Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Freshwater Fish

Ken Schultz

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A compact, authoritative guide for freshwater fishing trips

From one of the most respected names in the world of sportfishing comes the definitive, full-color guide to 140 of the most common freshwater fish species found in North American rivers, lakes, and streams. Featuring information on identification, habitat, size, and diet, Ken Schultz's Guide to Freshwater Fish is a must for anglers and sportfishing enthusiasts everywhere.
Introduction.

An Overview of Fish.

Fish Anatomy.

Species.

Alewife.

Bass, Florida Largemouth.

Bass, Guadalupe.

Bass, Largemouth.

Bass, Peacock.

Bass, Redeye.

Bass, Roanoke.

Bass, Rock.

Bass, Smallmouth.

Bass, Spotted.

Bass, Striped.

Bass, Suwannee.

Bass, White.

Bass, Whiterock.

Bass, Yellow.

Bluegill.

Bowfin.

Buffalo, Bigmouth.

Buffalo, Smallmouth.

Bullhead, Black.

Bullhead, Brown.

Bullhead, Yellow.

Burbot.

Carp, Common.

Carp, Grass.

Catfish.

Catfish, Blue.

Catfish, Channel.

Catfish, Flathead.

Catfish, White.

Charr.

Charr, Arctic.

Chub.

Chub, Creek.

Chub, Hornyhead.

Chubsucker.

Cisco.

Crappie, Black.

Crappie, White.

Dace.

Dace, Blacknose.

Dace, Longnose.

Darters.

Dolly Varden & Bull Trout.

Drum, Freshwater.

Drum, Red.

Eel, American.

Fallfish.

Gar, Alligator.

Gar, Florida.

Gar, Longnose.

Gar, Shortnose.

Gar, Spotted.

Goldeye.

Grayling, Arctic.

Herring.

Hogsucker, Northern.

Inconnu.

Ladyfish.

Lamprey.

Madtoms.

Madtom, Brown.

Minnow.

Minnow, Fathead.

Mooneye.

Mosquitofish.

Mullet.

Muskellunge.

Muskellunge, Tiger.

Paddlefish.

Perch, White.

Perch, Yellow.

Pickerel, Chain.

Pickerel, Grass & Redfin.

Pike, Northern.

Rudd.

Ruffe.

Salmon, Atlantic.

Salmon, Chinook.

Salmon, Chum.

Salmon, Coho.

Salmon, Pink.

Salmon, Sockeye.

Sauger.

Saugeye.

Shad, Alabama.

Shad, American.

Shad, Gizzard.

Shad, Hickory.

Shad, Threadfin.

Shiner, Common.

Shiner, Emerald.

Shiner, Golden.

Shiner, Striped.

Smelt, Rainbow.

Snook, Fat/Swordspine/Tarpon.

Snook, Common.

Splake.

Squawfish, Northern.

Steelhead.

Sticklebacks.

Stonecat.

Stoneroller, Central.

Sturgeon.

Sturgeon, Atlantic.

Sturgeon, Lake.

Sturgeon, Shovelnose.

Sturgeon, White.

Sucker.

Sucker, White.

Sunfish.

Sunfish, Green.

Sunfish, Longear.

Sunfish, Mud.

Sunfish, Pumpkinseed.

Sunfish, Redbreast.

Sunfish, Redear.

Tarpon.

Tilapia.

Trout.

Trout, Apache.

Trout, Blueback.

Trout, Brook.

Trout, Brown.

Trout, Cutthroat.

Trout, Gila.

Trout, Golden.

Trout, Lake.

Trout, Rainbow.

Trout, Sunapee.

Trout-Perch.

Walleye.

Warmouth.

Whitefish, Lake.

Whitefish, Mountain.

Whitefish, Round.

Glossary.

Sujets

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• Autres sports
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• Recreation
• Fishing
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• guide

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 03 août 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780470243435
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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KEN SCHULTZ S Field Guide to Freshwater Fish
KEN SCHULTZ S Field Guide to Freshwater Fish
by Ken Schultz
This book is printed on acid-free paper.

