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What kind of fish is this? - emily2008 - 08-22-2008 Hi, I'm new to the forum, I recently started to pick up fishing and had a lot of fun. Today I caught this fish, don't know what it is, your help is appreciated! http://i36.tinypic.com/a4arkg.jpg [signature] Re: [emily2008] What kind of fish is this? - captmicha - 08-22-2008 Carp? [signature] Re: [captmicha] What kind of fish is this? - allingeneral - 08-22-2008 definitely *not* a carp. Looks a little like a shad of some sort, but the body seems a little narrow for that. Where did you catch it? [signature] Re: [allingeneral] What kind of fish is this? - emily2008 - 08-22-2008 Lake Washington [signature] Re: [emily2008] What kind of fish is this? - tubeN2 - 08-22-2008 It almost looks like a juvenile Walleye. Does it have teeth?? If there are not big teeth then it could be a larger Fat Head Minnow.[cool] [signature] Re: [tubeN2] What kind of fish is this? - emily2008 - 08-22-2008 Thanks a lot for the reply. I don't remember if it has teeth or not, I'll double check! [signature] Re: [emily2008] What kind of fish is this? - lunkerhunter2 - 08-24-2008 It looks like some sort of shiner to me. It is not a redside but very similar.[] [signature] Re: [lunkerhunter2] What kind of fish is this? - emily2008 - 08-25-2008 I think it's probably a silver carp. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_carp). We steamed it today and it has A LOT of bones! And it tasted like that. Since this one was so slim (only a little over half a pound), I didn't recognize it at the beginning. [signature] Re: [emily2008] What kind of fish is this? - tubeN2 - 08-25-2008 It looks like you are correct. Way to go.[cool] [signature] Re: [emily2008] What kind of fish is this? - lskiles - 08-26-2008 I answered this on another forum...it is a peamouth. [url "http://www.pikeminnow.org/How%20to%20tell%20a%20peamouth.html"]http://www.pikeminnow.org/How%20to%20tell%20a%20peamouth.html[/url] I still have difficulty with fish ID, but I know this one from experience...LOL [signature]