Fish guide prioritized for North America.
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Arctic Char
Salvelinus alpinus
Arctic Char is a cold-water salmonid of Arctic and subarctic lakes, rivers, and coastal waters. It often shows striking seasonal color shifts and can be an important local food and sport fish where it occurs.
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel is a fast, schooling coastal predator of the western Atlantic, common from nearshore surf and inlets to bays and shelf edges. It feeds heavily on small baitfish and is a popular light-tackle game fish.
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black crappie are a popular North American panfish with a deep, laterally compressed body and dark mottling. They often school around cover and bite best in low light when feeding on small fish and aquatic insects.
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) is a large North American catfish native to big rivers and reservoirs, often reaching trophy size. It is an opportunistic bottom feeder and can be invasive outside its native range.
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are the largest Pacific salmon, born in freshwater, growing in the ocean, and returning to rivers to spawn. They are prized gamefish and important prey for marine predators and people.
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are an anadromous Pacific salmon that spend most of their lives in the ocean and return to coastal rivers to spawn. They are best known for their tall spawning jaws and bold banding, and they are a key species in North Pacific fisheries.
Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) are an anadromous salmon of the North Pacific, spending most of life in the ocean before returning to freshwater to spawn. Juveniles use streams and lakes; adults are prized game fish for their aggressive strikes and acrobatics.
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
A widespread freshwater fish with large scales, barbels, and strong bottom-feeding behavior.
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead Catfish are large, nocturnal ambush predators of big rivers, reservoirs, and deep holes in North American freshwater systems. They are prized by anglers for size and table quality, but they readily eat live fish and other sizable prey.
King Mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
King mackerel is a fast-moving coastal pelagic predator of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. It hunts baitfish in schools and is a popular sportfish, but large fish can carry high mercury and ciguatera risk in some areas.
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
Lake trout are a deep-water char native to cold northern lakes across North America. They spend much of the year offshore or in the deepest basins, feeding on ciscoes, smelt, whitefish, and other fish.
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
A highly recognizable North American freshwater predator with a large mouth and green flank pattern.