Any ideas? There were lots of them in a lake in the boulders, and they appeared to be spawning in the shallow rocky areas right near the shoreline around the lake. There were all in little groups of 6-8, typically with one drab-colored larger individual (which we assumed was the female), surrounded and followed by multiple other brightly colored ones (which we assumed were the males). They didn’t appear to be very big for spawners, with most of them probably only around 8" long.
looks like a dace minnow
I think we have a winner, thank you for the info.
thats crazy i didnt know those were in some boulder lakes, maybe them big brookies and tigers are getting big off a dace diet.
If these guys were close to 8 inches in length they cannot be a Dace Minnow because they only get up to about half that size of 3.5 to 4 inches.
Those are red sided suckers in spawning colors. you can see the flange, sucker mouth on two of them on the bottom of the pack.
The Brookies will eat these guys too though.
If these guys were close to 8 inches in length they cannot be a Dace Minnow because they only get up to about half that size of 3.5 to 4 inches.
Those are red sided suckers in spawning colors. you can see the flange, sucker mouth on two of them on the bottom of the pack.
The Brookies will eat these guys too though.
I was thinking that they were suckers as well. I had heard of them in the past.
man they have like identical patterns but now that i look back i see the sucker mouth on em, still cool and something different to see, it would have to be like that pending state record brookie to eat one up that size but im sure theres some smaller ones that get chomped at.
Mountain suckers (*Catostomus platyrhynchus) *in spawning coloration. http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/…ay.asp?FlNm=catoplat
Just look at the fleshy, sub-terminal mouth on two of those fish facing downward in your picture. They are native to Utah, and prefer clear, cool alpine waters. They are present in the boulders, and I have also seen them in the Uintas spawning, and watched some trout eating what may have been newly hatched suckers. If you flipped one over you would see a very white underbelly.
I was unable to find a good picture of them in spawning colors, although the DWR picture above has the same coloration. Here are pictures of the closely related longnose sucker *(Catostomus catostomus) *found in Wyoming, Montana, etc. You will notice an immediate similarity.
http://www.flickr.com/…ishasart/4857273578/
http://farm5.staticflickr.com
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Also, the bluehead sucker in Arizona http://www.zipcodezoo.com/…obolus_yarrowi_1.jpg
Those are some crazy colors on those fish. I bet it was neat watching them.
I’m surprised no one knows about those minnows. They are even found in a couple of lakes up big cottonwood canyon… Maybe the ideal prey fish for lakers…
Yes, they’re mountain suckers.
You can trap them at the dam at Red Creek Reservoir, Duchesne County.
I’ve also seen them recently at Currant Creek, Lake Mary, and a couple of others I won’t mention.
They’ll hang onto a hook pretty well for good casting distance. Better than shiners or chubs, but they won’t always get bites as well as shiners.
Sorry, just saw this thread.
there is a bunch of mountain sucker fish in trial lake to.
Yes red sider’s and they are in Salt creek and the sand pitch and many others..
Wow beautiful fish! I’ve never seen one before. Might have to go on a photo expedition in the uintas. Seems like alot to see up there.