Fish ID

[McWally]

Was cruising around for fun other night and stopped at 80’ north of Galoo Island and just putted along and was marking tons of fish on that contour holding close to bottom. Screen was loaded the whole time. Can anyone guess from the picture what these could have been? Looks like bottom was temp was ~65. 

[HB2]

6 hours ago, McWally said:

Was cruising around for fun other night and stopped at 80’ north of Galoo Island and just putted along and was marking tons of fish on that contour holding close to bottom. Screen was loaded the whole time. Can anyone guess from the picture what these could have been? Looks like bottom was temp was ~65. 

Could be smallmouths 

[McWally]

Smallmouths didn’t cross mind, hmmmm. 

[McWally]

I want to believe they are sporty but there were so many I’m starting think they were forage fish like Cisco. Same size as smallies. Inquiring minds want to know!

[Scalloper 1]

If you would have dropped a sabiki rig to bottom you would have known quick.

[schreckstoff]

That’s a Cisco hot spot so maybe. We see them “layer up” like that at this time of year but they are most often  suspended, a little deeper/cooler .

[McWally]

Ok, thanks, that’s a serious hot spot

[lost a lure]

Went right through there yesterday. Didn't mark anything

[schreckstoff]

 

Here's what the layer can look like at night on a graph.  This was south of sunken island (thank you Captain Bliss for teaching me about this area!), in 2016, and was mostly Cisco from the 2014 year class.

[McWally]

12 hours ago, lost a lure said:

Went right through there yesterday. Didn't mark anything

They were thick a few days before

[McWally]

53 minutes ago, schreckstoff said:

 

Here's what the layer can look like at night on a graph.  This was south of sunken island (thank you Captain Bliss for teaching me about this area!), in 2016, and was mostly Cisco from the 2014 year class.

Ok, I’m tracking, know what I’m looking out now, thanks. 

[Gregger300]

Great question. I've seen the same thing from time to time and always wondered what was going on.

Thanks for the info guys.