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    Fish of Minnesota Field Guide
    Fish of Minnesota Field Guide
    Fish of Minnesota Field Guide
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    Fish of Minnesota Field Guide

    By Dave Bosanko

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    Go Fishing with Minnesota’s Famous Identification Guide!

    Fishing is a perfect outdoors activity for all ages and skill levels, and the Land of 10,000 Lakes is an angler’s paradise. Reel in fish, and make identifying your catches a snap. Now in its second edition, the Fish of Minnesota Field Guide by Dave Bosanko features detailed information about 81 species of Minnesota fish. When you’re not sure what you caught, grab the handy guide and narrow your choices by family. Then identify your prize with the intricately detailed fish illustrations. Further verify the type of fish using the “Similar Species” comparisons.

    Book Features:

    • Detailed information about 81 species
    • Professional-quality illustrations—perfect for fish identification
    • Fascinating facts on spawning behavior, feeding habits, and more
    • Fishing tips and inside information for easily locating fishing hotspots
    • Bonus resources such as state fishing records and answers to frequently asked questions

    This new edition includes updated information about everything from range to state records, as well as the inclusion of six new species. A new section on fishing tips offers pointers to help you catch more fish, and more information on invasive species can help prevent their spread. The Fish of Minnesota Field Guide is essential for every tackle box, beach bag, RV, and cabin. Plus, its convenient size makes it perfect for the dock or boat.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdventure Publications
    Release dateJun 11, 2019
    ISBN9781591937913
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      Fish of Minnesota Field Guide - Dave Bosanko

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Special thanks to Dave Bierman from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for reviewing this book. Thanks also to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

      Edited by Brett Ortler

      Cover and book design by Jonathan Norberg

      Illustration credits by artist and page number:

      Cover Illustrations: Channel Catfish (main) and Bluegill (upper front and back cover) by Duane Raver/USFWS

      Timothy Knepp/USFWS: 90 (both), 92, 104 (main), 106; MyFWC.com/fishing: 13; Duane Raver/USFWS: 11, 19, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 42, 44, 46, 48, 52, 62, 72 (second inset), 78, 86, 88, 94, 96 (top), 100, 124, 126, 128, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 156, 158, 162;

      Joseph Tomelleri: 10, 38 (both), 40, 50, 54, 56 (both), 58, 60, 64, 66 (both), 68, 70 (both), 72 (both), 74, 76, 80 (both), 82, 84 (both), 96 (bottom), 98 (all), 102, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118 (both), 120, 122, 130, 132, 134, 136, 154, 160, 164.

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      Fish of Minnesota Field Guide

      First Edition 2007

      Second Edition 2019

      Copyright © 2007 and 2019 by David Bosanko

      Published by Adventure Publications

      An imprint of AdventureKEEN

      330 Garfield Street South

      Cambridge, Minnesota 55008

      (800) 678-7006

      www.adventurepublications.net

      All rights reserved

      Printed in China

      ISBN 978-1-59193-790-6 (pbk.); ISBN 978-1-59193-791-3 (ebook)

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      What’s New in the Second Edition

