Black Crappie
1. Appearance characteristics: the body is wide and flat, silver, blue, green or rainbow color, there are irregular black mosaic-like spots, 7 to 8 dorsal spines, 6 to 7 fin spines, and the large mouth extends below the middle of the eye.
2. Length: 18-25 cm.
3. Weight: 0.23-0.45 kg.
4. Ontario record: 1.7 kg.
5. Range found in Ontario: Most of the lakes, rivers, ponds in southern Ontario, including the waters of northwestern Ontario.
(16) White Crappie
1, appearance characteristics: the appearance of the same as the black flower catfish, the whole body is silvery white, there are light green stripes and spots,
Six dorsal fin spines, 6 or 7 fin spines.
2. Length: 20-30 cm.
3. Ontario discovery range: Lakes, rivers and ponds in the lower reaches of the Great Lakes region have been found.
(xvii) Bluegill
There are many species of sunfish in North America, and they are the most rewarding species for beginners and children to fish. Common in Ontario are:
Red Ear Sunfish
The Green Sunfish (The Green Sunfish)
）
Blue Gill Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
1, appearance characteristics: small and wide body of small fish, the back and sides are green, brown, with a faint black stripe, the belly is silver, yellow, golden yellow, there are black ear flaps, the back of the dorsal fin has a significant black spot, there are 10 to 11 spines of the dorsal fin, the fin has 3 spines, very small fish mouth.
2. Length: 15-22.5 cm.
3. Weight: 200g.
4. Ontario record: 800 grams.
5, the scope of ontario discovery: many waters lakes, rivers, ponds in southern Ontario have their presence.
(xviii) Canadian snowfish (Cisco or Lake Herring)
1. Appearance characteristics: small mouth, mouth extending in the middle of the eyes, symmetry between the upper and lower jaws (this is the obvious difference between it and the lake white fish), gray and white fish body. It is easy to confuse with lake whitefish, and if the jaw is significantly shorter than the upper jaw, it is a white fish.
3. Discovery range: The cold waters from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay.
(xix) Common Carp
1. Appearance characteristics: thick body, "beard" on the mouth, silver, olive, brass or gray, pale yellow belly, lower fin golden red, a back ridge.
2. Length: 30-75 cm.
3. Weight: 0.2-3.5 kg
4. Ontario record: 17.4 kg.
5, Ontario discovery range: the entire Great Lakes region from the upper reaches of the St. Lawrence River to Lake Superior and many inland lakes, reservoirs, rivers, ponds have been found.
(20) Freshwater yellow croaker, freshwater stonehead, sheep's head (Freshwater Drum)
1. Appearance characteristics: shaped like a carp, but the back of the spine is arched, there is no beard, silvery white when it first comes out of the water, and it becomes dark red after leaving the water, with 8 to 9 backstabs.
2. Length: 30-50 cm.
3. 1.5-3 kg.
4. Discovery range of Ontario: The estuary of the Great Lakes
(xxi) Goldeye
1. Appearance characteristics: Warm water fish native to Ontario, the eyes have a large and bright golden iris, and the front of the fish has golden glossy scales
2. Length: 25-38 cm.
3. Ontario Discovery Range: Parts of northeastern Ontario.
(xxii) Bowfin
1, appearance characteristics: the body shape is rounded and slightly flattened, like a meat stick, there is no "beard", the root of the tail fin has a black spot surrounded by orange wheels, the head has no scales, the body is covered with round scales, the chin has a throat plate, the dorsal fin is extended, the anal fin is short, and the male tail fin also has an outer yellow and inner black spot, long dorsal fin. Bowfin fish are living fossils of paleontology that evolved from the Jurassic period and have obvious characteristics.
2. Length: 46-61 cm.
3. Ontario Discovery Range: Mainly in southern Ontario
(xxiii) River cod, mountain catfish (Burbot, Lota lota)
1. Appearance characteristics: A cold-water fish native to Ontario. The body is elongated, conical, flattened, small eyes, the beak protrudes forward, and the upper jaw is longer than the lower jaw. The upper and lower jaws have villi teeth, the palatal bone is toothless, there are chin whiskers, two dorsal fins, the first dorsal fin is short, the second dorsal fin and fin are elongated, not connected to the caudal fin, the ventral fin is at the throat address, the body is buried under the skin with small round scales, the dorsal and body sides are yellow-brown or gray-brown, the ventral surface is gray, and there are irregular white clouds on the body side.
2, length: 38 cm (the world found to be more than 150 cm long river cod).
3. Ontario Discovery Range: Ontario lakes and rivers have been found.
(xxiv) Spotted catfish (ditch catfish, Channel Catfish)
1. Appearance characteristics: Warm water fish native to Ontario. Large, slender body, without scales, with 4 pairs of black beaks around the mouth, light blue, light olive or gray back, usually with black spots, gray, yellow, silvery-white muddled abdomen, caudal fins clearly forked.
