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MattK 05-17-2015 08:56 PM

Mystery Fish+ Bunch of Belly Up
 
Hit up Cranberry lake today and was very disappointed to see a number of dead fish floating. Saw about a half dozen dead sunnies and crappie and a dead brookie around 12-14 inches (unfortunate that the first brookie I see in that lake was belly up). There weren't any noticeable sores on them. Hope that nothing bad is going through there.

Did my biggest pickerel and biggest crappie so far this year today, but it was generally a slow day.

I did catch something that I have never seen before. Unfortunately I left my phone in the car so I don't have any pictures, but maybe someone more experienced can point me in the right direction. The fish was about 8 inches long. Its color pattern was similar to a largemouth, except that it had a slight reddish color on its pelvic and anal fins. It had a single small dorsal fin that was set further back than you would see on a bass. Its mouth was very, very small, smaller than a crappie or sunfish of similar size. It almost looked like a shiner that got really really big. Its eyes were not red so not a rock bass. Any thoughts?

HerringKing 05-17-2015 09:14 PM

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big golden shiner or a warmouth

MattK 05-17-2015 09:23 PM

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I looked up the golden shiner and that looks very much like what I caught today. Thanks HerringKing

goodfishin 05-17-2015 09:42 PM

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My son caught this golden shiner last year. Had no clue what it was until I posted it here. Look like this guy?

MattK 05-17-2015 09:47 PM

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exactly like that

MudCat08 05-17-2015 09:52 PM

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Rudd and roach are also relatives that could have been imported from europe, but unlikely. golden shiner is most likely i think. I've caught a few of them before. silver colors in the fall but bright gold in the spring.

AndyS 05-17-2015 09:56 PM

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Please report all fish kills no matter how small. We ARE the eyes and ears for F&G.

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/contactform.htm

MattK 05-17-2015 10:21 PM

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I reported it, thanks Andy.

NJ219bands 05-20-2015 02:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyS (Post 403993)
Please report all fish kills no matter how small. We ARE the eyes and ears for F&G.

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/contactform.htm

Whenever Robert G. Martin Lake stops draining into Pond Run, all of the fish die. I'll start taking pics and reporting thanks to this post. Keep up the good work guys.

crewchief2 05-21-2015 04:47 PM

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I noticed the same thing on Delaware lake on Monday and Tuesday, all dead were sunnies. Made a report to DFW


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