      How To Use This Book

      Fish Anatomy

      Fish Names

      About Minnesota Fish

      Frequently Asked Questions

      Fish Diseases

      Invasive Species

      Fun With Fish

      Catch-and-Release Fishing

      Fish Measurement

      Minnesota State Record Fish

      Fish Consumption Advisories

      Example Page

      Bowfin Family

      Bowfin

      Catfish Family

      Black Bullhead

      Brown Bullhead

      Yellow Bullhead

      Blue Catfish

      Channel Catfish

      Flathead Catfish

      Stonecat

      Tadpole Madtom

      Cod Family

      Burbot

      Drum Family

      Freshwater Drum

      Eel Family

      American Eel

      Gar Family

      Longnose Gar

      Shortnose Gar

      Goby Family

      Round Goby

      Herring Family

      Alewife

      Gizzard Shad

      Lamprey Family

      Native Lampreys

      Sea Lamprey

      Minnow Family

      Bighead Carp

      Common Carp

      Silver Carp

      Hornyhead Chub

      Northern Redbelly Dace

      Fathead Minnow

      Common Shiner

      Mooneye Family

      Goldeye

      Mooneye

      Paddlefish Family

      Paddlefish

      Perch Family

      Iowa Darter

      Johnny Darter

      Ruffe

      Sauger

      Walleye

      Yellow Perch

      Pike Family

      Muskellunge

      Northern Pike

      Salmon Family

      Brook Trout

      Brown Trout

      Lake Trout

      Rainbow Trout

      Chinook Salmon

      Coho Salmon

      Pink Salmon

      Cisco

      Lake Whitefish

      Sculpin Family

      Mottled Sculpin

      Silverside Family

      Brook Silverside

      Smelt Family

      Rainbow Smelt

      Stickleback Family

      Brook Stickleback

      Ninespine Stickleback

      Sturgeon Family

      Lake Sturgeon

      Shovelnose Sturgeon

      Sucker Family

      Bigmouth Buffalo

      Black Buffalo

      Smallmouth Buffalo

      Quillback

      River Redhorse

      Longnose Sucker

      White Sucker

      Sunfish Family

      Largemouth Bass

      Smallmouth Bass

      Black Crappie

      White Crappie

      Bluegill

      Green Sunfish

      Orangespotted Sunfish

      Pumpkinseed

      Rock Bass

      Warmouth

      Temperate Bass/Striped Bass Family

      White Bass

      Yellow Bass

      White Perch

      Trout-Perch Family

      Trout-Perch

      Glossary

      Primary References

      About the Author

      WHAT’S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION

      First released in 2007, Fish of Minnesota has made fish identification easy for more than a decade. Now including 81 species, this revised and expanded second edition offers even more. Here’s what’s new in the second edition:

      More Species: Six additional fish species are included in this book; several are aquatic invasive species, so it’s especially important to be on the lookout for them. The new additions are the Silver Carp, the Bighead Carp, the White Perch, the Blue Catfish, the Round Goby, and the Ruffe.

      Fishing Tips: Popular game species now feature fishing tips to help you land that lunker.

      Revised and Updated: Whether it’s a new state fishing record, the advance of invasive species, or updated range information, each account has been carefully reviewed and updated to reflect the latest developments in the angling world and fisheries science.

      The Same Stuff You Know and Love: As always, the book features world-class illustrations, fascinating facts about each species’ range, natural history, and more.

      HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

      The fish are organized by family, such as Catfish (Ictaluridae), Perch (Percidae) and Sunfish (Centrarchidae). Each family is then listed in alphabetical order. Within these families, individual species are arranged alphabetically by common name in their appropriate groups. For example, members of the Sunfish family are divided into the Black Bass, Crappie, and True Sunfish groups. For a detailed list of fish families and individual species, turn to the Table of Contents; the Index (pg. 172) provides a reference guide to fish by common name (such as Mooneye) and other common terms for the species.

      Fish Identification

      Determining a fish’s body shape is the first step to identifying it. Each fish family usually exhibits one or sometimes two basic outlines. Catfish have long, stout bodies with flattened heads; barbels or whiskers around the mouth; a relatively tall, but narrow, dorsal fin; and an adipose fin. There are two forms of Sunfish: the flat, round, plate-like outline we see in Bluegills, and the torpedo or fusiform shape of Largemouth Bass.

      In this field guide, you can quickly identify a fish by first matching its general body shape to one of the fish family silhouettes listed in the Table of Contents. From there, turn to that family’s section, and use the illustrations and text descriptions to identify your fish. Sample Pages are provided to explain how the information is presented in each two-page spread.

      For some species, the illustration will be enough to identify your catch, but it is important to note that your fish may not look exactly like the artwork. Fish frequently change colors. Males that are brightly colored during the spawning season may show muted coloration at other times. Likewise, bass caught in muddy streams show much less pattern than those taken from clear lakes—and all fish lose some of their markings and color when removed from the water.

      Most fish are similar in appearance to one or more other species—often, but not always, within the same family. For example, the Walleye is remarkably similar to the Sauger. To accurately identify such look-alikes, check the inset illustrations and accompanying notes below the main illustration, under the Similar Species heading.

      Throughout Fish of Minnesota we use basic biological and fisheries management terms that refer to physical characteristics or conditions of fish and their environment, such as dorsal fin or turbid water. For your convenience, these are listed and defined in the Glossary.

      Understanding such terminology will help you make sense of reports on state and federal research, fish population surveys, lake assessments, management plans, and other important fisheries documents.

      FISH ANATOMY

      To identify fish, you will need to know a few basic terms that apply to fins and their locations.

      Fins are made up of bony structures that support a membrane. There are three kinds of bony structures in fins. Soft rays are flexible fin supports that are sometimes branched. Spines are stiff, often sharp, supports that are not jointed. Hard

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