Sucker Fish

blwlaw823 · #1 08-02-2010, 09:50 PM

I caught a pretty big sucker fish today and it weight 4.35 lbs.

How heavy is the biggest sucker you have ever caught?

Calgaryguy1977 · #2 08-02-2010, 09:54 PM

I dunno, I got one at the bar one night that was a good 300 lbs!
JK I've never seen on that large before.

blwlaw823 · #3 08-02-2010, 10:09 PM

By the way, the fish is 24 inches long
and some pictures

buckmaster · #4 08-02-2010, 10:09 PM

I caught one in the nsr that weighed 7lbs,9oz.The one pictured in my avatar pic.

Guitarplayingfish · #5 08-02-2010, 10:11 PM

6lb biggest for me

alodar · #6 08-02-2010, 10:17 PM

this monster pictured here in my avatar

ericlin0122 · #7 08-02-2010, 10:36 PM

on bow river, they look even uglier....

i don't know the weight, but this guy is around 24"+ range.
caught many around 20"+ length.

all on fly rod..... i hate suckers....

fredieC · #8 08-02-2010, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ericlin0122

on bow river, they look even uglier....

i don't know the weight, but this guy is around 24"+ range.
caught many around 20"+ length.

all on fly rod..... i hate suckers....

me too.....no offence though... if i see a sucker i just get my line out i dont want to hook them up at all...........

ishootbambi · #9 08-03-2010, 12:23 AM

i didnt scale it, but i guess around 15 out of the SSR. are you targeting them?.....and eating them?

fish-man · #10 08-03-2010, 12:42 AM

6.5 lbs.

Fishfinder · #11 08-03-2010, 06:53 AM

Never weigh em but have caught pretty big ones in the riv like 'ishootbambi' has done. Maybe 8-10#s for me.

Am curious too, what are you using the suckers for anyway?

Pudelpointer · #12 08-03-2010, 12:12 PM

For those that are curious, there are 7 species of Sucker in AB.

Blwlaw, was that measurement fork length or with the tail pinched? If fork length it would probably break the AB record.

Unfortunately the latest records I have are from '92, but at that time:

The largest Longnose was 20.5"
Quillback - 20"
White - 20.7"
Silver Redhorse (what Blwlaw's looks like) - 23.4"
Shorthead Redhorse - 16"

I will look around and see if I can find more recent numbers, but keep those in mind when you are out fishing.

sheepguide · #13 08-03-2010, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pudelpointer

For those that are curious, there are 7 species of Sucker in AB.

Blwlaw, was that measurement fork length or with the tail pinched? If fork length it would probably break the AB record.

Unfortunately the latest records I have are from '92, but at that time:

The largest Longnose was 20.5"
Quillback - 20"
White - 20.7"
Silver Redhorse (what Blwlaw's looks like) - 23.4"
Shorthead Redhorse - 16"

I will look around and see if I can find more recent numbers, but keep those in mind when you are out fishing.

Not sure what ive caught in ways of species but have caught lots up to 5lbs in the upper James and a few huge ones in the Clearwater and N.S that were well over 5lbs and im sure as long or longer any of them lengths posted there.
SG

blwlaw823 · #14 08-03-2010, 01:08 PM

I don't like eating fish, so I usually give it to friends/family. According to my friends, sucker tastes pretty good if cook properly.

So the one I caught is a Silver Redhorse sucker?

blwlaw823 · #15 08-03-2010, 02:25 PM

How about this one??
Caught this guy from Red Deer River
Is this a shorthead redhorse?

Pudelpointer · #16 08-03-2010, 04:50 PM

Yes and Yes (as far as I can tell from the pics).

One of these days I may have to kill one and try it.

ishootbambi · #17 08-03-2010, 05:20 PM

my 15ish pound white sucker from the SSR was way longer than 20 inches. sounds like most people view them as garbage and dont bother taking measurements or even know there are records for them. heck i didnt. that 15 was my biggest.....i have seen other guys bring em in closer to 20.

