What kind of fish is this??

[proogiant]

Hey all,


Sorry if this post already exists, I promise I'm not trying to troll. I'm fairly new to freshwater fishing, and have recently been fishing a lot in a stream near my home. I've caught several of the fish in the picture I attached to this post. I've looked all over the Indiana DNR Sport Fishing page, and haven't been able to find anything that looks quite like this. It could be something totally mundane, but seeing as I'm new to the sport, I am completely curious! Can anybody tell me what this bad boy is? It was about 8-10 inches long.


Thanks for your help!


Preston
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[wiperhunter2]

Welcome to the site Proogiant. That fish looks like a Smallmouth bass to me.
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[HeathJ]

Yep looks like a smallie to me or slight possibility it could be a Coosa Bass but leaning towards small jaw. [url "http://youtu.be/LdHC972gqfI"]http://youtu.be/LdHC972gqfI[/url]
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[StrictlyBiznuss]

Smallmouth Bass. 100%
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[Rob_Duzak]

Small Mouth
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[TheWoz]

Proogiant one way you can tell its a smallie is the mouth stops before the eye. A largemouths mouth would extend under the eye and have a prominant lateral line that runs parallel to the body. Smallies typically have vertical markings.

ALSO if you live in Indiana you're chasing the wrong kinda fish for this time of the year brotha
There's a post under the salmon and trout section about what's swimming around in your guys creeks.
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[fishing177]

Smallmouth bass gets my vote too.
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