Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)

The walleye is the largest member of the Percidae family of perch in North America and a close relative of the sauger. A popular freshwa...

Trout-Perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus)

A member of the small Percopsidae family, the confusingly named trout-perch is neither a trout nor a perch, nor is it of angling signific...

Sunapee Trout (Salvelinus alpinus oquassa)

This member of the charr family was once classified as a separate species with the scientific name Salvelinus aureolus. A landlocked, or no...

Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

The rainbow trout is one of the most widely distributed freshwater fish and the one member of the Salmonidae family that presently has glo...

Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

The lake trout is one of the largest members of the Salmonidae family, which encompasses salmon, trout, charr, and whitefish. This fish is ...

Golden Trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita)

California’s state fish, the golden trout is classified as two recognizable subspecies, O. aguabonita aguabonita of California’s South Fork...

Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae)

Along with the Apache trout (see: Trout, Apache), the Gila is one of two native trout in Arizona, both severely threatened. Because of in...

Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)

The term “cutthroat throat” and its scientific designation O. clarki—the species name in honor of Captain Clark of the Lewis and Clark exp...

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)

One of the most adaptable members of the Salmonidae family, the brown trout was the first species of trout described by Linnaeus, the fat...

Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Brook trout are technically not true trout but are closely related to trout; they are charr and members of a family composed of lake trou...

Blueback Trout (Salvelinus alpinus oquassa)

This member of the charr family was once classified as a separate species, with the scientific name Salvelinus oquassa. A landlocked, or no...