Possible Minnesota state record mooneye

[HotPocket]

This mooneye was caught on a rapala.

18 inches long

10.5 girth

Certi. scale witness

pics ect.

Monday i will call the DNR fisheries office.

Should i freeze it? until then here pics

[Shack]

Go on-line to the MNDNR, they should have a section on State record and I think a form you print off and have the scale place fill out.

I would not freeze it. I would put it in the fridge or on ice in a cooler.

Nice fish dude.

[DTro]

I think that might be a goldeye.

http://fishingminnesota.com/forum/ubbthr...e_o#Post1039939

Mooneye's dorsal fin begins before the anal fin.

Goldeye's dorsal fin begins at and slightly after the anal fin.

[Shack]

Dtro might be right, but then again it always seems to ba a question when it comes to a goleneye and mooneye .

If figure I would put a link up to the DNR page I was talking about:

Click here!

[sparcebag]

Check here and compare

http://www.wiscfish.org/fishid/wFrmWisconsinFishList.aspx

[HotPocket]

Yep its a goldeye i had "Lowblazah" come look at it. Still will be good cut bait for this spring.

[DEADhead]

looks like a goldeye to me. from the photo, the dorsal fin appears to starts more posterior than the anal fin.

Nice catch though. still a brute.