I want to share with you a native fish and minnow that we have covered here before. These fish just seem to be a fan favorite and always...

A male Spotfin Shiner from the Root River in Whalan, MN with breeding colors and tubercles on his head I want to share with you a native...

Happy Fish Friday everyone! This one was a fun surprise and not easy to get a picture of. Shown here is a Northern Logperch x Blackside...

The Northern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) is a native, non-parasitic lamprey species that occupies small to medium sized streams....

Happy Fish Friday, everyone! It’s the end of Invasive Species Awareness Week, so I just wanted to highlight some fairly common, yet...

Happy Fish Friday, everyone! Today I want to shine the light on a small fish that most probably haven’t seen but have been around before....

Happy Fish Friday, everyone! This week I want to highlight a common but often misidentified fish. I present to you the Rock Bass...

Happy Fish Friday, everyone! I want to show off a fish that is found far and wide across North America but is often underappreciated....

Happy Fish Friday, everyone! I want to toss a splash of color into your day after these winter storms pass through. This week I give you...

Happy Fish Friday, everyone! This week I want to put the spotlight on a flashy fish. If you fish around the Great Lakes, then you have...

Happy Fish Friday, everyone! This week I wanted to showcase a more common but still beautiful fish. Now, everyone that fishes or works...

For the new year, I wanted to start with a fish that is one of my personal favorites. I present to you the Bowfin (Amia calva). Depending...

The Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), also called Gar-Pike, was described in 1758 by renowned zoologist and creator of binomial...

The Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) was described in 1858 by French ichthyologist Charles Frederick Girard. Lepomis means "scaled...

The Variegate Darter (Etheostoma variatum) was described in 1838 by the famed Buckeye Naturalist, J. P. Kirtland. Etheostoma means...

The Streamline Chub (Erimystax dissimilis) was described in 1840 by Ohio naturalist Jared Potter Kirtland. The name Erimystax means "a...

The Central Mudminnow (Umbra limi) was described in 1840 by Ohio naturalist and politician Jared Potter Kirtland. Umbra meaning...

The Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) was described in 1820 by French biologist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. Campostoma is...

The Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) was described in 1820 by French biologist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. Lepomis is Greek for...

Now some of you might think of the animated sitcom based on a propane salesman. Others would think of the childhood game where you raced...