FULL PACKER NEWS RELEASE (May 15, 2007): Hi Folks - Capitanious here. I've been tying flies as long as I've been tying my shoes and this one had me stumped! However, one quick call to Rocketman and he set me straight. In a previous email I could not identify the speces of fish I caught during my recent fishing expedition up to the Salmon River. I asked Roc to look at the fish - via this blog - and tell me what kind it was.

He said, "what you have here Cap is a Chub...its latin name is Leuciscus Cephalus. Chub's can be found in most of the NY's rivers and more recently in still waters where it is being stocked. The Chub is predatory and tends to live together in shoals, larger specimens tending to become solitary. The staple diet of the young fish are small invertebrates; older Chub also feed on small fish, insects, small crayfish, fruit and berries. The Chub can often be found under overhanging trees and bushes also on gravel beds where it can be occasionally seen feeding in a river's current. The Chub can be distinguished by it's convex anal fin and the arrangement of its pharyngeal teeth. It has a long, cylindrical, streamlined body with grey or black-bordered scales. It's back is grayish brown in color, tinged with green, it's sides are lighter and often golden blending into a white belly."

Thanks Rocketman!!