Thread: New Species For Me

We don't have any around here, but I think that is a sauger.

Originally Posted by blackhawk961

We don't have any around here, but I think that is a sauger.

And if it is a Sauger, it may have a size limit, I know most states do.

Sauger is a cousin of walleye, and have plenty of teeth I think

Definitely a Sauger, and they do have teeth. Most MLL is 14'' in states that have them. Can't tell the length w/ no reference. Check your State regs. Fine eatin'! Where there's one, there's more!

Originally Posted by DOFC

I caught this little guy while fishing down around Truman dam. I'm guessing that it might be some type of darter, but it's just that....a guess.

Thanks to Labsandslabs for nailing this one. It turns out that it is a Logperch Darter. I should have been more specific in the OP that the picture was very close to the actual size of the little fella. As I stated in the OP, with a mouth like that and lack of dental ware, it definitely wasn't a walleye (or cousin sauger). This picture is from the internet.
Dead ringer.

Wallleye and sauger have the same length limit which is 15" They do not get as big as a walleye but taste just as good. You will find sauger deeper than walleyes when you find them, at least in the Mo and Miss

cute little thing to