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Fish of American waters

Identification, range, life history, and the water temperatures each species actually wants — for 74 fish you can catch on the 1169 waterways in this directory. Sourced to state conservation departments and federal agencies, and cited on every page.

All Black Bass 7Catfish 3Other Native and Introduced Species 11Panfish and Sunfish 9Pike and Muskellunge 3Sturgeon, Gar and Ancient Fishes 8Temperate Bass 4Trout and Salmon 27Walleye and Sauger 2

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74 species across 50 states · pick a state to narrow the library

Alaska, 16 speciesAlabama, 23 speciesArkansas, 26 speciesArizona, 15 speciesCalifornia, 22 speciesColorado, 18 speciesConnecticut, 14 speciesDelaware, 19 speciesFlorida, 21 speciesGeorgia, 24 speciesHawaii, 7 speciesIowa, 19 speciesIdaho, 22 speciesIllinois, 21 speciesIndiana, 19 speciesKansas, 17 speciesKentucky, 21 speciesLouisiana, 20 speciesMassachusetts, 15 speciesMaryland, 19 speciesMaine, 14 speciesMichigan, 16 speciesMinnesota, 20 speciesMissouri, 17 speciesMississippi, 19 speciesMontana, 14 speciesNorth Carolina, 24 speciesNorth Dakota, 17 speciesNebraska, 20 speciesNew Hampshire, 13 speciesNew Jersey, 14 speciesNew Mexico, 19 speciesNevada, 15 speciesNew York, 20 speciesOhio, 21 speciesOklahoma, 21 speciesOregon, 21 speciesPennsylvania, 18 speciesRhode Island, 12 speciesSouth Carolina, 24 speciesSouth Dakota, 23 speciesTennessee, 24 speciesTexas, 26 speciesUtah, 11 speciesVirginia, 23 speciesVermont, 17 speciesWashington, 25 speciesWisconsin, 21 speciesWest Virginia, 17 speciesWyoming, 13 species
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Showing 23 species in South Dakota · Show all

Black Bass 2

Catfish 3

Other Native and Introduced Species 3

Panfish and Sunfish 3

Pike and Muskellunge 1

Sturgeon, Gar and Ancient Fishes 2

Temperate Bass 1

Trout and Salmon 6

Walleye and Sauger 2

Species accounts are compiled from state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, NOAA Fisheries, and NatureServe, and every page carries its own references. Illustrations are public-domain federal artwork, credited on each page. We link to fishing regulations and never restate them. All data sources.