Fishfinder · #18 08-03-2010, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ishootbambi

my 15ish pound white sucker from the SSR was way longer than 20 inches. sounds like most people view them as garbage and dont bother taking measurements or even know there are records for them. heck i didnt. that 15 was my biggest.....i have seen other guys bring em in closer to 20.

Agreed, have caught plenty over 2ft from the SSR. Didn't know there were records for them either. One record I'm not really after though lol.
Cheers!

gunner72 · #19 08-03-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Calgaryguy1977

I dunno, I got one at the bar one night that was a good 300 lbs!
JK I've never seen on that large before.

LOL how come no one asked to see pics a that one. Maybe she got a way?

EZM · #20 08-04-2010, 11:11 AM

Lol - record sucker - I don't want my name beside that one. But I will agree, I've caught 10lb plus suckers out of the Bow River. If the record is 20"-24" then I'm a champion (of sorts).

I'm many anglers have caught suckers larger than the records as described. I can guarantee I have.

I too, am curious as to why you would keep them. Other than some Asian folks I've seen fishing for them, I've never seen anyone keep one. I assume they are consumed?

I am under the impression the "table quality" is poor for these fish.

whitewolf · #21 08-04-2010, 01:32 PM

i know when i was a kid back in ontario we used to catch white suckers in the streams but we only kept them in early spring when the water was really cold as they can get really wormy and full of parasites in warmer water...havent tried any out here tho..

jeprli · #22 08-04-2010, 03:00 PM

Redhorse sucker is tasty, if you really want to compare it, it is way better than any whitefish i've tasted, and lots of meat on that fish, no small bones.

I usually bring one or two from SSR, it is a really good eating fish...if you plan on keeping some take the 2-4lb ones, they seem to be the best, big ones have bacon on their belly

Pudelpointer · #23 08-04-2010, 04:40 PM

Wow, lots of Sucker bigots out there! So I guess we have Archery Snobs, Flyfishing Snobs, Trout Snobs, and now Walleye Snobs and Pike Snobs??

A record is a record, why would you not want to be associated with it? What is the difference between a whitefish and a sucker (when it comes to fishing)? I wouldn't hesitate to enter a Lake Whitefish and Sucker's eat the same foods for the most part, so why the hate?

The intolerance of it all!!!!!!!!!

anton___ · #24 03-06-2019, 09:13 PM

i just started fishing about one year ago along the elbow river in Calgary above the reservoir and was wondering if suckers are bad? because when i go fishing i mostly catch white fish and suckers and the odd pike but only 1 trout and yes i know i'm using the right lures but the sucker fish populations are crazy sometimes ill even hook one on the side accidentally while fishing for something else and when i look in the water i just see so many!!! i hope there not bad because there spreading... i think. hopefully they feed the pike

hopefully this gets a response because in a noob. thank you for you time!!!

Dewey Cox · #25 03-06-2019, 09:51 PM

I didn't realize ishootbambi was banned

Fishwhere · #26 03-07-2019, 08:26 AM

I think mine was about 3-4 pounds. I think theyre funny so its a little treat to hook the odd one here and there.

Years ago my uncle was convinced that they tasted good so we cleaned it up and cooked it in with pike and walleye - and when you got a piece of sucker you immediatly knew it haha it was pretty disgusting.

CNP · #27 03-07-2019, 09:06 AM

One good thing about suckers is that I can leave them on the bank for our feathered and furred friends to lunch on. They make good fertilizer too.

I'm a bigot I guess

mapleleafman3 · #28 03-07-2019, 02:51 PM

Used to catch suckers during the spring run in Wisconsin and pickle them.

Drewski Canuck · #29 03-07-2019, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gunner72

LOL how come no one asked to see pics a that one. Maybe she got a way?

No,

More like he is lucky to have lived to tell the tale!!

Drewski

RockyMountainMusic · #30 03-07-2019, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dewey Cox

I didn't realize ishootbambi was banned

Me either, apparently I've missed a few banning's as you go through some old posts like these and see familiar names from over the years and realize there is a lot that are not on here no more...