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×Join our 3 fishermen in Mathews in Lafourche. The fishing forecast is currently 3.2. The most caught fishes here are the razorback sucker, the humpback chub, the yellow perch and the steelhead trout. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the angling - using natural bait, how to catch smelt with square net?, bass trolling or gathering seafood by hand.
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The Razorback Sucker
The Razorback Sucker belongs to the Catostomidae family. It is a relatively large catostomidae, reaching more than 91 cm in length and weighing 5 to 6 kg. It has a lifespan of 50 years. It nests from January to June. It cannot be fished because of its status as an endangered species. Razorback suckers are similar to other Catostomidae, with the exception of two main characteristics. The most characteristic features of the razorback sucker are a pronounced edge made of neural and internal bone that extends from the head to the dorsal fins, as well as elongated filaments on the gills. Females have a lower keel. Well-developed filaments are made for zooplankton feeding. It has a long snout, a long rounded head that is ventrally compressed and a ventral mouth with a split lower lip. There is 12 to 15 rays on the dorsal fin and the anal fin has 7 rays. Pelvic and anal fins are longer in males. It has an almost straight lateral line with 68 to 87 scales.
The Razorback Sucker is a famous fish you can catch in Mathews.The Humpback Chub
The Humpback Chub belongs to the Cyprinidae family. The maximum size recorded was 38 cm. It has a lifespan of 30 years. It spawns from April to June. It is a protected species, so the angling is prohibited. The body is almost entirely without a scale, retaining only 80 mid-lateral scales along the lateral line. The scales are deeply embedded on the surface of the fish, especially on the hump. The fish has a very streamlined body, with a thin caudal peduncle and a deeply forked tail. The fins are large and curved, and the origin of the ridge is approximately equal distance from the snout and base of the caudal fin. The mouth is lower and overhung by the muzzle. The pharyngeal arch is small, with a small lower branch. The back is pale olive grey, the sides silvery and the belly white. The dorsal fin generally has nine rays and the anal fin has 10 or more.
The Humpback Chub is a famous fish you can catch in Mathews.The Yellow Perch
The Yellow Perch belongs to the Percidae family. The yellow perch measures on average 10 to 25 cm in length and weighs between 50 and 200 g (up to 36 cm for 500 g). The average lifespan is about 7 years. It breeds from April to May. It can be fished all year round. Its body is elongated and oval. Its head is moderately high and rounded at the tip. Its snout is obtuse and moderately long; it does not extend beyond the lower jaw. The mouth is terminal and slightly oblique. The jaws have small teeth. The operculum is finished with a strong thorn. There are 2 distinctly separated dorsal fins. The first dorsal spine is high and rounded, the spines are strong, the rays vary from 13 to 15. The second dorsal fin is almost as high, with 1 to 2 spines and 12 to 15 rays. The caudal is slightly forked. The color of the yellow perch varies according to its size and habitat. The back and dorsal surface of the head vary from bright green to golden brown to olive. The sides are pale yellow to yellow-green with about 7 vertical black bars of decreasing width. The ventral face of the head and body varies from grey to milk white. The dorsal and caudal fins range from yellow to green; the edge of the first dorsal fin is often black. In males in spawning livery the colors will be more intense: in particular, the pelvic and anal fins which are then bright orange.
The Yellow Perch is a famous fish you can catch in Mathews.The Steelhead Trout
The Steelhead trout belongs to the Salmonidae family. Steelhead trout is a name given to the anadromous form of red-band trout (O. m. Gairdneri) or coastal rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus. M. irideus). Steelhead trout can weigh up to 26 kg and reach a length of 114 cm. He can live 11 years. It breeds from January to April. It is fished from the end of October to the month of November. Steelheads trout generally have a more refined shape and a silver or copper color when they reach adulthood, which is why they are called them.
The Steelhead Trout is a famous fish you can catch in Mathews.The Lahontan cutthroat trout
The Lahontan cutthroat trout belongs to the Salmonidae family. It can reach 1 m for 24 kg. It has a lifespan of less than 5 years. It breeds between February and July. The best time to catch it is between March and April. It is a quite large fish with a square tail to hunt prey and avoid predators. The coloring is green to greenish brown on the back, pale yellow with a pink lateral band on the sides and silver to white on the belly. Parr marks fade in mature fish. Spawning trout can be copper, red and orange, especially male. Large rounded spots, almost as black as ink, scatter little over the body, with less below the lateral line. Like other cutthroat trout, they have a distinct red to orange mark on their throats, but can be pale on lakes.
The Lahontan cutthroat trout is a famous fish you can catch in Mathews.Our fishing forecast of Mathews indicates the best time to go fishing in this city.
Our fishing forecast of Mathews indicates the best time to go fishing in this city.
Our fishing forecast of Mathews indicates the best time to go fishing in this city.
