Can someone ID this fish. I thought Ozark Rock Bass, but Game and Fish shows much darker fish.
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Can someone ID this fish. I thought Ozark Rock Bass, but Game and Fish shows much darker fish.
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Goggle eye is what we call em or rock bass
yep goggle eye or war mouth-feisty little boogers
It looks the same as the fish id on agfc site just a different shad of color. I with you guys on Rock Bass. It is not a warmouth though.
Do you have a closer picture? I could check "Fishes of Arkansas" Robinson/Buchanan. From your picture it looks like a Warmouth.
You think so?? I give up on fish ID's. I am going to go with "good eatin or not good eatin" from now on.
Well if you trust wikipedia
Adult warmouth are dark, with mottled brown coloration. Their belly is generally golden, and males have a bright orange spot at the base of the dorsal fin. Three to five reddish-brown streaks radiate from the eyes, and the gill flaps are often red. Warmouth have three spines in the anal fin, 10 spines in the dorsal fin, and small teeth are present on the tongue. These fish range in size from 4 to 10 inches (10.2 to 25 cm), but can grow to over 12 inches (31 cm) in length, and weigh up to 2.25 pounds (1 kg). The warmouth is occasionally confused with the rock bass or green sunfish, both of which share its relatively large mouth and heavy-body, though the warmouth tends to run a bit larger in size.
That is the only photo I have. I zoomed in on the fish and it came out smaller.Quote:
Originally Posted by Possum
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Hey Y fish. The more I search the two fish in question the more I think even the experts can't decide. I am sticking with rock bass cause I have nothing better to do. That and Arkansasbowhunter catches a lot of fish and I want to be like him.:biggrin
Ok i'll say it. I have no idea what it is. All i want to know is did you eat it?
Warmouth, Goggle-eye. Most folks call these a rock bass, but they are still a warmouth/goggle-eye
I can't give it up. It is a sickness. Y Fish you saw it live and in person what do you think?
Warmouth:
The rock bass is similar in appearance but has 6 anal fin spines compared to the 3 that a warmouth sunfish has. Rock bass have a teardrop under the eye, no radiating lines on the cheek, and a black margin to the fins. Breeding male warmouth sunfish have gold or light blue speckles on their sides and a faint red spot at the rear base of the dorsal fin.
Rock bass:
They are most similar to the warmouth sunfish which have 3 anal spines compared to the 6 that a rock bass has. Rock bass have a dark teardrop under the eye and a black margin to the fins. Warmouth do not have a teardrop and have a light colored margin to the fins that can be white, orange, yellow, or red.
Sources
Warmouth Sunfish
Rock Bass
female rockbass
Yep Rock Bass... BigKev77 is right on...Totally different spieces than a Googleye/Warmouth
This is a Ozark bass. It is only found in the White River Drainage.
Warmouth looks similar but there is a key feature that can identify them. I teach the ASU summer school class to look for 4 to 5 dark lines radiating backwards from the eye.
Thanks for the info Bigkev77. I am pretty sure it is Ozark Rock Bass. It stated they can change to lighter color. And I did not eat it. It went back to grow some. The Walleye I caught were not so lucky. I did spare the lives of several bass small mouth, spotted, and white. I also released a 3 to 4 lbs flathead. The fish were all caught on crawler harness or jigging spoons. The next day I took the wife where the Norfork and White meet and in about 2 hours caught and released about 25 trout. None of the trout had much size biggest about 1 1/2 lbs. There sure is some great fishing up North. I marked a lot of fish I thought might be crappie but never could get a bite. I am going to learn how to catch crappie in those clear deep lakes one of these days.
Check this out! Warmouth are members of the sunfish family, which includes the largemouth bass. They are also known by more colorful local names such as redeye, goggle-eye, red-eyed bream, stump knocker, mudgapper, mo-mouth, morgan, molly, rock bass, open mouth, weed bass, wood bass, strawberry "perch" and mud bass. Because warmouth hit hard and are easily caught, they are popular with some anglers. They are good to eat when caught in clean water, but because they are bottom-feeders like catfish, the flesh can have a strong flavor.
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What about this one? Caught on the White River around Batesville....
that appears to be the elusive DorkFish...I bet you caught em on a corndog!?!?(all bill engvall fans should catch that)
It could be a Ozark Bass being up there. Down here we have Warmouth but I don't think it's one.
I looked to be sure but my guess is Ozark Bass. Real Similar to the others but lives in different habitat.
Lmbo big kev
You been fishing in the koi ponds again? It is some kind of sucker carp, spotted maybe. With a cool custom paint job.Quote:
Originally Posted by hawgdog
Yeah...I posted it last year and looked it up, but don't remember. Just thought I would throw it out there.....I do remember, they only get there "colors" during the spawn....
Cool looking fish. Crazy colors.
Horn Head Chub Minnow...
Now that is some kind of a name for a fish. The first time I have ever heard of that one. Way to dig deep CP.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePro
Looks like good Flathead bait to me.
Hummm
That fish is likely a male creek chubsucker. However, the color on that fish is very unique and is likely color mutation. You can tell it is a male by the tubercles on the forehead. This fish is fairly common in Arkansas but not is this color variation.
Goggle Eye, War Mouth Bass, Rock Bass, take yer pic. I think they're one in the same.
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Actually Warmouth, Rock Bass and Ozark Bass are all different species. Technically, there is not a fish named goggle eye found in the US.
Warmouth - Lepomis gulosus, Warmouth : aquaculture, gamefish
Rock Bass - Ambloplites rupestris, Rock bass : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium
Ozark Bass - Ambloplites constellatus, Ozark bass
Creek Chubsucker (In second Picture caught in the White River) - Erimyzon oblongus, Creek chubsucker
Hope this info helps. If not Ben Batton or I would be glad to give more info on these fishes.
I've tried to argue that point over the years with lots of folks ! Most people not up to snuff on fish id
I have folks tell me the Blue Cats are White Cats and Channels are Blue cats , even some call Channels by Blue Channel . I never saw actual White Cat here just Blues, Channels, Flatheads, and Bullheads. Clear this one up too fish guru !:biggrin
All I know is crappie!!! Lol
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I tried to enlarge the pic
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Guess the rest are trash fish?:donoQuote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
Everything but a Walleye or Sauger to me!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
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Ya'll are much too picky. I've been known to eat catfishes of all types, eel, suckers (years ago out of spring river), carp, buffalo, bass, bream, drum, and Amia Calva. I have been known to eat a trout from time to time but hate to admit that. What ever that is in the picture looks like it would fry up just fine.
I do like me some bluegills too!! Forgot about them rascals!!!
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all them fish are for folks that can't catch crappie!!!!!!!! lol. at least they make good fertilize for my garden so at least they are good for something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cool-tks--looking at the pic now I wouldn't say it was a warmouth or goggle eyeQuote:
Originally Posted by Shine Runner