Guest Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 I caught all of these various species of fish in about 2hrs last week. Split shot catalpa worms and also weightless. I started out with 5 worms and caught more than a dozen different species. Pretty cool experiment that yielded some good specimens for lure painting, jig skirts, fly tying, etc. I didn't catch any crawfish or sculpins. LOL Can ya'll identify the 2 species of creek chubs? One of them has a green/gold back and the other is silver/black. Thanks
Kayser Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 First one looks like a type of stoneroller, while the other is a common shiner. WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
mhall02 Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 First one is a horney head chub, and as mentioned above, the second a common or striped shiner, depending on where you caught it.
Tim Smith Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 First one is a horney head chub, and as mentioned above, the second a common or striped shiner, depending on where you caught it. Correct call on the horny head chub. The little red dot behind the eye is distinctive. The 2nd one is a striped shiner. The horizontal lines converge behind the dorsal fin instead of running parallel to the body.
Ham Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 I haven't fished with catalpa worms in decades, but I have such fond remembrances of doing so that I have planted catalpa trees in multiple states. The "worms" sure don't seem to be as common as they once were. I'd love to get some started when my trees get a little (ok a lot ) bigger. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Guest Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 I haven't fished with catalpa worms in decades, but I have such fond remembrances of doing so that I have planted catalpa trees in multiple states. The "worms" sure don't seem to be as common as they once were. I'd love to get some started when my trees get a little (ok a lot ) bigger. I found 90% of the worms on smaller/younger trees. (6-8" diameter, 15-20ft tall) they were completely defoliated of their leaves. some of the best trees were in the miidle of town. I lucked out at the burger king drive thru and got a dozen or so.
Ham Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 I found 90% of the worms on smaller/younger trees. (6-8" diameter, 15-20ft tall) they were completely defoliated of their leaves. some of the best trees were in the miidle of town. I lucked out at the burger king drive thru and got a dozen or so. Usually when you get worms at Burger King it is NOT a good thing. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
flyrodman Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Usually when you get worms at Burger King it is NOT a good thing. ha ha Luke Walz
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