Copyright 2004 by Ken Schultz. All rights reserved

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Contents
Introduction
An Overview of Fish
Fish Anatomy
Species
Alewife
Bass, Florida Largemouth
Bass, Guadalupe
Bass, Largemouth
Bass, Peacock
Bass, Redeye
Bass, Roanoke
Bass, Rock
Bass, Smallmouth
Bass, Spotted
Bass, Striped
Bass, Suwannee
Bass, White
Bass, Whiterock
Bass, Yellow
Bluegill
Bowfin
Buffalo, Bigmouth
Buffalo, Smallmouth
Bullhead, Black
Bullhead, Brown
Bullhead, Yellow
Burbot
Carp, Common
Carp, Grass
Catfish
Catfish, Blue
Catfish, Channel
Catfish, Flathead
Catfish, White
Charr
Charr, Arctic
Chub
Chub, Creek
Chub, Hornyhead
Chubsucker
Cisco
Crappie, Black
Crappie, White
Dace
Dace, Blacknose
Dace, Longnose
Darters
Dolly Varden Bull Trout
Drum, Freshwater
Drum, Red
Eel, American
Fallfish
Gar, Alligator
Gar, Florida
Gar, Longnose
Gar, Shortnose
Gar, Spotted
Goldeye
Grayling, Arctic
Herring
Hogsucker, Northern
Inconnu
Ladyfish
Lamprey
Madtoms
Madtom, Brown
Minnow
Minnow, Fathead
Mooneye
Mosquitofish
Mullet
Muskellunge
Muskellunge, Tiger
Paddlefish
Perch, White
Perch, Yellow
Pickerel, Chain
Pickerel, Grass Redfin
Pike, Northern
Rudd
Ruffe
Salmon, Atlantic
Salmon, Chinook
Salmon, Chum
Salmon, Coho
Salmon, Pink
Salmon, Sockeye
Sauger
Saugeye
Shad, Alabama
Shad, American
Shad, Gizzard
Shad, Hickory
Shad, Threadfin
Shiner, Common
Shiner, Emerald
Shiner, Golden
Shiner, Striped
Smelt, Rainbow
Snook, Fat/Swordspine/Tarpon
Snook, Common
Splake
Squawfish, Northern
Steelhead
Sticklebacks
Stonecat
Stoneroller, Central
Sturgeon
Sturgeon, Atlantic
Sturgeon, Lake
Sturgeon, Shovelnose
Sturgeon, White
Sucker
Sucker, White
Sunfish
Sunfish, Green
Sunfish, Longear
Sunfish, Mud
Sunfish, Pumpkinseed
Sunfish, Redbreast
Sunfish, Redear
Tarpon
Tilapia
Trout
Trout, Apache
Trout, Blueback
Trout, Brook
Trout, Brown
Trout, Cutthroat
Trout, Gila
Trout, Golden
Trout, Lake
Trout, Rainbow
Trout, Sunapee
Trout-Perch
Walleye
Warmouth
Whitefish, Lake
Whitefish, Mountain
Whitefish, Round
Glossary
Introduction
T his guide is derived from the widely praised and award-winning volume Ken Schultz s Fishing Encyclopedia. Weighing nearly 10 pounds and containing 1,916 pages of information in an 8.5- by 11-inch format, it is hardly a book that can be taken afield or casually perused.
Among the many virtues of the encyclopedia is its detailed information about prey and predator species worldwide, which many people-including numerous lure designers, scientific researchers, and anglers-find very valuable and which is available nowhere else. To make it easier for people interested in the major North American fish species to reference this subject matter, that portion of the encyclopedia was excerpted into two compact and portable guides, Ken Schultz s Field Guide to Freshwater Fish and Ken Schultz s Field Guide to Saltwater Fish.
These books are primarily intended for the angler, placing major emphasis on gamefish species (nearly 260) sought in the fresh- and saltwaters of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and on the prey species that most gamefish use for forage. Although many hundreds of species are included here, such compact books lack room for detailed information about many of the lesser species; however, they are well represented in the information that exists under certain groupings. For example, there are more than 300 species of minnows in North America, and much of what is said about them as a group in the freshwater guide pertains to the majority of individuals. Profiles are provided, nonetheless, of some of the more prominent members of this group.
The same is true for some larger, more well-known groups of fish, like sharks. There are at least 370 species of sharks worldwide and dozens in North America. The saltwater guide provides an overview of this group, as well as specific information about the most prominent North American members. And, of course, color illustrations help identify the individual species profiled.
There is a slight but deliberate content overlap in both books, as some species occur in both freshwater and saltwater. This is primarily true for anadromous fish like salmon, shad, and striped bass. However, a few saltwater species, such as snook, mullet, and ladyfish, are known to move into freshwater for part of their lives, even though they are not technically anadromous, and thus are also represented in both volumes. In this sense, certain species were included in both books for practical reasons, as opposed to purely scientific ones.
At the end of the book is a glossary that explains the terms used in the species profiles, and following this introduction are two chapters of information invaluable to anyone who desires to know more about fish in a broad general sense. The Overview and the Fish Anatomy chapters are written in layman s terms and provide concise information about fish that is useful to the angler, the naturalist, and even the aquarium hobbyist-all of whom share a passion and a concern for some of the most remarkable creatures on the planet.
An Overview of Fish
FISH
The term fish is applied to a class of animals that includes some 21,000 extremely diverse species. Fish can be roughly defined (and there are a few exceptions) as cold-blooded creatures that have backbones, live in water, and have gills. The gills enable fish to breathe underwater, without drawing oxygen from the atmosphere. This is the primary difference between fish and all other vertebrates. Although such vertebrates as whales and turtles live in water, they cannot breathe underwater. No other vertebrate but the fish is able to live without breathing air. One family of fish, the lungfish, is able to breathe air when mature and actually loses its functional gills. Another family of fish, the tuna, is considered warm-blooded by many people, but the tuna is an exception.
Fish are divided into four groups: the hagfish, the lampreys, cartilaginous fish, and bony fish. The hagfish and the lampreys lack jaws, and as such, they form the group called jawless fish; the cartilaginous fish and the bony fish have jaws. The bony fish are by far the most common, making up more than 95 percent of the world s fish species. Cartilaginous fish, including sharks, rays, and skates, are the second largest group, numbering some 700 species. There are 32 species of hagfish and 40 species of lampreys.
Overview
Body of the fish. The body of a fish is particularly adapted to aquatic life. The body is equipped with fins for the purpose of locomotion. Scales and mucus protect the body and keep it streamlined. The skeleton features a long backbone that can produce the side-to-side movements needed for forward propulsion in water. Since water is 800 times more dense than air, fish must be extremely strong to move in their environment. Fish respond to this condition by being mostly muscle. Thus, muscles make up 40 to 65 percent of a fish s body weight. Many fish have air or gas bladders (sometimes called swim bladders), which allow them to float at their desired depth. Fish also have gills, their underwater breathing apparatus, located in the head. Most fish have only one gill cover, although some, like sharks, have gill slits, some as many as seven. The gills are the most fragile part of the fish; anglers should avoid touching the gills on fish that they plan on releasing.
The limbs o