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Fish Id #530347 02/08/21 12:05 PM
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 48 Likes: 1 Mn D Downrigger56304 OP
OP Downrigger56304 D Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 48 Likes: 1 Mn	Can someone tell me if this is one of the bad invasive carp? My brother in law snagged it yesterday through the ice. Last edited by esshup; 02/08/21 12:43 PM.

Re: Fish Id Downrigger56304 #530350 02/08/21 12:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	No, it looks like a Buffalo fish to me. Google "Ictiobus" It could be a Bigmouth Buffalo or a Smallmouth Buffalo www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fish Id Downrigger56304 #530357 02/08/21 02:56 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 489 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 489 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	Yes - I agree a buffalo fish, I think without a close look it is probably a black buffalo. The 3 buffalo fish bigmouth & smallmouth and black in MN are sort of hard to tell apart. There are also hybrids of buffalo fish. Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/08/21 08:09 PM. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Fish Id Downrigger56304 #530359 02/08/21 03:17 PM
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Steve_ Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 517 Likes: 38 Forsyth County, NC	+1 for Smallmouth Buffalo "In the age of information, ignorance is a choice." - Donny Miller

Re: Fish Id Downrigger56304 #530362 02/08/21 05:26 PM
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OP Downrigger56304 D Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 48 Likes: 1 Mn	Thanks for the replies, you guys are the best!!

Re: Fish Id Downrigger56304 #530364 02/08/21 08:05 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 489 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,148 Likes: 489 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	Here is a very good link for how to separate the 3 buffalo fish: smallmouth, bigmouth, and the black. Note the two pictures above are of different fish. The bottom picture has a summer open water background not a picture of the ice fishing snagged fish. http://obscureadventures.com/2020/0...lack-buffalo-how-to-tell-the-difference/ Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/08/21 08:17 PM. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Fish Id Bill Cody #530413 02/09/21 07:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	Originally Posted by Bill Cody Here is a very good link for how to separate the 3 buffalo fish: smallmouth, bigmouth, and the black. Note the two pictures above are of different fish. The bottom picture has a summer open water background not a picture of the ice fishing snagged fish. http://obscureadventures.com/2020/0...lack-buffalo-how-to-tell-the-difference/ Thanks for the link Bill, that's a good one!! The fish in the OP's post looks like it has black eyes....... www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

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