We have a 1.5 acre pond in our back yard and the past couple of years there has been this one large fish that comes out almost every day to the surface and will stay there for hours. It's now about 3+ feet long and looks like it's mainly silver color. Most of the time its tail is out of the water and its dorsal fin sometimes. It seems very playful and will splash around and run away any time we try to get close and get a good look or a picture of it. I know there are 3 large grass carp in the pond but this is not one of them. Anyone have any idea of what it might be or where I can go to see if I can place it? Thanks.
2007-06-04 12:52:26 · 8 answers · asked by BoarderChik 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
I would say a large grass carp but if you know what they look like then it might be a catfish like mentioned above . I have seen both carp and catfish basking in sunshine like you mentioned.
I also see different colors of the grass carp here in my lake , some are gold color and some are more silvery. It seems like the bigger carp here, the ones over 3 feet are more silvery looking
look for large scales on its side when you see it, if it has scales its a carp . if its slick looking its probably a catfish .
Its hard to guess at what kind of fish it is ,a picture would be nice to look at
2007-06-05 12:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by Brandon 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only one kind of fish will grow that long and float, this is part of the spawning ritual, a catfish as suggested is a bottom feeder and very seldom if at all will rise like this, A trout, not hardly that large, a bass, that would be a record. It's my guess that it's a carp or of the carp family, a coi is various colors also, although of the same family.
If you have Grass carp, this is of the same family.
2007-06-05 04:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably a carp, the pond where i fish has a very large koi about 2 1/2 feet long
2007-06-05 11:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sikk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could it possibly be a type of koi? There are several different colors of this type of fish and they can grow rather large. Here is a link to a site that has some different types of pond fish. Maybe it's the Platinum Ogon Koi? http://www.aquariumfish.net/pages/new_pictures_7.htm
2007-06-04 20:06:48 · answer #4 · answered by Juldog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a bass, not many other fish can tolerate living in a small pond like that.
2007-06-05 01:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by t. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
silver mabey a type of carp, steelhead, or a gigantic trout
2007-06-04 23:45:48 · answer #6 · answered by all around hockey player 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess would be a channel catfish, they are somewhat silvery in color.
2007-06-05 02:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by America's Team is back!!! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to guess and say channel cat
2007-06-05 09:02:17 · answer #8 · answered by SOS 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