2. Length: 36-53 cm.
3. Weight: 0.9-1.8 kg.
4. Ontario record: 13.2 kg.
5. Range of ontario discoveries: Commonly found in lakes in southern Ontario, including Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay, and are also found in large rivers.
Lake Sturgeon
1, appearance characteristics: lake sturgeon is also a paleontological fossil fish, is a long-lived, slow-growing fish, life expectancy of 40-60 years old. The tip of the head is long, there are 4 snouts in front of the mouth, the fish mouth is located on the ventral surface, it is elastic, and it can be stretched into a cylinder, and the body is arranged in a longitudinal row of five rows, one row on the back, two rows on the body side and two lines on the ventral side, and each row has a spiny protrusion.
2. Length: 90-145 cm.
3, Ontario discovery range: usually hidden in the great rivers and lakes at least 4 meters deep under the water, less found.
Lake Whitefish
1, appearance characteristics: native to Ontario cold-water fish, the body is slightly flat and wide, the body is shuttle-shaped, the mouth is small and toothless, the cross-section is oval, the green-brown back, the silver fish body, the silver-white belly, the fish kiss sticks out of the mouth, there are 2 flaps between the nostrils, and a deep "W" fork tail.
2. Length: 30-65 cm.
4. Ontario record: 6.7 kg.
5. Ontario Discovery Range: The Entire Great Lakes Region has been found in the cold inland lakes of Ontario.
(xxvii) Mooneye
1. Appearance characteristics: cold water fish native to Ontario. The eyes have large, bright golden irises but not as bright as golden herring, and the whole body is covered with silver scales.
2. Length: 25-30 cm.
3. Discovery range of Ontario: Parts of the southern, northeastern and northwestern parts of Ontario.
(xxviii) Rainbow Smelt
1. Appearance characteristics: Cold water fish native to Ontario. The mouth of the fish extends beyond the center of the eye, the tongue of the fish
There are protruding teeth.
2. Length: 7.5-25 cm.
3. Discovery range in Ontario: The entire Great Lakes region and some inland lakes.
(xxix) Rock Bass
1. Appearance characteristics: cold water fish native to Ontario. Large red eyes, large beak, extending backwards below the middle of the eye, brown or olive color on the back and upper part, with a golden luster, usually with dark saddle-like patterns, six fin spines, dorsal fin with 10 to 13 fin spines, and regular spots on the sides of adult fish.
2. Length: 15-20 cm.
3. Weight: 0.2 kg.
4. Ontario record: 1.4 kg.
5. Discovery range of Ontario: The Great Lakes region in the south, central and northwest of Ontario.
(30) Round Whitefish (Garden Pillar Whitefish, Round Whitefish)
1. Appearance characteristics: Cold water fish native to Ontario. The nose grows out of the mouth, and the cross-section of the body is cylindrical.
2. Length: 20-40 cm.
3. Ontario Discovery Range: The Great Lakes and the deep-water lakes inland throughout Ontario.
(31) White perch (Whitefish, White Bass)
1. Appearance characteristics: Warm water fish native to Ontario. The silvery-white body of the fish has faint and irregular black spots arranged horizontally, with fin spines in front of the dorsal and fins.
3. Ontario discovery range: lower Reaches of the Great Lakes Region, Detroit River (most in May-July).
(xxxii) Wolf perch (river perch, white perch, White Perch)
1. Appearance characteristics: Warm water fish native to Ontario. The body color varies from time to time, there are no obvious spots or stripes, the second and third fin spines of the fin are roughly equal in length, and the back is arched.
2. Length: 15-25 cm.
3. Ontario Discovery Range: Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, lower Niagara River and Welland Canal
(xxxiii), barracuda (Sauerk, pike, Sauger)
1. Appearance characteristics: cold water fish native to Ontario. The fish body is large and slender, gray-brown fish back has 3-4 dark brown saddle-like figures, the fish body color is lighter, usually with dark brown spots or dots, white belly;
Adult fish have distinct spots or bands, large separate fin spines on the back, soft dorsal fins, and a large mouth that extends below the posterior edge of the pupil.
2. Length: 25-41 cm.
3. Weight: 0.2-0.9 kg.
4. Ontario record: 2.0 kg.
5. Ontario Discovery Range: It has been found throughout Ontario, especially in the waters of central, northeastern and northwestern Ontario.
(xxxiv) Largemouth Bass
1. Warm water fish native to Ontario. The back and body of the fish are green and olive, the belly is yellow and white, the body has discontinuous horizontal stripes, 9 to 11 dorsal fin spines, and the fin spines and dorsal fin are almost separated,
The upper jaw extends to the upper part of the eye.
