Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Fish ID?

Can anyone help me identify this fish? This is the most populace fish in my creek, a very small creek in central Alabama, rocky, with generally good flow. The largest of these I've seen is six inches in small ponds; most are about three inches or smaller, and this guy is a little over four. I've tried to ID them, and the closest I have found is a creek chub. Do you agree? Maybe some other chub? Any ideas? Thanks!

creek chub

http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?fotogID=559&curPageNum=1&recnum=FI0423

Thanks, Keith! I'm sure that's it. Thanks for the link to the NWF, too - I think that will be a useful site for me in the future as well. Better info than I was able to find, and I looked for a while. I have added it to my favorites list.

The clincher was the "dark spot at anterior base of dorsal fin." Not much mistaking that! Thanks again!

boy those pics bring back a few memories. back in the 70's when i lived in MD, i used to catch those with worm chunks out of a local creek. thanks for posting 82.

Keith thanks for that research link. I added it to the archive research link. Guys you should check it out for research help.

Here.

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=22&t=000021

Technically...those are known as "bait" where I come from.

Not much better for mid to large CC (or Flatheads) than a fat, juicy chub...no matter what the species.

I've got them feed trained in the pond below the little dam. Maybe I should go down there with a net before I go fishing next time, since mid to large CC for the table is what I'm usually after! (or blue or white)

But "Floppy" stays in the aquarium, per the wife.

Note that the description says they spawn in streams where they lay eggs in a depression (nest) in the gravel and then eggs are covered by the male. Water curent though the gravel of the nest keeps eggs oxygenated. It is very unlikely eggs of these fish will successfully hatch in pond conditions. To the untrained eye, real small creek chubs 1"-2" look a lot like fathead minnows.

82martin...there just about isn't any better bait, especially for the larger more aggressive cats. I use them whole up to about 6" or so...large circle hook in the head, and a decent size treble as a stinger. REALLY works well around here...and everywhere I've tried them.

Use them for cut bait, early in the year (now til late May) and they are killer on smaller cats, as well.