A photo of JIM BRINKMAN's catch

Caught By

JIM BRINKMAN
5/21/2015 12:17:02 AM

Overcast and cool today only getting in the low 60s. I got the river after work again and caught this little guy. I believe it is a sauger due to the spots on its dorsal but it may be a saugeye. I also had a nice sized what appeared to be a pike on the line but I lost him right at the bank.

Catch Details

Sauger
Miami River

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    1. Chuck LaBruna 0
      Upon a closer look, it is NOT a Saugeye but a pure Walleye. I had misjudged the spotting on the dorsal fins, and they are nowhere near as dense or dark as a Saugeye's ...more would be. My bad. It's a Walleye
    2. JIM BRINKMAN 0
      Thank you @wyldechylde77. I've been on the internet all evening looking this up and now I too am pretty positive it's a saugeye. Thanks everyone!!! Tite ...more lines
    3. Chuck LaBruna 0
      (GEEZ, TYPOS!). Spotting on the fins is Sauger trait. Those two characteristics are classic Saugeye markings to look for 😉
    4. Chuck LaBruna 0
      (Whoops) it's neither Sauger nor Walleye, but a Saugeye, which is a hybrid between the two. See the white spot on the bottom tail fin? Walleye trait, and ...more the sporting on the fins is Sauger trait.
    5. Chuck LaBruna 0
      That's because it is neither Sauger not Walleye.
    6. JIM BRINKMAN 0
      That's what I posted it as but haven't caught enough of either of them to know. Do you generally go by the spots on the dorsal? Sorry to be a bother just ...more trying to learn a bit.
    7. JohnnyCat 0
      Definitely not walleye
    8. JohnnyCat 0
      Looks like your getting different opinions. Looks like a sauger to me. I enlarged your pic looks like the markings sauger has.
    9. JIM BRINKMAN 0
      Between walleye, sauger, and saugeye I have a heck of a time determining which is which. You very well could be right. Thanks for the input.
    10. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      Looks like a walleye
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