Fish Identificaiton needed please....

[daxter]

Caught this fish in Canada. At first glance it looks like a perch, but it has a mouth like a small mouth bass. This one is about 8 inches and most others were this size or bigger.
Any ideas?
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/533/medium/fish_baserch.jpg

[Michigander1]

Have to say that is a pic of 1 of my Xgirl friends=Bigmouth:D

[MSUICEMAN]

just looks like a decent perch to me.

[Domepiece]

it's a perch . . . :dizzy:

[bigbob]

maybe we should taste it first:corkysm55

[William H Bonney]

Looks more like a peacock bass.:rolleyes:

[Ninja]

Looks like a fat perch....maybe it's full of milk???

[JJ Mac]

Might be a perchass. We really can't be sure. Next time you go, send me a sample of these fish, perhaps 25 or 30, and I'll do my best to give you a positive ID. :D

It's not uncommon, especially in larger yellow bellys to have a mouth that is similar to a smallmouth. You'll even catch some that have a downturned, almost sucker mouth.

[RyGuy525]

It sort of looks like one of those pikeperch from europe.

[esquired]

New Species, the Large mouth perch. You guys better start using larger hooks:yikes:

[MEL]

Yep, its a Canadian Perch. The somewhat larger mouth is not that uncommon in Canada. They get it from drinking to much Molsens and Labatts.
The good thing is that you dont have to deep fry them in beer. They already have a nice beer flavor to them. But if you want to , send me a couple dozen and I'll confirm that for ya.

[eddiejohn4]

Im with Mel ,better send me a dozen also. I do not want to mislead you!.

One meal and Im positive an idenification will be forthcomming.:)

[DeafBuck]

it is fat yellow perch

[slayer]

DINNER !!:D :fish:

[stampman]

It is a male perch. The male perch have small mouths- The females have BIG mouths.:D :D :D :D

[Southend517]

make sure you bottle the milk, with no ice I know alot of guys that are running low on perch milk.

[Krull]

Tell me exactly where you caught these strange fish and I will come out to assist in identifying. Don't worry about the deep fryer I bring out with me, I just use that as my bucket.

[triplehooked]

it's a berch!

[javelin]

Must be a "Striped Hooker" with a mouth like that. Definately should be full of milk and you might find a wad of cash under the breast meat! :hide:

I just couldn't resist................sorry!