Honestly, I now think it's a spotted bass... look here...
http://www.kansasfishes.com/Pages/spottedbass.htm


"Shawn" wrote in message
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My friend got this fish from the river for me. It's about 1.5 inch long.
Would you please take a look and tell me what the fish is if you know.
Tks.
http://www.geocities.com/tsaishang/fish.htm