My girlfriend caught this earlier on a nightcrawler and i thought it was a pumpkinseed; just not positive; need some input; thanks alot; good fishing to you guys.
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My girlfriend caught this earlier on a nightcrawler and i thought it was a pumpkinseed; just not positive; need some input; thanks alot; good fishing to you guys.
Looks like Catfish bait! I believe it appears to be a pumpkinseed.
And sometimes called a flyer.
Think you are correct. Here is a pic of one.
SeaRay
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...5ybkldO388R_hX
Yep, They are the prettiest fish in No America freshwater. i have caught a ton of them in the rivers in No. Ky area.
Bassky
i thought a flyer was a whole different species of fish?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill
You are correct.....that is a Pumpkinseed
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Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill
Your link did not work for me. This one works . Fliers are different than Punkinseed.
Flier (fish) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sure looks like a pumpkinseed to me, too. Definitely not a flier. Where they coexist with either green sunfish or bluegills, they will hybridize with either them, too, and then it gets tough to identify whether or not you have the pure species, but even then you can usually tell whether there is pumpkinseed in the mix or not. They are about as pretty a fish as we have in North American waters.
Thanks Nimrod. According to Wikipedia he is showing us a Flier.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
That is definitely not a Flier. Flier live only in swampy waters with a high tanic acid level, they are very prevalent in several lakes in my area. The fish in the picture is a pumkinseed and that species doesn't do well with the subtropical temps in my area and high acidity levels of our lakes. Two totally different species. Fliers are also called Flie Perch, Flie Bream, and Coon Bream. I saw a pic of a flier on here a few weeks ago I will try to find that post and add a link.
This is a flier! See the eyes are similiar to a walleye or sauger. They feed in low light conditions.
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Yep ... Wademaster's fish is definitely a Pumpkinseed, and not a Flyer. But, you know ... when I look at the Flyer in Crappielimits picture ... I'm reminded of some pics that were shown on the site, identified as Crappie without the usual black markings. Now I'm wondering if those fish were actually LARGE Flyers ... and possibly state or world record fish :scratchhead :dono
... cp :kewl
thanks for all of the input guys; i really appreciate it and the clarifications between the two species; good fishin to ya
There is a pond in N. Illinois where they are actually red, white and blue! (no yellow or orange) Ya gotta' salute when you catch one!
you should catch some and post picsQuote:
Originally Posted by hairy lures
Wish I could, but I live 350 miles away from there now.
The fish shown is definitely a Pumkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus. This is the very colorfull little panfish that is very common in the upper midwest. I'm thinking northern states like Iowa, northern Indiana, Michigan, Massechusetts, etc.
As far as what could be the most attractive panfish, I think it goes to the Longear Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis, of the lower midwest. Common in Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky from my own experience.
That is a HUGE flier in the pic, correctly identified as a Centrarchus macropterus. It is fairly "unrelated" to the sunfishes (Lepomis), crappies (Pomoxis), or any other panfish for that matter.
Sorry, can't help it...years of fisheries training got me speaking Latin.
Joe
Joe ... I'd have to agree with you on the Longear !! (what my late Grandfather used to call "redbellies")Quote:
Originally Posted by joewildlife
We have Fliers in KY ... but I can't honestly say I've ever seen one, or caught one. Not really even sure which lakes may possibly have them. I have seen some of the Virginia members mention catching them, though.
... cp :kewl
Pumpkinseed have the red ears like a shellcracker? Hmmm.
in my opinion they both have the coloration on the "ear"; but the pumpkinseed has alot more prominent facial markings as well as just being more colorful in general; the crackers are alot bigger too
Pumpkinseed and ain't they pretty:fish
Pretty neat picture. Learned alot from this thread. Thanks for asking the question.:ThumbsUp
The first fish shown is a P'seed,in my area in the cooler clearer rivers you can catch a boat load and for their size they are fighters.They can also make a good church goer cuss alot b/c they want leave your lure along enough to scatch your head.
How ever the flier shown is a pretty fish too,out of all the years I have fished around here I've only caught 5 and it was after a flood.Caught them in a oxbow that drains back into black river,I've fished that area many many times afterwards and have never caught another one.The first one I caught I sorta looked at it and thought funny looking bream but the next one I caught I looked it over pretty good.Called a friend and said I caught a funny looking bream it looks like a crappie but is colored like a bream except it had lines running down its sides.Plus its eyes shine like a walleye,after sending time on the internet I found it,a flier.
Ever time we fish that lake I try to catch another one to show him I wasn't lying about a fish that had a crappie look a bream color and a walleye eye.What I cann't understand is I released the five and know they should be dtill in the lake unless they are like P'seeds trying to eat every bait in the lake some other fishman ate them for lunch.
That's ironic because we've been trying to catch more pumpkinseeds in this place and haven't ever caught but just that one; seems the more you target a fish the more you'll catch everything but the one you wantQuote:
Originally Posted by Turtlebait
Sure wish I could send all our P'seed your way,out of the thousands you catch maybe just a maybe be big enough to throw in the cooler.when bass fishing they'll pick pick or grab your lure all the time causeing you to jerk set the hook all day long.Yeah cuss alot on our cooler clear water rivers,when fishing 10in. Plastic worms they'll keep you on pins and needles as to whether to set the hook,the little guys even pick it up and run with it.Our P'seeds never get the lockjaw around here like I said they'll make a good church goer go bad.
Cann't understand why we haven't got fliers in our cooler clear water rivers,as to what I've read about them thats what they like too.
I'd like to find some fliers myself
Here's one caught on Cayuga Lake in Ovid, NY. July 4th weekend, Kayak fishing.
This guy put two hooks from a Rebel Grasshopper into my left hand. So worth it : )
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Pumpkinseed ya buddy.
That picture is incouraging. I just found out my pond on recently purchased property is ate up with these little boogers. I want to develop it for pan fishing so the gkids will enjoy it. I am thinking about putting a few catfish and bass in there to control the population.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYHellbender
DP
I would just put in the catfish. Bass will over populate and you will end up with a dink bass population.
I'm helping a local farmer with his pond now. It's loaded with quality Bluegill, Crappie and Chanel Cats, but there are far too many dink bass.
The bass have to go!
That is a good looking pumpkinseed...i wish I could catch one
I catch a ton of these guys each year. we are blessed here in the Finger Lakes Region with some Big Bluegills.
If you know where to fish for them. Plus it helps to use a kayak, most boats can't reach the stuff I fish for these porkers.
yep