Wild Goldfish are native to China but are now found in Lakes, ponds, and sloughs across the USA. They might be found where ever there is a combination of warm water, soft bottom and vegetation. Goldfish can hybridize with common carp and can compete with native fish. They should not be release into the wild. … Read more
The Mayan cichlid is native to some Central American waters of southeastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The mayan cichlid is not native to Florida, where this one was caught, but have established themselves in Southern portions of Florida. The Mayan cichlid has a general appearance of North American sunfishs. The body is of … Read more
Picture of a live Cutthroat Trout feeding on the waters surface through a hole cut in the ice by ice fisherman. The fish looks alot like a brown trout from above when the throat isn’t visible but the number of spots on the tailfin is a clear indication that this is not a brown trout.
The European perch (Perca fluviatilis) is found in Europe and northern Asia. It is usually dark green with red fins. It has been introduced into both New Zealand and Australia for commercial purposes. European perch occurs in slow-flowing rivers and deep lakes. They are most common in some of the brackish waters of the Baltic … Read more
Giant Damsel as the name implies is huge for a damsel fish. Most damsel fish raach only a few inches in length, but the Giant Damsel as you can see gets quite a bit larger. They range in the Pacific ocean from the central Gulf of California to the Galapagos islands and from north of australia … Read more
The Bigeye Scad is bluish-green to green above fading to white below. They have a black spot at the rear of the gill plate and sometimes a yellowish stripe along the side of the body. Bigeye Scad are a schooling pelagic species that occurs in tropical inshore waters circumglobly.
Yellow bullheads range from the Great Lakes to Texas. Yellow bullheads make nests in mud bottoms to spawn. Both parents then guard the nest. The eggs hatch in less than a week. The young bullheads then school i tight schools which are guarded by parents. Yellow bullheads can be distinguished by the round to flat … Read more
The Spotted Sunfish are covered with small black spots. The spots on the body are very evenly distributed in horizontal rows giving the breast of the sunfish a very distinct look once you have seen a few of them. The color of Lepomis punctatus can range in color from black to red-orange males to yellow-brown … Read more
The Blue Blanquillo – Malacanthus latovittatus is one of many species of tilefish found around the worlds Oceans. The blue blanquillo is found on the outer edges of reef. Not a schooling fish they are found solitarily or in pairs. The Blue Blanquillo ranges from the Red Sea and East Africa Eastward to the Hawaiian Islands, … Read more
Tuna fisherman the world over know that night time can be the right time, and those that have experienced night fishing around the Gulf’s deepwater platforms might argue that it’s the best time. It allows all anglers the opportunity to even the score for all their wasted attempts during day trips. Why do these platforms … Read more