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Post by gofish on May 18, 2012 12:07:14 GMT -4
I tried Dillenbech this morning, see if the bass had moved in yet. I caught a fish I'd never seen before, guys in a nearby boat said it was a 'Redfin' and they were bony and not good eating...so I threw it back.
It looked like a cross between a Carp and a Golden Shiner, it was about 14 inches long, mouth like a Golden Shiner, thick like a Carp. Of all the years I've fished Champlain, I never caught one like it.
I looked at the F&W website, don't see anything called a Redfin. Any ideas what it was ?
gofish
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Post by barrebobber on May 18, 2012 13:26:26 GMT -4
A Rudd
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Post by Champlain Islander on May 20, 2012 12:35:41 GMT -4
Yup it was a Rudd. They are an invasive species that is spreading like crazy. I have been fishing the gut and usually catch a few each time out. Most are about a pound but occasionally I have caught one 3 pounds or better. They are real solid and meaty when you handle them. Another new comer that I am starting to see especially when ice fishing is a tench. Pretty rough looking bottom feeder that looks like a cross between a bullpout and a bowfin. The white perch is another invasive and is all over the lake. I caught my first one down at larribees about 17 years ago. i was headed off the lake since the wind had come up and saw some gulls diving so i told my partner that we should put the boat back in the water and check it out. i threw some crappie jigs and came up with a big white then another and it lasted non stop for 4 hours. Big fight for a little fish.
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Post by dylan8351 on May 20, 2012 21:31:42 GMT -4
The spread of invasives these days is a terrible tragedy. Creating more competition for available resources usually is a downfall for native species because the invasive species are usually better adapted at thriving. The best defense we have in Vt is the cold!
I know that everyone on here loves crappies (there is no doubt that I do too) but they can raise havoc for native species and they are turning up in every corner of the state... From my personal research, I understand that they mostly effect bass populations which I fish for mainly in the summer. I'm sure that in the near future they will turn up in Groton (my home water) as well as many other inland ponds. It's too bad because in the long run things will probably turn out bad (stunted populations) in many places with the minimal panfish management done in this state.
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Post by barrebobber on May 21, 2012 6:54:15 GMT -4
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Post by dylan8351 on May 21, 2012 7:07:45 GMT -4
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Post by mudchuck on May 21, 2012 9:09:36 GMT -4
Absolutely!!!
That's why I helped by removing 50# of white perch from the Mississquoi this weekend. Even made a few bucks helping the cause.
Most were small males spawning, but caught #14 of large ones.
Action is non-stop right now in the upper part of the river towards the dam in Swanton.
The whites are taking everything away from the salmoid species and the yellows are fighting for the same food source the whites are gobbling up.
Take as many of the whites as you can...not to mention they're excellent table fair and so far, they don't seem to get the same worm/parasite problems the yellows get from the birds.
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Post by gofish on May 21, 2012 19:05:04 GMT -4
I didn't know crappie weren't native. My brothers and I used to catch then In Half Moon Pond (behind the Sunset drive-in) in 1960's
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Post by dylan8351 on May 21, 2012 20:59:29 GMT -4
I didn't know crappie weren't native. My brothers and I used to catch then In Half Moon Pond (behind the Sunset drive-in) in 1960's gofish I was referring more towards the new ponds that they are being put in |
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