Please Help Identify This Fish....(Pic)

[jmed999]

These little guys are only about half an inch long. Not sure what they are. Anyone know?

Thanks

[LgMouthGambler]

Maybe juvenile bass?

[tomustang]

They look like minnows, like blacenose dace

[Bluebasser86]

I'm going with bass fry/young of the year bass. Are they hanging out in groups around cover? Seems like schools of bass fry hang together in cover close to where they hatched for awhile even after their parents stop guarding them.

[Bassn Blvd]

Those are called "half inch long fish." And if you wait until next month they'll be called "one inch long fish."

[Scorcher214]

Those are called "half inch long fish." And if you wait until next month they'll be called "one inch long fish."

You never disappoint Bassn Blvd.

[Bassn Blvd]

I aim to please.

[flippin and pitchin]

If they were bass, at least one would have had a seven inch swimbait stuck in it's mouth.

[Hooligan]

Look very much like Black Chin Shiners. The color pattern, tail fork, and location would point to that.

[wisconsin heat]

im sure they are some sort of minnow, they don't look like bass fry to me

[ClackerBuzz]

Those are called "half inch long fish." And if you wait until next month they'll be called "one inch long fish."

[jmed999]

Anyone else?

[NCbassmaster4Life]

they are fry (baby bass) most won't live to see another day but a year from now they can grow up to 8 inches and two years from now they will be 2 yr old largemouths.

[Fish Chris]

Well, superficially (because of the black stripe) they resemble baby LMB fry.... But I'm leaning towards some sort of a minnow or shiner.

As was as was asked, "Are they hanging in a swarm in one small area ? Is there an obvious bass bed nearby" ?

I say, 90% chance of minnows or shiners (of which there are countless species) or 10% chance, LMB fry. An up close, clear, macro photo would make it easier to tell.....

Peace,

Fish

[jmed999]

They were in one little area and not in a swarm. They were just hanging out in very shallow water trying to stay away from predators.

[TommyBass]

Look alot like Fathead minnows to me. They usually hang out in the sun really shallow along the bank... many times in groups of 3-5 or maybe a few more. They have the black stripe, but its hard to tell any other fin structure from your pictures. That'd be my guess though.