{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Unknown Catch in Four Mile Run

That's def a Tilapia. Hope you took him home and ate him, definitely an alien species. And get this--its not even native to Asia, its an invasive species there too.

"Many species of tilapia are amazingly adaptable and this makes them especially prone to becoming problematic invasive species. Quite a few tilapias can adapt to brackish conditions and some are even capable of living where the salinity is 35 ppt, the average salinity of sea water."

On Monday, September 17, 2012 9:22:05 PM UTC-4, Shawn wrote:

Hi Guys,

This is the first time I've posted in here but I wanted get some input on to what kind of fish the big blue guy is. He took a surface popper just like a bass and bluegill and I have him laid down next to my #6 rod. Made some good runs like a carp for about 4-5 minutes and would love to know exactly what it is. I included the photo of the bass as you can see there was a small nick on him, probably from the heron that was fishing along side me. Thanks for the help.

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