Whitefish??

coley · 07-25-2004, 04:50 PM

I think, what I caught is a whitefish in Jockey Cove on July 10..Kind of long and thin with a trout like mouth..in about a foot and a half of water from under a dock..black and silver scales..anyone know anything about them or seen them in the lake?

JohnNH · 07-26-2004, 06:32 AM

Coley,

The attached item will take you to a booklet that is on-line at NH Fish & Games web site. The whitefish is defined on page 41. When we catch an unusual fish it's always a challenge to make a proper identification.

Hope this helps.
John/NH
Fishing Guide Booklet

halclyon · 08-14-2004, 11:59 AM

Hi,

Unlikely that this was a white fish caught in July in such shallow water, as they are down deeper (where the salmon are) by then. You might have caught a "roach" (Fallfish). Check out FRESHWATER FISH OF NH (on sale at Fish & Game hqs) or my book, ANGLING IN THE SMILE OF THE GREAT SPIRIT -- SIX CENTURIES OF WISDOM FROM THE MASTER ANGLERS OF LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, now on sale at www.deepwaterspress.com. There are pictures of White fish (locally called "shad") and Roach in both books. I used to catch one or two whitefish (one of the finest eating fish in the Lake) every year while trolling for salmon and lakers, but it has been 8 years since I have caught one. The "old timers" (funny that I should call them old timers at my age!! Ha!) used to catch them through the ice by chumming a hole for several days and then fishing thru the ice with small bits of smelt or meal worms.

Good angling!

Hal Lyon
East Bear Island

halclyon · 08-14-2004, 12:17 PM

I want to thank so many of you for buying my book, ANGLING IN THE SMILE OF THE GREAT SPIRIT -- 6 CENTURIES OF WISDOM FROM THE MASTER ANGLERS OF LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE! It has now sold over 2000 copies in the Lakes Region since it came out 3 months ago -- far exceeding my expectations!

Good angling!

Hal Lyon
East Bear Island

csuhockey3 · 08-15-2004, 03:59 PM

I LOVE the book. It's a blast to read, although it is also torture because I am ~2,000 miles away. Thanks for such a neat book. Will you ever have a signing somewhere (if you have not already)? Thanks again!

glennsteely · 02-14-2005, 06:46 AM

End of June, I was on my neighbor's dock when I was about 14 or 15, in Sachem's cove (20 years ago) when a school of fish came by top feeding, I mean 30 or 40 fish eating something off the top of the water....one splash after another.....I had a rod set up leaning on a rock with a popper on it and I grabbed it and got it in the water and landed one of these top feeders, it was about 12-13 inches long, silver, with a soft looking mouth, no noticable teeth. I had never seen one before so I took it in to my grandfather and he said it was a shad. It was very exciting, seeing them on the surface like that. I fished and waited all day to try for another one, with no luck......I was on the same dock at about 9:30 that same night, getting eaten alive by bugs with my grandmother calling me to come in, fishing a jitterbug in the moonlight when I heard the "THUNKgooosh" I set the hook and landed one that was 18 1/2 inches long and I must add, very good eating, pan fried with bacon. That summer I caught a few more of them, all in the 8 to 14 inch range but I have never caught one since. The following summer I discovered white perch and fished the cove clean of them. When I was younger, I always ate what I caught, now it is all catch and release at Winnipesaukee......

Grady223 · 02-24-2005, 01:00 PM

Hal, Just ordered your book (hard cover), look forward to getting it. It will be a nice addition to our library at the Lake. I parrot csuhockey3 - will you be having a signing?

07-25-2004, 04:50 PM	#1
coley Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danvers,MA and 1 wk/yr Wolfeboro Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 7 Posts	Whitefish?? I think, what I caught is a whitefish in Jockey Cove on July 10..Kind of long and thin with a trout like mouth..in about a foot and a half of water from under a dock..black and silver scales..anyone know anything about them or seen them in the lake?

08-14-2004, 11:59 AM	#3
halclyon Deceased Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: E. Bear Island from May 15-Oct 15 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Probably not a Whitefish Hi, Unlikely that this was a white fish caught in July in such shallow water, as they are down deeper (where the salmon are) by then. You might have caught a "roach" (Fallfish). Check out FRESHWATER FISH OF NH (on sale at Fish & Game hqs) or my book, ANGLING IN THE SMILE OF THE GREAT SPIRIT -- SIX CENTURIES OF WISDOM FROM THE MASTER ANGLERS OF LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, now on sale at www.deepwaterspress.com. There are pictures of White fish (locally called "shad") and Roach in both books. I used to catch one or two whitefish (one of the finest eating fish in the Lake) every year while trolling for salmon and lakers, but it has been 8 years since I have caught one. The "old timers" (funny that I should call them old timers at my age!! Ha!) used to catch them through the ice by chumming a hole for several days and then fishing thru the ice with small bits of smelt or meal worms. Good angling! Hal Lyon East Bear Island

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08-15-2004, 03:59 PM	#5
csuhockey3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hooksett, NH Posts: 256 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	I LOVE the book. It's a blast to read, although it is also torture because I am ~2,000 miles away. Thanks for such a neat book. Will you ever have a signing somewhere (if you have not already)? Thanks again! __________________ - CSUhockey3

02-14-2005, 06:46 AM	#6
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	I have had an experience with what I think was round whitefish..... End of June, I was on my neighbor's dock when I was about 14 or 15, in Sachem's cove (20 years ago) when a school of fish came by top feeding, I mean 30 or 40 fish eating something off the top of the water....one splash after another.....I had a rod set up leaning on a rock with a popper on it and I grabbed it and got it in the water and landed one of these top feeders, it was about 12-13 inches long, silver, with a soft looking mouth, no noticable teeth. I had never seen one before so I took it in to my grandfather and he said it was a shad. It was very exciting, seeing them on the surface like that. I fished and waited all day to try for another one, with no luck......I was on the same dock at about 9:30 that same night, getting eaten alive by bugs with my grandmother calling me to come in, fishing a jitterbug in the moonlight when I heard the "THUNKgooosh" I set the hook and landed one that was 18 1/2 inches long and I must add, very good eating, pan fried with bacon. That summer I caught a few more of them, all in the 8 to 14 inch range but I have never caught one since. The following summer I discovered white perch and fished the cove clean of them. When I was younger, I always ate what I caught, now it is all catch and release at Winnipesaukee...... __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree......

07-26-2004, 06:32 AM	#2
JohnNH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Weare, NH Posts: 72 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Coley, The attached item will take you to a booklet that is on-line at NH Fish & Games web site. The whitefish is defined on page 41. When we catch an unusual fish it's always a challenge to make a proper identification. Hope this helps. John/NH Fishing Guide Booklet

02-24-2005, 01:00 PM	#7
Grady223 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Hope, PA & Barndoor Island Posts: 465 Thanks: 93 Thanked 24 Times in 18 Posts	Book Hal, Just ordered your book (hard cover), look forward to getting it. It will be a nice addition to our library at the Lake. I parrot csuhockey3 - will you be having a signing?