i caught this little guy in a dip net along with some bluegills and green sunfish. It is brown with vertical bars, and is the shape of a green sunny with a huge mouth. Could it be a warmouth?
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here, btw. It is not a bluegill, i have blegill that are the same size and are much wider and this one has a huge mouth like a green sunfish.
I don't think rockbass since i have never heard of one in california, but i was thinking it might be a sacramento perch, what do you think?
This does not look like the same fish in the top two photos as this one has no red eyes. This looks like a everyday bluegillMinnowMagnet;3531228; said:here, btw. It is not a bluegill, i have blegill that are the same size and are much wider and this one has a huge mouth like a green sunfish.
No doubt Lepomis.
I'm with MST - the last pic looks mostly like bluegill, but the fish in the first pic and on the left of the second pic looks like it could be something else.
I'm with MST - the last pic looks mostly like bluegill, but the fish in the first pic and on the left of the second pic looks like it could be something else.
Minnow Magnet. I actually DO keep Sacramento Perch. Here's a pic of what mine looked like at that size. While your pics are kind of hard to tell from, you might actually have caught one. It certainly would be exciting news if breeding populations are becoming re-established. Better pics will definately help out a bit more.
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2505/sacramentoperchyoungofy.jpghttp://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2505/sacramentoperchyoungofy.jpg
The Sac Perch is one of the fish that is nearest and dearest to my heart. The ONLY native Centrarchid that is originally from WEST of the Rockies, and hasn't changed much on the fossil record for over 10,000 years! I know that UC Davis has been doing studies on a pilot program where they want to plant young of Year Sac Perch instead of Mosquitofish to help control mosquito populations. They actually prefer mosquito larvae over the Gambusia that have been planted needlessly, and their re-introduction is vital to the Sacramento and San Joaquin delta ecosystems.
I hope the link works, and if not, please let me know. I tried to upload the image directly to this thread, but it didn't seem to work. I also HOPE that you actually DID net a young of year Sacramento Perch. That would be a fantastic sign indeed!!! They definately DO have that blue/purple irridescence that your pic shows, when they are out of the water. Also you'll notice that their color will become almost Desert Camo like after a week or so of frozen Bloodworms. They are very picky though, and as of yet mine won't eat anything BUT either frozen Bloodworms, or TINY feeders...
Best of luck.
Ben.
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2505/sacramentoperchyoungofy.jpghttp://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2505/sacramentoperchyoungofy.jpg
The Sac Perch is one of the fish that is nearest and dearest to my heart. The ONLY native Centrarchid that is originally from WEST of the Rockies, and hasn't changed much on the fossil record for over 10,000 years! I know that UC Davis has been doing studies on a pilot program where they want to plant young of Year Sac Perch instead of Mosquitofish to help control mosquito populations. They actually prefer mosquito larvae over the Gambusia that have been planted needlessly, and their re-introduction is vital to the Sacramento and San Joaquin delta ecosystems.
I hope the link works, and if not, please let me know. I tried to upload the image directly to this thread, but it didn't seem to work. I also HOPE that you actually DID net a young of year Sacramento Perch. That would be a fantastic sign indeed!!! They definately DO have that blue/purple irridescence that your pic shows, when they are out of the water. Also you'll notice that their color will become almost Desert Camo like after a week or so of frozen Bloodworms. They are very picky though, and as of yet mine won't eat anything BUT either frozen Bloodworms, or TINY feeders...
Best of luck.
Ben.