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Other names: The bronze redhorse is also known as the "notchlip redhorse" which is not only a hard name to remember, but it bases the identification of the fish on a hard-to-see characteristic that is really most useful in a laboratory setting. We prefer a common name that is more evocative and reflects the fish the way it is commonly seen in the field, by the angler. |
The bronze redhorse is a large, handsome species of sucker. Bronze redhorse can be found east of the Appalachians from Virginia's Roanoke-Chowan drainage to the Altamaha River drainage in the state of Georgia. South Carolina's Bronze Redhorse population is found both in the mainstem and larger tributaries of the Pee Dee River, Santee River, and Savannah River. Bronzies attack redworms as well as small pieces of crawler. Look for them in areas of moderate current over rock and sand.
