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 Identity Help!
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05/14/15 03:07 PM
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Joined: May 2015
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Kennyky
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Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Hi guys I'm kenny from the lake conroe area. I have some property about 30 mins south west from the area. There are a few pounds on the property mainly full of bass, bluegill, and cats. I have been catching a new species latley, after some research I think it's a type of pickerel. Would love any input on this fish, and if they are invasive. 
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10843816
05/14/15 03:11 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 56
Bickles
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Outdoorsman
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Chain Pickerel; Southern Pike; Native I believe
Last edited by Bickles; 05/14/15 03:12 PM.
Busted Flat
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10843891
05/14/15 03:35 PM
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Posts: 3
Kennyky
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Green Horn
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Do you happen to know what size they grow to?
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10844008
05/14/15 04:13 PM
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,357
basshunter1
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Go to the Parks and Wildlife office and talk to a Game Warden. Take the pics and show them. They are very helpful with things like this.
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10844065
05/14/15 04:32 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 424
AGC 4 Life
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Angler
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Definitely a chain pickerel. I'm told they're here in Florida as well, but I haven't caught any yet (and that's 20+ years of fishing in Florida).
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10844206
05/14/15 05:29 PM
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Joined: May 2015
Posts: 3
Kennyky
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Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Thanks! I have been fishing these ponds for 25 years, and only caught the first one maybe 4 years ago. Yesterday I caught 2 of them. I have only caught 5 total.
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10844327
05/14/15 06:21 PM
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Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 12,656
Curt0407
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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From those few that I have caught, I have yet to catch one over about 3 pounds. That looks like a pretty nice one. I am sure that the get bigger though.
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10844377
05/14/15 06:39 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,901
cephusjoe
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Cool fish, welcome to the forum
Mcurtain county okie
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10845019
05/14/15 11:43 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 184
Fish Art Texas
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looks like a pickerel to me,kinda unusual down south
Joe Spurgin
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10845089
05/15/15 12:24 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,117
Flip-n-go
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Native pickerel, lots of 'em around. Grinnel's sister. Ha!
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: cephusjoe]
#10845196
05/15/15 01:19 AM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 75,701
banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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Cool fish, welcome to the forum Plus #1. 
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10845242
05/15/15 01:34 AM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 11,446
Dfitz
"Nice Guy"
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"Nice Guy"
Joined: Aug 2010
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Pickerel- a bait fish eating machine, they can take over smaller waters.
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: AGC 4 Life]
#10848719
05/16/15 05:03 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,431
Fooshman
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Definitely a chain pickerel. I'm told they're here in Florida as well, but I haven't caught any yet (and that's 20+ years of fishing in Florida). Caught one there back ~20 years ago near Melbourne when I was a kid.
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10848790
05/16/15 05:56 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,886
cob
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
Joined: Oct 2007
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Believe it is a Grass Pickerel, one of two sub species of the American Pickerel.
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Re: Identity Help!
[Re: Kennyky]
#10849033
05/16/15 08:51 PM
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Joined: May 2013
Posts: 1,115
slim1
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Jackfish for sure. Got tons of them in Louisiana. They love Torpedos.
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