Lets try this photo

 See if this one works

This is the official photo of the creek chub.

We Discovered a New Bait That Works Well

 A few weeks ago a friend of mine was working in Mooresville near a small creek that looks like it might eventually run into Lake Norman. During the summer and fall this dried up source of water was nothing more than a puddle but he (Kenny) saw that it contained small fish about the size of the bait that he saw me using. He got himself a bait trap and caught a dozen or so of these fish. At first glance I didn't recognize the species of the fish but we did use them for bait and they worked wonders. The bass seemed to love them and the new bait stayed live forever when on the hook.

Kenny supplied me several times during the Fall and we always caught fish with them. I got a little inquisitive about the species because I didn't want to be introducing a new species into the lake so I contacted the Wildlife commission for a species identification. They immediately recognized my photos of the fish as Creek Chub, indication that they are very common in small creeks and ponds in our area. A photo of the Chub is shown below. For some reason the computer would not permit me to add the official photo.