help with fish identification

[bwframe]

The much sought after Indiana Smallmouth Bass.

Where is our resident bass expert?

Hickman, oh Hickman...

 

[WebSnyper]

definitely a bass and inclined to say smallmouth over largemouth.

Yep, smallie. Eye color was the primary thing I keyed on in that pic.

It's a Smallmouth, the outer ring in a Smallmouth's eye is usually red like the one in the OP's picture. .

Yep.

Here's one I caught not that long ago in a creek near my house.

 

[rkesar]

Smallmouth, caught a few that light last year on blue river

 

[bigbaloo95]

Red eye is a giveaway. It's a spotted bass. Smaller cousin to the largemouth. The color is washed out from silty water.

 

[Who Dares Wins]

You could send a picture to your area DNR Fish Biologist. DNR: The Indiana District Fisheries Biologists


THey can weigh in and confirm it, but a spotted bass looks favorite to me, per BigBalooo95.

Also DNR FIsh ID Link would confirm it. http://www.eregulations.com/indiana/fishing/indiana-fish-identification/

 

[HuntMeister]

well there you have it now, it's a goggle-eyed hybrid-warmouth rock-smallie!

 

[rrrbmwwps]

yup, that's it.

 

[Wheezy50]

Smallmouth.

Spotted bass look very similar to largemouth. Smallmouth have the red eyes and the lower jaw doesn't extend past the eye.

 

[CBR1000rr]

well there you have it now, it's a goggle-eyed hybrid-warmouth rock-smallie!

Nailed it.