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General => Fish Talk => Fish ID sub-forum => Topic started by: raymac on October 21, 2010, 11:05:35 AM

Title: fish ID
Post by: raymac on October 21, 2010, 11:05:35 AM

Can any one tell what species this is. I caught it trolling a J9 Rapala in the Quarry.

Title: Re: fish ID
Post by: Eric B on October 21, 2010, 11:25:04 AM

It's a pikeminnow/squawfish, Ray.  Alameda creek is loaded with them.  They are native.

Title: Re: fish ID
Post by: raymac on October 21, 2010, 04:24:39 PM

Thanks.Probly got pumped in from the creek.Also Caught one when the Quarry first opened.

Title: Re: fish ID
Post by: redwoodfox on October 21, 2010, 06:46:53 PM

Quote from: Eric B on October 21, 2010, 11:25:04 AM

It's a pikeminnow/squawfish, Ray.  Alameda creek is loaded with them.  They are native.

 do they get big? Are they like a pike, hence the name?

Title: Re: fish ID
Post by: Kayote on November 12, 2010, 10:32:20 AM

The name pikeminnow was made up by a bunch of biologists a few years ago when they decided the name squawfish was no longer PC. They are not related to pike (esox).