Caught in Indiana, the Wabash river near the Wabash/Miami county line. It bit on chicken liver while I was targeting catfish. You can't see it in the picture but it has a mouth full of tiny teeth. Any idea what it is?

We call those Goldeye here in NE.

4 minutes ago, bassh8er said:

We call those Goldeye here in NE.

That sounds like a good name for it. It certainly does have big gold colored eyes.  

Skipjack herring.

6 minutes ago, Scott F said:

Skipjack herring.

Thanks for the reply but I think a skipjack's dorsal fin is closer to the center of it's back. This guy's dorsal is set way back closer to the tail

Looks like a Goldeye to me

1 hour ago, tstraub said:

Thanks for the reply but I think a skipjack's dorsal fin is closer to the center of it's back. This guy's dorsal is set way back closer to the tail

You are correct. Could be a Mooneye.

Wee baby tarpon ?. 

I looked up goldeye and mooneye I will say it's one or the other.  Pretty interesting fish they would probably be a lot of fun on lighter tackle this one jumped out of the water a few times on the way to the boat. My catfish setup was a bit too heavy to really enjoy the fight.

Goldeye.  They cut them up and use them for bait for channel cats up here on the Red River. 

2 hours ago, Tlauz said:

Goldeye.  They cut them up and use them for bait for channel cats up here on the Red River. 

I guess I screwed up. I had a pair of bait shears in the boat and turned it loose.  Then I ran out of chicken liver lol.i considered using it for bait but the golden shiners I had weren't working as well as the liver so I just kept feeding them and missing most of the hook sets.

It's a goldeye, use to catch them often fishing for white bass at Milford Lake in Kansas. Mooneye have silver eyes, goldeyes have, drum roll please, golden eyes.

8 hours ago, Way north bass guy said:

Wee baby tarpon ?. 

They really do look like one, except they have nasty little teeth.