Giant golden shiner?

[spotfin]

I was wondering about Rudd too. Nearly identical to golden shiners.

 

[fishmastermike]

Just looked them up and they really are almost identical. Only thing that really stands out is the red fins.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Just looked them up and they really are almost identical. Only thing that really stands out is the red fins.

Golden shiners can have red fins as well.

 

[Drx6x]

Buddie i was fishing with got a 12"er biggest i caught was 1 inch lol

 

[Bottomfeeder]

because he just caught it, was using 1 hand for size and the other to take the photo

Case solved, My dear Watson.

I just don't like to see fish laying in the sand, bad for their slimecoat. But I am probably to nice to fishes...

BrookKeeper is right on. You should never let a fish lay in dirt or sand. For the same reason you should never pick up a fish with a rag or a paper towel.

Shiners in particular are very delicate. Their scales will come off in your hand if you handle them roughly or for more than a few seconds. Shiners require extremely fast and delicate handling if they are to survive capture.

PS: rudd also crossed my mind too. They have made it to this side of the pond via reckless introductions. The snout looks just a bit blunter on the rudd than the shiner, though. I believe this is just a big, probably old, golden shiner. Probably a female, based on how round her belly is.