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Bass

Largemouth bass are the most popular of all the game fish. Largemouth bass are olive green in color, marked by a series of dark, sometimes black, blotches forming a jagged horizontal stripe along each flank.

Trout

Rainbow Trout can be identified by their blue-green or yellow-green color, their pink streak, and black spots on their back and fins.

Marlin

Marlins have a elongated body, a spear-like snout, and a long rigid fin, which extends forward to from a crest. They are very fast swimmers and can reach speeds of 68 mph and more.

Pike

Pike can be identified by their olive color and shading into yellow to white along the belly and light markings on their body.

Tuna

Albacore Tuna have a faint blue iridescent band along the sides of the body as well as a yellow shade in the dorsal and anal fins. They are found in open waters of all tropical and temperate oceans.

Salmon

  The Sockeye salmon or red salmon is found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and in the rivers that feed into it. Next to the pink and chum salmon, it is the most common type.

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