oddball natives? check this out....

[Exodon Man]

Wow. Those are all some pretty amazing finds. I can't say I've caught anything too strange, because if I did it would probably be in a fishtank in my living room .

I did see a strangely colored carp whil canoe-ing down the Monocasy here in MD. Unfortunately, these fish are very common in the river, and seeing individuals 3-4 feet long is not uncommon.
the one I saw and followed in a canoe was a dirty white with tiny fleks of orange and black. My first thought was that it was a released koi, but now I'm more convinved it just occured naturally in the river. The white beast, we affectionately named Moby Dick, was about 3 feet long. Unfortunatly, we never saw him again on our following trips.

Sorry. thought I'd share my fish tale.

 

[vaipulu]

That perch is beast, I don't think I have seen anything like that.

 

[Northern Pike]

Wow. Those are all some pretty amazing finds. I can't say I've caught anything too strange, because if I did it would probably be in a fishtank in my living room .

I did see a strangely colored carp whil canoe-ing down the Monocasy here in MD. Unfortunately, these fish are very common in the river, and seeing individuals 3-4 feet long is not uncommon.
the one I saw and followed in a canoe was a dirty white with tiny fleks of orange and black. My first thought was that it was a released koi, but now I'm more convinved it just occured naturally in the river. The white beast, we affectionately named Moby Dick, was about 3 feet long. Unfortunatly, we never saw him again on our following trips.

Sorry. thought I'd share my fish tale.

 

[fatherof5]

Great looking fish, how about a couple of those in your pond or tank.

 

[DREAM-faw]

Im jealous of your guys rare finds... I want a perch real bad. haha

 

[G4series]

caught a trophy bass that had a deformed tail. thats it

 

[Crispy]

Wow! Great to see those pics of other blue perch. Unfortunately our blue perch went into the fryer.

Now that we have a nice big pond, I will definitely be on the lookout for one again! I'm surrounded by the Great Lakes and it's now prime fishing season.

 

[Crispy]

BTW, Oddball> that black bowfin is the shiznit!!

 

[Northern Pike]

Wow! Great to see those pics of other blue perch. Unfortunately our blue perch went into the fryer.

Now that we have a nice big pond, I will definitely be on the lookout for one again! I'm surrounded by the Great Lakes and it's now prime fishing season.

What is already in your nice big pond?

 

[Crispy]

What is already in your nice big pond?

just got it built and running a month ago. only 4 small koi atm while it establishes. planning natives since they are so plentiful here. it's about 2500-3000g and 3ft deep.

sidenote: while cleaning yellow perch I definitely notice some more colorful than others. The most colorful and vibrant fish always have snails, mussels, or crayfish in their bellies.