so I recently went fishing at brewer park under neath the Bronson street bridge and caught this fish an wasn't sure of the species .
Great! A description oir picture would help. I have fished that spot before.
(09-03-2018 06:32 PM)zippyFX Wrote: [ -> ]Great! A description oir picture would help. I have fished that spot before.
Ok sorry I thought I uploaded it , here is a pic
I am thinking it is a common shiner.
Thanks for the replies ! I am thinking it's a fall fish
The scales behind its head are uniform which cancels out common shiner (Muskiebait taught me this one). Striped Shiners have uniform scaling in this region, but I don't think it's one. The scales are quite large which leads me to Fallfish (and the fact I know there are Fallfish in Ottawa). I would love to be corrected on this one however (it's where the learning comes in!).
I'd be leaning towards fallfish as well. I don't see any the scattered "dark" scales I usually see on common shiners.
I'm glad to see south participation ! Thanks guys