Freshwater Fish Species

Do you remember your first fishing trip? Maybe it was when you were 5 years old or maybe you were 30. You don't have to be young to learn and enjoy the sport of fishing. Often times our first fishing experiences took place at a pond or river somewhere near our home. Check out some of these more popular freshwater fish species and learn more about the fish you love to catch!

• 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.....
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• Trout

  
  Rainbow 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. They can reach a maximum length.....
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• Bluegill

  
  The bluegill can be identified by its mainly olive green color with a yellowish underneath. The names comes from the iridescent purple and blue region on the gill and cheek.....
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• Bowfin

  
  Bowfin can be identified by the very long dorsal fin which runs from mid-back to the base of the tail. They are long and cylindrical shaped and dark olive.....
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• Catfish

  
  Channel Catfish Channel Catfish are the most fished catfish species in the United States. They are speckled, with a dark back to a whitish belly and have no scales. .....
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• Gar

  
  Gar are a long tubular shaped fish, have elongated jaws filled with long sharp teeth, and have scales which are diamond-shaped, shiny, and hard. They have swim bladders which.....
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• Muskie

  
  Muskie can be identified by their elongated body, flat head, and fins that are set far back on the body. They range from two to five feet in length.....
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• Perch

  
  Perch can be identified by the six to nine vertical bars on its sides and amber to bright orange colored lower fins. Female perch are not as brightly colored.....
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• Pike

  
  Pike can be identified by their olive color and shading into yellow to white along the belly and light markings on their body. They are an aggressive solitary fish.....
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• Salmon

  
  Sockeye 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,.....
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• Sturgeon

  
  Sturgeon can be identified by their elongated body, their lack of scales, and great size. They have a bony external plate or scale like that of a shell of.....
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• Walleye

  
  Walleye can be identified by their olive and gold coloring. Their dorsal side is olive which grades into a golden hue on the flanks. The name "walleye" comes.....
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• Freshwater Striper

  
  Freshwater Striper or Striped Bass look much like their saltwater counterparts. They are olive-green, blue, or black dorsally and have seven or eight dark, continuous stripes along the side.....
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• Crappie

  
  White crappie can be identified by the six spines on its dorsal fin. The black crappie can be identified by the seven to eight spines on its dorsal fin......
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