is this a fallfish?

[phiendWMD]

Based on pictures I think it is. It came from a slow moving warm canal. I thought they lived in fast cold water.

 

[JerryC]

It looks like a golden shiner to me. I've caught them on small poppers and CDC and Elks fishing local lakes when I go up to Vermont for a long weekend over Memorial Day and the 4th. Definitely fun on a 5 wgt

 

[jeremymcon]

I'm not that great with minnow ID (since fall fish mouths, creek clubs, and lots of other silvery fish are classified as minnow) , but I don't think that is a fall fish - fall fish don't usually have that scooped belly and they seem to have larger heads.

 

[WildTigerTrout]

Looks like bait for a 50" Muskie to me! ;-)

 

[Fishidiot]

Agree....That is a golden shiner, not a fallfish.

Fallfish are typically found in streams but they don't necessarily have to be cold streams. Fallfish are very common in warm water creeks and rivers too.

 

[redietz]

jeremymcon wrote:
- fall fish don't usually have that scooped belly and they seem to have larger heads.

And their lateral line is much closer to being straight.