Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

A member of the Scombridae family of tuna and mackerel, the albacore is an excellent light-tackle gamefish. It is called true albacore in ...

Round Whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum)

A member of the Salmonidae family, the round whitefish seldom exceeds 2 pounds and is sought to a limited degree by anglers. Identifica...

Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)

A member of the Salmonidae family, the mountain whitefish provides an important winter fishery in certain areas, especially where steelhea...

Lake Whitefish

The lake whitefish is a larger and more widespread fish than are the mountain and the round whitefish, and it is more highly regarded amo...

Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)

The warmouth is a member of the Centrarchidae family of sunfish and has white, flaky flesh. Identification The warmouth has a deep, s...

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...