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Been catching some minnows for bait using a couple home made traps out of 2 liter bottles - awesome and cheap.
Caught a couple that I can't identify - guessing a catfish of sorts from the mouth which you see best in the last pic where it is upside down in a glass of water.
Hoping the experts out there could tell me what I've captured. They are very eel/snake like in their movements?
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My guess is it's a weather loach. They are only in the Jordan River as far as I know.
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This website is ridiculous! Question on there for 7 minutes and someone has an answer!
I googled the weather loach and I would say it is a pretty spot on match. They were caught in a tributary to the Jordan but a pretty good ways from the actual river itself. Thanks for sharing your knowledge - never even heard of that fish before.
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Wow, me either, I was going to say a small burbot and I was hoping you caught it at the Gorge. I never seen a fish like that anywhere along the Wasatch. How long was it?
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You could very well be right Fishrman but it could also fall into the new rule change this year where you can catch and kill any fish the DWR deems a threat to the fisheries here in Utah. The quick search I did shows it is an aquarium fish and likely dumped illegally into the Jordan. I agree that it is a good idea to check with the DWR but if it is in fact an aquarium fish then I would say The_Red_Leaker did a good job in killing this fish. By the way, what does it matter if it is in water or not, if it is dead?
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Yup. Aquarium fish. Illegal introduction. But it isn't listed as legal for bait. Certainly no limit. Catch and kill.
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I agree using it for bait could possibly be illegal, best just to ask the DWR or throw it away.
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Even if it had been alive when it was transported I would have no place to keep it alive when I got home - aquarium not part of our home decor. Probably good advice not use it for bait too and but I didn't plan on it anyway. I was just really curious as to what the he!! it was cause first glance as WIperhunter thought, I saw burbot.
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It was about 3" - according to wikipedia they can grow to around 12". Wonder what the state record is - maybe I can get into the books?[cool]
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I also thought burbet. Then looked up weather loach. and it was one. Had quite a lot of info on it. is an invavsive fish from Asha. grows to12 inches, has been seen in Farmington bay 2007 , being ate by ducks and Eggrets. Was introduced by aquarium dumping.Has the ability to spred FAST. I am shure glad it was not a ling. I cant spell but That's my life.
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