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dustinhu
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What did we catch?

Post by dustinhu » Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:21 am

Fishing on Lake Sammamish yesterday and my son pulled this up on some powerbait he threw out there. I'm just starting to fish on Lake Samm and didn't recognize it as a trout or bass, curious to what it is.



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Dustin
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fisherman92
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by fisherman92 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:42 am

Looks like a Squawfish also called a pikeminnow.
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Amx
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by Amx » Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:14 am

It has a larger mouth is a squawfish = bad fish. KILL IT!

Kinda the same looking fish with a smaller pea sized mouth is a Peamouth = good fish. DON'T KILL IT!
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TrackerPro16
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by TrackerPro16 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:49 am

Also say Pikeminnow. Ok if you pickle or pressure cook them for a while but if you pan fry them it will look like a porcupine with the number of bones coming out of it. They taste pretty good though.
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Jake Dogfish
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by Jake Dogfish » Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:21 pm

A Native fish.
If you want to kill something try Bass. They are non native and everywhere.
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253Caster
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by 253Caster » Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:33 pm

Jake Dogfish wrote:A Native fish.
If you want to kill something try Bass. They are non native and everywhere.
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riverhunter
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by riverhunter » Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:46 am

I'm also all about getting rid of bass where they don't belong. Lake Washington and sammamish to name a few
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by Fordtuff » Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:57 pm

You'll never get bass out of lake Washington or Sammamish. They do just fine there. [biggrin]
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riverhunter
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by riverhunter » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:26 am

They do fine but don't belong there. They don't belong anywhere in this state. I'm not against bass where they don't impact native species. Either way this topic is about what he caught and this discussion is for another topic completely
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G-Man
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Re: What did we catch?

Post by G-Man » Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:58 pm

FYI - Northern Pike Minnows make excellent bait. I use them as bait in my crab traps and I salt cure fillets for use with lures when targeting cutthroat trout and lakers.
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