What is this?
 

Found this little guy floating among the chunks of ice on the Bodkin. Belly looks like a suction cup. Not sure what it is. :confused: I was thinking juvenile catfish, but he has no whiskers. Snakehead? :eek:
Any thoughts?

I don’t know, we don’t have those kinds of cooties here on the Eastern Shore! :D

Juvinile oyster toad?

Could be a Skilletfish:

https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fi...er/skilletfish

Dude pour gasoline in the water, light the match and run!

We have a winner!
 

Cooties!? you're so imature :rolleyes:

That's what I thought at first, but the mouth was wrong.

BINGO !!

Lolo, the MDE and EPA will be in contact :eek:


Definitely a Skilletfish, never heard of them before. Thanks Spot77 :D:D

Glad I could help. Only reason I thought of it was we once had some wash up on a beach that I was responsible for a few years ago and I was determined to figure it out back then. Hadn't seen once since until this thread!

Scott: I think you should have "won" something. Maybe a free slip from Jay:eek:

Of course, not much good to you now that you live on the "other" side:D

5th

Jesus Marty, you are soooo behind the times. WE ALL win a free slip from jay....just for participating!!! Don’t you know nothing about current events? If Spot gets something I don’t, it’s just not fair! It doesn’t matter that he is smarter/stronger/faster/etc. than me. It could push me over the edge and send me on a downward spiral. I think I might needs months in therapy just for writing this post. It’s soooo upsetting.

PS- Jay, I’d like the slip out on the end that I usually use for the tourney but please build finger piers on BOTH sides and move the cleaning station closer so I don’t have to carry the 22” Fish I catch ALL the way down the dock.
:D:D

So Jeff;
I don't think Jay has enough "free" slips available for everyone who participated:mad:

I did talk to him, and he's comfortable building a "safe space" down at the marina. It would have complimentary Perrier water, a misting machine for those hot global warming days, a yoga spot to destress after catching, killing, and cleaning your Rockfish (C/R will be promoted this year), and finally, a new electric outlet specifically for those who drive their Tesla cars to their slips (Pickup Trucks will now have to park on the far end of the property and carry all their fishing coolers and gear for a quarter mile).

The State of Maryland is providing him a Grant to facilitate all the "improvements", so it won't cost Jay any money to make the changes :D

5th

P.S. If you show up wearing a "man bun", you have slip preference this year :)