# Fish ID? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 21, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-id/586290 "2011-06-21T15:04:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-id/586290/1 "2011-06-21T15:04:31Z")
My son was fishing the other day, and sent me [a pic of a fish he caught](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/fish.jpg). Warm water reservoir outflow area where bass, sunfish, catfish, and carp are typically caught. My son does catch/release so the fish is swimming. Ideas? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-id/586290/2 "2011-06-21T15:13:34Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > My son was fishing the other day, and sent me [a pic of a fish he caught](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/fish.jpg). Warm water reservoir outflow area where bass, sunfish, catfish, and carp are typically caught. My son does catch/release so the fish is swimming. Ideas? Thanks! Might could be a yellow perch. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-id/586290/3 "2011-06-21T15:27:14Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > Might could be a yellow perch. Crap, that’s what it is. I called my son for more info on the fish’s length. The picture makes the fish look 10x bigger than it was, and he knew it was a perch. He was just messing around with me…