Posted by Chris Parker on 12/28/2005, 10:56 am, in reply to "Re: Fish Identificiation.. a strange one!" --Previous Message--
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Could it have been a bowfin? I caught one once in Lake St Clair, so they probably exist in Erie as well. They're primitive looking, and can get quite large. Their dorsal fin does run all or nearly all across their back.
: Could be a Goby too, or a mudpuppy.
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: Sounds like a BIG sculpin to me.
: Some
: species can easily reach 12 inches.
: Steelhead love the ones that are in
: the 3-5 inch range.
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: I was fishing in Erie off Old
: Sterretania (Buttermilk Falls, if
: you know of it) and got a strange
: fish. It's mouth looked like a
: bass, and it's sides were kinda
: stripey, but what was strange was
: that on top of its head, it had
: little bumps kind of like horns, and
: the dorsal fin up at the top was way
: back towards the tail. I've never
: seen anything like it.
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: Any idea?
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