wildcatcreek Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Antbody know what this is? I caught her the other day, and I have no idea what it is. Stunk very badly, and the scales were just falling everywhere. New to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikedreams Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I beleive what you have there is a Cisco. In some areas people call them Tullibee. Either way, same fish. There not much for eating but make great cut bait for catfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainbutter Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 agreed, looks like bait to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTro Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 skipjack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerBen Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I was gonna say skipjack, too. We used to catch them all the time when I lived in Nebraska. They can be fun when you find a school of them, and they make top-notch cut bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 It looks like an American Shad to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosterguide Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 i dont think it is a tulbee, look at the head a little more. the tulbee has a short trinangle head. and who says there no good to eat they are my favorite on the smoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeback Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Albino walleye. No question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 There are to many of these things, I give up ha ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger20 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 i say cisco but not for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpmanjake Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 definately a skipjack or some time of shad. definately not a tulibee (aka cisco), the mouth is WAY to big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I could be wrong, but I doubt there are many, if any, tullibee in Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpmanjake Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 ralph, i believe you are right. indiana does have lake whitefish, but i could not find anything about cisco in indianaas for the species,the mouth is to bass like to be a cisco, whitefish, or any shad i know of.im sure its some type of herring, most likely a skipjack, since the mouth is very bass like, though alewife is a possibility as well (but the mouth seems to big for an alewife).my guess, definately a skipjack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perchking Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 It actually looks like a herring or a whitefish to me. We catch herring all the time through the ice on Lake Superior and some whitefish on Lake Gogebic during winter months. With both the Herring and the Whitefish just like you said scales galore, it is a soft or firm fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishuhalik Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I'm gonna say it's a creek chub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpmanjake Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 It actually looks like a herring or a whitefish to me. We catch herring all the time through the ice on Lake Superior and some whitefish on Lake Gogebic during winter months. With both the Herring and the Whitefish just like you said scales galore, it is a soft or firm fish? the mouth is to big for a whitefish. it is some type of herring, definately not a tulibee (aka cisco, lake herring, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRULEDRIFTER Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Definitely A Skipjack Herring! Google it and look at the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymevb Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 it must be made of lead, look at that bicep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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