Spring "rough" fishing pics

[Lunker]

Just got the camera developed, got a few decent pics from this spring lob-a-crawler fishing. We were actually catfishing, but when in roam.

[cribbageboy]

Nice fish, is that first one a sucker, or a redhorse. I know there is a slight difference between the two, but i dont know what it is.

[Lunker]

I have been asking myself the same question. We caught a lot of those, some people were calling them redhorse, some were calling them white suckers. Anybody know?

[DEADhead]

looks like a redhorse to me, most likely a silver. the caudal fin is more forked than on a sucker's

[sparcebag]

Lunker you got yourself a White Sucker there!

[Lunker]

lol, as I said, no one seems to agree!

[crazyice]

I would also guess it to be a white sucker by looking at the photo. It is one heck of a big whitey.

[Lunker]

We caught quite a few of those between 3 and 6 pounds. Nice fight too em.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I'd say white sucker. Redhorse have noticably bigger scales than suckers.

[Cooter]

I see you had the Beast along on at least one evening!

[Lunker]

haha, right on that, but more like every night

[LanceJ]

Looks like you guys had some "rough beer" to go with your "rough fish"

[skink]

Sucker. For sure.

[lucy1205]

MILLUAKEES BEAST AND THE RIVER GO HAND IN HAND

[Roughfisher]

The first fish is a Silver Redhorse, Moxostoma anisurum. A nice one, too, one of the best-eating and hard fighting of the truly American fishes, they taste like sunfish. The silver has much larger scales than a white sucker, and a larger head. The fan-shaped gray dorsal fin is the ID character to look for, but after you've handled them long enough, you can tell them easily while they are still in the water. The great silver can only live in decently clean water. Congrats on an awesome catch.