2. Length: 25-55 cm.
3. Weight: 0.7-1.8 kg.
4. Ontario record: 4.7 kg.
5. Range of ontario discoveries: Southern Ontario until the lower reaches of the Great Lakes are the most common, and parts of northwestern Ontario are also found.
(xxxv) Smallmouth Bass
1. Warm water fish native to Ontario. Green, olive-colored fish body, yellow, white belly, dark vertical discontinuous leopard skin stripes, 9 to 11 dorsal fin spines, separated from the dorsal fin, the upper jaw is lower than the eyes
2. Length: 25-50 cm.
3. Weight: 0.5-1.6 kg.
4. Ontario record: 4.5 kg.
5. Discovery range of Ontario: Great Lakes basin in southern Ontario, St. Lawrence River and Nipissing Lake, many areas in northwestern Ontario.
(xxxvi), pie (pike, northern pike, Northern Pike)
1. Appearance characteristics: cold water fish native to Ontario. It is very large, slender, dark green to brown, with pale yellow or white spots, a deep back, a pale belly that fades to milky white, a constricted and flattened head, 10 pores on the lower side of the lower jaw, and a rounded caudal fin tip. Easily confused with the North American wolffish.
2. Length: 45-75 cm.
3. Weight: 0.9-4.3 kg.
4. Ontario record: 19.1 kg.
5. Ontario Discovery Range: Densely distributed in most parts of the province, including part of the northeast, and gradually expanded to some areas in central Ontario that have not been previously discovered.
(XXXVII) Walleye
1. Appearance characteristics: A kind of cool water fish native to Ontario that is loved by anglers. The fish is large and slender, and the back of the fish is a gradient of olive green to brown; The fish has yellow spots. Adults have no obvious spots or bands of color, white on the lower caudal fin, large fin spines on the back and soft dorsal fin that are almost unconnected, a large mouth extending below the trailing edge of the eyes, and a mouth with large teeth.
2. Length: 35.5-58.4 cm.
3. Weight: 0.68-1.36 kg.
4. Ontario record: 10.1 kg.
5. Ontario Discovery Range: The distribution of Hepai is similar, and the lakes and rivers in all of Ontario, especially in the Great Lakes Basin, are the most densely populated, and are also found in northern Ontario.
(xxxviii), North American wolffish (Muskellunge)
1, appearance characteristics: North American wolffish is one of the most popular fish species chased by anglers, many anglers are proud to catch North American wolffish. The North American wolffish is a cool water fish native to Ontario. Very large and slender fish body, gray or silver fish back, beige to white gradient belly, the fish sometimes has a clear green gold, brown tabby pattern, the fish body on both sides of the bright color, cheeks and gill cap contraction, the lower side of the jaw has 12-18 pores, the tip of the tail fin is sharper than the pie
2. Length: 71-137 cm.
3. Weight: 4-11 kg.
4. Ontario record: 29.5 kg.
5. Ontario discovery range: from the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes Basin, north to Lake Nepsising, west to Lake Woods.
(xxxix) Yellow Perch
1. Appearance characteristics: Fish native to the most common cold water in Ontario. Smaller and slightly rounder, the fish body alternates from yellowish to yellowish-green , with 6 to 8 black vertical ribbons , 2 independent dorsal fins , and a large beak extending below the middle of the eye.
2. Length: 15-30 cm.
3. Weight: 0.35 kg.
4. Ontario record: 1.1 kg.
5. Discovery range in Ontario: Widely distributed throughout the province.
In addition to the above common species, There are a number of other fish species in Ontario's lakes and rivers that are often spotted by anglers. Anglers can query its name and characteristics from the Internet and related books.
Attached: Chinese and English names of common fish species:
carp carp; crucian crucian crucian carp; chub silver carp; eel eel; herring bluefish, hernch fish; mullet mullet, blackfish; perch yellow perch perch; pike northern pike; salmon salmon; trout; anchovy anchovy; anglerfish anky; cod cod; hake no-barred conch; mackerel mackerel, mackerel mackerel, mackerel mackerel, mackerel; red mullet, machi surmullet sheepfish; ray rays; sardine sardines; sailfish sailfish; sea bream sea bream sea bream; sea horse seahorses; shark sharks; skipjack bonito; sole tongue rays; swordfish swordfish; sturgeon sturgeon sturgeon; sunfish, sunfish, sunfish, tarpon tarpon, tunny, tuna tuna; turbot turbot Whiting small bearded cod.
Serialized in three and four, it introduces 39 common species of fish in Ontario, Canada, which can help anglers distinguish between them, so as not to take away the fish and be fined. The following series begins with an introduction to Fishing Gear. Hope that helps.