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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: lhtrees on May 24, 2020, 06:31:46 PM

Title: Trying to identify this fry
Post by: lhtrees on May 24, 2020, 06:31:46 PM

Some folks found these fry in a nearby creek. Any idea what kind of fish this is? The parr marks are very irregular and blotchy. Sockeye? Maybe too young to determine?

(https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1gKhuCSWdh7p1Xkatl89SQ34nUk1YE-Rd)

Here is a link to folder with more pics:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1u_ZKsYnvG9Y_DSe-vrqI5w_4tEFKPyUx

Thanks for any insights!

Title: Re: Trying to identify this fry
Post by: RalphH on May 24, 2020, 07:00:50 PM

3 spine stickleback I think.

Nice photo!

Title: Re: Trying to identify this fry
Post by: lhtrees on May 24, 2020, 07:15:41 PM

Thanks so much! I never would have figured that out but now that I have looked it up online, that's definitely what it is. I have never seen these in these streams but these kids were netting waterbugs and found dozens of them in the water. Cool! It's a little feeder creek into the Nicomeckl.

Title: Re: Trying to identify this fry
Post by: clarki on May 25, 2020, 08:56:00 AM

Not unexpected, but interresting to see the variation in colouration from the pics you posted (presumably of a resident freshwater stickleback) and the sea run stickleback in the this video, beginning at 4:20   

Edit: Doh!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4ieCgZjVE

A video you are very familiar with,  Chris!   

Title: Re: Trying to identify this fry
Post by: chris gadsden on May 25, 2020, 08:59:21 AM

Quote from: clarki on May 25, 2020, 08:56:00 AM

Not unexpected, but interresting to see the variation in colouration from the pics you posted (presumably of a resident freshwater stickleback) and the sea run stickleback in the this video, beginning at 4:20   

Video link?

Title: Re: Trying to identify this fry
Post by: RalphH on May 25, 2020, 09:43:57 AM

The Nicomekl itself has a large population of sticklebacks.