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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Narhay on October 25, 2016, 08:15:30 PM

Title: What is this minnow?
Post by: Narhay on October 25, 2016, 08:15:30 PM

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I was reasonably set on redside shiner but an old colleague thinks it might be a pikeminnow. Found in a tributary to the lower Fraser.

Title: Re: What is this minnow?
Post by: Rodney on October 25, 2016, 08:17:34 PM

Redside shiner.

Title: Re: What is this minnow?
Post by: Narhay on October 25, 2016, 08:19:52 PM

That was fast and an answer from Rod himself. Thank you. What makes you think redside (other than the red lateral line).

Title: Re: What is this minnow?
Post by: firstlight on October 25, 2016, 10:01:19 PM

I have seen them spawning in the South Allouette river and it was a horror show.
1000,s of them in a frenzy turning the water a milky colour.
I wanted to go home and get my gas can and light the river on fire. :o
OK not really but it was UGLY.

Title: Re: What is this minnow?
Post by: RalphH on October 26, 2016, 07:41:42 AM

are redside shiner's native to FV streams? I know bait fishers introduced them to many interior lakes and had it negative impact on trout fisheries.

Title: Re: What is this minnow?
Post by: Dave on October 26, 2016, 07:49:23 PM

Quote from: RalphH on October 26, 2016, 07:41:42 AM

are redside shiner's native to FV streams? I know bait fishers introduced them to many interior lakes and had it negative impact on trout fisheries.

Here's a link; worked with one of the authors

http://a100.gov.bc.ca/appsdata/acat/documents/r10789/8840209-App.A-Speciessummary-RedsideShiner_1188325218740_f6d9ed881f674be38a50ea8d31322657.pdf