Did find some pics of smallmouth that had spots instead of lines toward the rear of the fish. They also like the fast flowing water.

7/15/2017 3:13:41 PM

San Jose

Where is Luke when we really need him?

7/15/2017 3:29:39 PM

Mn

Definitely a flamunda fish

7/15/2017 4:10:52 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Kurt, I definitely didn't want to post on this one because I am not sure at all. I have no idea where the stream is or even what country.

That being said, it could be a skinny river Smallie that tends to grow long and narrow, and that was gutted and chest sticking out with light passing through the white bottom.

The lower end looks good, I've caught hundreds of shallow water fish that get wounded in the tail and sides by birds of prey or guys gigging in Jet boats for for suckers.

Fish also lose color when stressed and bled out like this one. Something about the mouth and eye looks different than the typical River Smallies I catch, but when dead I suppose eyes protrude, jaws contract etc.

For all we know this fish was gutted, sat on a rock for an hour then put up on a stick.

Andy, we need more info, but I will guess a River Smallie.

7/15/2017 9:26:15 PM

Central Illinois

Brappy, half bass half crappie

7/16/2017 8:27:21 AM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

The fish was caught in the area of New Germany, Nova Scotia. I know the area a little, it is dotted with lakes and streams but by the look of the background, I would say that's the Lahave River.

7/16/2017 8:30:10 AM

Princeton Kentucky

I think it is an , Alewife. Go to this link and scroll down a bit click on poster of fish and look at #12
https://twitter.com/lm_campbell/status/631951231750041600

7/16/2017 3:01:01 PM

Princeton Kentucky

I could be wrong but I was lookin at that lower jaw bone sticking out further than the top and that split tail

7/16/2017 3:04:52 PM

San Jose

Luke, you know I was just poking fun, hence your smallmouth
handle---LOL, you're a favorite of mine on BP!
Kurt

7/16/2017 11:28:56 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Thanks Kurt, wish I could have helped with the question more!

7/17/2017 8:33:42 AM

Wisconsin Rapids

Haven't read all the replies but that doesn't look like the alewives we get in Lake Michigan. Can't see the dorsal well but what about a grayling?

7/20/2017 11:05:55 AM