Jumping fish at sunset
September 27, 2021 10:21 AM   Subscribe

I was doing some paddling in the Lachine Canal this summer and for about 10 minutes at sunset (could be sunrise too, I don't know), lots of these very small fish would jump out of the water, presumably to get insects. This happened every week. What fish are they?
posted by jeather to Science & Nature (2 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Either to catch bugs, or to escape predators. Could be any number of fry.
posted by nickggully at 10:47 AM on September 27, 2021


I'm not local to Montreal, but this blog about fishing in the Lachine Canal lists perch, sunfish and bass as local species. Perch are certainly small and very jumpy.
posted by Pallas Athena at 6:20 PM on September 27, 2021


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