Common Name:Northern
Pike
Scientific
Name:Esox lucius
Range: Truly a northern fish, this pike is found
in all of the Canadian provinces up to Alaska. In the continental
states, distribution is in the north and central Mississippi
River and Missouri. River basins, much of Montana, and in the
eastern states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Habitat:Swims in smaller lakes and shallower bays
of larger lakes where good amounts of cover.
and vegetation exist. Found to some extent in rivers and backwaters.
Common
Name:Walleye
Scientific
Name:Stizostedion vitreum
Range:With extensive
populations in Canada, this sought after game fish is now found
in
virtually all states with the possible exceptioins of California
and Florida
Habitat:You'll find walleye
in pools and runs of medium to large rivers as well as deeper
lakes.
Common Name:White Sucker
Scientific Name:Catostomus commersoni
Range:Found widely across Canada and the U.S. except in the Pacific coast drainage states and most southern states from Texas to Georgia.
Habitat:Most often found in cool, clear water pools of streams and rivers with some lake populations.
Common Name:Yellow Perch
Scientific Name:Perca flavescens
Range:Common in the waters of the northern states and
Canada running from North Dakota to
the east coast. The yellow perch has been introduced to nearly
all western states.
Habitat:The perch does well in a variety of situations
but prefers clear water with some cover.
Common Name:Burbot (eelpout)
Scientific Name:Lota
lota
Range:A northern
species inhabiting Alaska, Canada, and the northern states south
to
Pennsylvania and then west through Wyoming and Oregon with some
small scatterings south of
that line
Habitat:Prefers
cold, deep water in lakes and rivers