Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
Identifying characteristics: Red or orange border around the "ear" flap. The body coloration is light olive-green to gold, with red or orange
flecks on the breast. The breast of a mature redear is typically a rather bright yellow. The body is heavily spotted and they have long,
pointed pectoral fins. Five to 10 vertical bars are more or less evident on the sides, depending on the size of the fish.
Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
Identifying characteristics: Two dorsal fins with spinous and soft-rayed portions united, large mouth, six anal spines, red eye, rows of dark
dots on sides.
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Identifying characteristics: Two dorsal fins with spinous and soft-rayed portions united, body longer than deep, upper jaw doesn’t extend
past eye, bronze streaks in cheek.
Smelt (Osmerus mordax)
Identifying characteristics: Two dorsal fins including one adipose fin, long thin body with purple, pink and blue iridescent sides.
Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Identifying characteristics: Two dorsal fins including one adipose fin, mouth and gums are light, small spots along rays on entire tail, 10-12
rays in anal fin.
Female
Male
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
Identifying characteristics: Seven or eight prominent black uninterrupted horizontal stripes along the sides. The stripes are often interrupted
or broken and are usually absent on young fish of less than six inches.
Sucker (Catostomus catostomus)
Identifying characteristics: Single dorsal fin, sucking mouth with no barbels, long cylindrical body. The white sucker has coarser scales, the
longnose has fine scales, but visually, with only one in hand, they are difficult to distinguish.
Walleye (Sander vitreus)
Identifying characteristics: Two dorsal fins separated into a spiny and a soft-rayed portion, cloudy eye, white tips on anal and lower caudal
fins, canine teeth.
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