Fish ID Padlet by Ryan Weaver https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6 Made with big dreams en-us 2021-09-15 15:49:11 UTC 2023-07-26 07:29:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41f.png Walleye weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743253383 Canines along the lower jaw
irregularly-shaped vertical blotches along sides
Upper half of body has mottled vertical stripes
Dark blotch on back of anterior dorsal fin, no spots on dorsal fin
Silvery, opaque marble eyes that glow in the dark
White tip on lower edge of caudal fin
]]> 2021-09-15 15:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743253383 Muskellunge (Musky) weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743258055 often 40 inches long or more
long, thin bodies with wide mouths full of teeth
dorsal fin is set way back near the tail
They can have bars or spots on the body but can be one color.
]]> 2021-09-15 15:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743258055 Bluegill weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743261600 1/2 as deep as long
under 1” thick
blue color on lower portion of both the jaw and operculum
Color is NOT a good way to identify
Dark round spot on the rear dorsal fin
5-9 dark vertical bands running down their sides
]]> 2021-09-15 15:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743261600 Brook Trout weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743263931 Has an elongated and compressed body
squared-tail
wormlike markings on back and head
red spots along the side of their bodies with blue halos.
Lower fins have a white leading edge, followed by a black border
]]> 2021-09-15 16:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743263931 Channel Catfish weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743265587 Scaleless, tough skin
8 barbels
Three sharp spines, (1 dorsal, 2 pectoral)
Black spots on lower side of body
Deeply forked caudal fin
]]> 2021-09-15 16:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743265587 Smallmouth Bass weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743269302 Upper jaw does not extends beyond the eye
Slight notch in dorsal fin
Caudal fin is not forked and not rounded
Red eye
Dark, vertical stripe along sides
]]> 2021-09-15 16:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743269302 Largemouth Bass weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743285616 Upper jaw extends beyond the eye
Deep notch in dorsal fin
Caudal fin is forked and rounded
Golden-brown eye
Dark, irregular horizontal stripe along lateral line
]]> 2021-09-15 16:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743285616 Pumpkinseed weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743310320 Lateral facial markings
Scarlet spot on opercle flap
7-8 dark vertical bands
Very similar to bluegill
Very colorful, but color is a poor ID indicator.
]]> 2021-09-15 16:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743310320 Red Eared Sunfish weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743313038 Produced from a Bluegill and Pumpkinseed crossbreeds.
Looks very similar to Bluegill or Pumpkinseed, but slight differences.
]]> 2021-09-15 16:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743313038 Rock Bass weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743315857 Brown eye
Brown coloration, with light vertical stripes along the sides
]]> 2021-09-15 16:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743315857 Northern Pike weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743319883 easily distinguished from the muskellunge by its bean‐shaped markings, rounded fins and scales that cover the whole cheek and the upper half of the operculum
Common Names:  Northern, Great Lakes Northern Pike, Pickeral, Jackfish, Snake, Snake Pickeral.
]]> 2021-09-15 16:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743319883 Flathead Catfish weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743322261 Scaleless, tough skin
8 barbels
Three sharp spines, (1 dorsal, 2 pectoral)
No spots on lower side of body
squared caudal fin
flattened head
lower lip protrudes past upper lip
]]> 2021-09-15 16:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743322261 White Bass weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743326027 Brown eye
Silver color
many dark, horizontal lines along the sides
]]> 2021-09-15 16:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743326027 Sauger weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743328575 Very similar to a walleye
spots on the anterior dorsal fin, no black blotch at the back of anterior dorsal
no white tip on low caudal fin
]]> 2021-09-15 16:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743328575 Rainbow Trout weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743333859 Many small spots on the body
Distinctive pink horizontal stripe down each side of the body
squared tail with spots
10-12 anal rays
]]> 2021-09-15 16:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743333859 Yellow Perch weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743336799 Golden Yellow Coloration on their sides. (may vary)
6-8 dark vertical bands along their sides
have two dorsal fins, membrane between the two is black
caudal fin is slightly rounded and forked
3.5 times as long as deep
unlike walleyes, they do not have canines
]]> 2021-09-15 16:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743336799 Brown Trout weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743339107 “X” shaped markings on back and upper half of their body
squared tail
numerous small spots on the head
inside of the mouth is white
10-12 anal rays
]]> 2021-09-15 16:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743339107 Lake Trout weaverya000 https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743341218 Silvery color with irregular wormlike markings on back and dorsal fin
Light spots in body and tail
deeply forked tail with spots on edge leading to the body
10-11 rays in their anal fin
inside of mouth is white
]]> 2021-09-15 16:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/weaverya000/41vu7xw7idu9krh6/wish/1743341218