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Fish Species - Details
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WHITE SUCKER
(Catostomus commersoni)
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Other Common Names
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Sucker, common sucker, mullet
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Identifying Characteristics
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The body is olive brown to grey.
Long, cylindrical body.
Blunt snout; upper lip thinner than lower lip.
Large scales.
Y bones are located along both sides.
Their flesh is good for making fish patties and smoking.
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Habits and Habitat
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Found in almost any water condition - clear or muddy, fast or slow, clean or polluted.
Widely distributed.
Seems to prefer large streams and deep-water impoundments.
A bottom feeder whose diet consists of insect larvae, crustaceans, and algae.
Spawns in the spring, often in trout streams.
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Tackle and Techniques
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Use light- to medium-weight tackle and 4- to 6-pound-test line.
Fish on the bottom with worms, dew worms, or dough balls.
Suckers hit very lightly.
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Current State Record
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5 pounds, 3 ounces; caught by Eric John Kindron in the Hudson River on May 13, 1994.
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