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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ambassador on November 05, 2013, 12:05:24 PM

Title: Sculpins in the Capilano
Post by: Ambassador on November 05, 2013, 12:05:24 PM

Caught this little guy Saturday in the Capilano River. He looks like a Rocky Mountain Sculpin. Seems a bit out of range as from what I have read they are found in a couple rivers in Alberta and Montana. Can anyone elaborate? http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/species-especes/rocky-mountain-sculpin-chabot-montagnes-rocheuses-eng.htm (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/species-especes/rocky-mountain-sculpin-chabot-montagnes-rocheuses-eng.htm)

Hungry little guy!
(http://i.imgur.com/lryhgmj.jpg)

Title: Re: Sculpins in the Capilano
Post by: Suther on November 05, 2013, 12:22:45 PM

Quote from: Ambassador on November 05, 2013, 12:05:24 PM

Caught this little guy Saturday in the Capilano River. He looks like a Rocky Mountain Sculpin. Seems a bit out of range as from what I have read they are found in a couple rivers in Alberta and Montana. Can anyone elaborate? http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/species-especes/rocky-mountain-sculpin-chabot-montagnes-rocheuses-eng.htm (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/species-especes/rocky-mountain-sculpin-chabot-montagnes-rocheuses-eng.htm)

Hungry little guy!
(http://i.imgur.com/lryhgmj.jpg)

Pacific Staghorn Sculpin perhaps? judging by what DFO says, that is certainly way out of its range if it is a Rocky Mountain sculpin...

Title: Re: Sculpins in the Capilano
Post by: Rodney on November 05, 2013, 12:26:28 PM

Coastrange sculpin.

Title: Re: Sculpins in the Capilano
Post by: jeff on November 05, 2013, 08:20:06 PM

I caught one that looked like that in the Vedder once and one in Cultus lake.

Title: Re: Sculpins in the Capilano
Post by: Rodney on November 05, 2013, 10:27:01 PM

Small sculpins like this are not uncommon in streams. They also make up an important diet for large bull trout and cutthroat trout.